ops: Assert Host allowlist reject in validate-check

Empty-upstream Host allowlist is load-bearing: if that gate regresses,
the cache becomes an open LAN reverse proxy again. Unit tests already
cover hostAllowedForDirectFetch, but make validate-check did not probe
the live reject path.

Extend validate-check to GET a depot-like path with Host: evil.example
and a Steam User-Agent, requiring HTTP 400 Invalid URL. Document the
expected reject in README and the validate-config comment.

Fixes #37

.gitea/workflows/release-tag.yaml

@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ on:
 jobs:
   release:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@main
         with:
@@ -21,4 +23,6 @@ jobs:
           version: 'latest'
           args: release
         env:
-          GITEA_TOKEN: ${{secrets.RELEASE_TOKEN}}     
+          GITEA_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITEA_TOKEN }}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITEA_TOKEN }}
+          GORELEASER_FORCE_TOKEN: gitea

.gitea/workflows/test-pr.yaml

@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - main
+    paths-ignore:
+      - '**.md'
+      - 'CONTRIBUTING.md'
 
 jobs:
   check-and-test:
@@ -12,14 +15,14 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: '1.26.7'
+          go-version-file: 'go.mod'
       - run: go mod tidy
       - run: go build ./...
       - run: go vet ./...
       - name: golangci-lint
         uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v8
         with:
-          version: v2.12
+          version: v2.13.2
           args: --timeout=5m
       - run: go test -race -v -shuffle=on -coverprofile=coverage.out -timeout=5m ./...
       - run: go tool cover -func=coverage.out | tail -10  # basic coverage report
@@ -30,6 +33,6 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: '1.27.0'
+          go-version-file: 'go.mod'
       - run: go install golang.org/x/vuln/cmd/govulncheck@latest
       - run: govulncheck ./...

CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+# Contributing
+
+## Propose changes
+
+Open a pull request against `develop`. Keep the default branch for releases and
+stable tips; land work on `develop` first.
+
+Point at an existing issue when one fits. Prefer a short issue that states the
+symptom or request before a large PR.
+
+## Commits
+
+Subject form:
+
+```
+area: Imperative summary
+```
+
+- **Area** is a real package, directory, or subsystem token (`ci:`, `docs:`,
+  Go package name). Not a lone filename.
+- **Imperative** mood: Fix, Add, Remove — not "Fixed" or "This patch…".
+- No trailing period. Aim ≤ ~70–75 characters for the whole subject.
+- Not conventional-commits (`feat:` / `fix:` / `chore:` as types).
+
+Body explains **why**. Establish the problem, then say what you are doing.
+One logical change per commit; split fix and cleanup.
+
+## Pull requests
+
+Title matches the primary commit subject.
+
+- **What** changed
+- **Why** (problem and impact)
+- **Test** (concrete steps; "CI green" alone is weak)
+
+## Issues and closing
+
+Cite leftover issues by **full URL**. Gitea closes issues when `#N` appears in
+merge text, so do not put `#N` in the merge message unless that issue is actually
+done. Use `Fixes #N` / `Closes #N` only when the leftover work is finished.

Makefile

@@ -62,6 +62,49 @@ validate run-validation: build clean-disk ## Start steamcache2 on :80 with small
 	fi; \
 	exec "$$BINARY" --config docs/examples/validate-config.yaml --log-level info
 
+validate-check: ## Curl local /metrics (full dump + hit/miss + upstream/write/rate fields), /lancache-heartbeat, and non-Steam Host reject probe (empty upstream; default :80)
+	@echo "=== http://localhost/metrics ==="
+	@metrics=$$(curl -sf --max-time 5 http://localhost/metrics) || { \
+		echo "ERROR: could not fetch http://localhost/metrics"; \
+		echo "Is steamcache2 running on the default listen address :80?"; \
+		exit 1; \
+	}; \
+	printf '%s\n' "$$metrics"; \
+	echo ""; \
+	echo "=== hit/miss + upstream/write/rate fields ==="; \
+	printf '%s\n' "$$metrics" | grep -E '^(total_requests|cache_hits|cache_misses|hit_rate|memory_cache_hits|disk_cache_hits|errors|upstream_errors|cache_write_failures|rate_limited) ' || true; \
+	echo ""; \
+	echo "=== http://localhost/lancache-heartbeat (GET; expect 204 + X-LanCache-Processed-By: SteamCache2) ==="; \
+	hb=$$(curl -sD - -o /dev/null --max-time 5 http://localhost/lancache-heartbeat) || { \
+		echo "ERROR: could not fetch http://localhost/lancache-heartbeat"; \
+		echo "Is steamcache2 running on the default listen address :80?"; \
+		exit 1; \
+	}; \
+	printf '%s\n' "$$hb"; \
+	echo "$$hb" | grep -q '204' && echo "$$hb" | grep -qi 'X-LanCache-Processed-By' || { \
+		echo "ERROR: expected HTTP 204 and X-LanCache-Processed-By on /lancache-heartbeat"; \
+		exit 1; \
+	}; \
+	echo ""; \
+	echo "=== http://localhost/depot/allowlist-probe/chunk (Host: evil.example, Steam UA; expect 400 reject) ==="; \
+	allowlist_body=$$(mktemp); \
+	allowlist_code=$$(curl -s --max-time 5 -o "$$allowlist_body" -w '%{http_code}' -H 'Host: evil.example' -H 'User-Agent: Valve/Steam HTTP Client 1.0' http://localhost/depot/allowlist-probe/chunk) || { \
+		rm -f "$$allowlist_body"; \
+		echo "ERROR: could not probe http://localhost/depot/allowlist-probe/chunk"; \
+		echo "Is steamcache2 running on the default listen address :80?"; \
+		exit 1; \
+	}; \
+	printf 'HTTP %s\n' "$$allowlist_code"; \
+	printf '%s\n' "$$(cat "$$allowlist_body")"; \
+	if [ "$$allowlist_code" != "400" ] || ! grep -q 'Invalid URL' "$$allowlist_body"; then \
+		rm -f "$$allowlist_body"; \
+		echo "ERROR: expected HTTP 400 'Invalid URL' rejecting non-Steam Host with empty upstream (got $$allowlist_code)"; \
+		echo "Host allowlist gate regressed: steamcache2 may act as an open LAN reverse proxy."; \
+		exit 1; \
+	fi; \
+	rm -f "$$allowlist_body"; \
+	echo "Host allowlist reject OK (non-Steam Host -> 400)"
+
 validate-kill: ## Kill leftover steamcache2 processes (safer, checks process name)
 	@echo "Looking for steamcache2 processes on common validation ports (80 is primary)..."
 	@for port in 80 8040 8080; do \
@@ -109,6 +152,7 @@ help: ## Show this help message
 	@echo "  clean-disk         Remove disk cache"
 	@echo "  bench              Run low-level VFS microbenchmarks"
 	@echo "  validate / run-validation  Start server on :80 (builds, auto-setcaps fresh binary, then runs as normal user, cleans disk cache first)"
+	@echo "  validate-check     Curl local /metrics (full dump + hit/miss + upstream/write/rate fields), /lancache-heartbeat, and non-Steam Host reject probe (empty upstream; default :80)"
 	@echo "  setcap               Explicitly set cap on current build (for port 80 use outside validate)"
 	@echo "  validate-kill      Kill leftover steamcache2 processes (safer)"
-	@echo "  prefill            Download latest SteamPrefill into bin/steam-prefill/SteamPrefill (gitignored)"
+	@echo "  prefill            Download latest SteamPrefill into bin/steam-prefill/SteamPrefill (gitignored)"

README.md

@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ SteamCache2 is a blazing fast download cache for Steam, designed to reduce bandw
 - Reduces bandwidth usage
 - Easy to set up and configure aside from dns stuff to trick Steam into using it
 - Supports multiple clients
-- **NEW:** YAML configuration system with automatic config generation
-- **NEW:** Simple Makefile for development workflow
+- YAML configuration with automatic config generation on first run
+- Makefile for development and validation workflows
 - Cross-platform builds (Linux, macOS, Windows)
 
 ## Quick Start
@@ -34,7 +34,10 @@ SteamCache2 is a blazing fast download cache for Steam, designed to reduce bandw
 
    The application will automatically create a `config.yaml` file with default settings and exit, allowing you to customize it.
 
-3. **Edit the configuration** (`config.yaml`):
+3. **Edit the configuration** (`config.yaml`) for a real Steam front-door:
+
+   Leave `upstream` empty. With an empty upstream, steamcache2 fetches from the request `Host` (the same pattern SteamPrefill / real Steam clients use when DNS points them at your cache). Do **not** paste a fake host like `https://steam.cdn.com` — that is not a Steam CDN and will not put you in front of Steam.
+
    ```yaml
    listen_address: :80
    cache:
@@ -45,14 +48,77 @@ SteamCache2 is a blazing fast download cache for Steam, designed to reduce bandw
            size: 10GB
            path: ./disk
            gc_algorithm: hybrid
-   upstream: "https://steam.cdn.com"  # Set your upstream server
+   # Empty upstream = use the client Host as the origin (Steam CDN names only).
+   upstream: ""
    ```
 
-4. **Run the application again:**
+4. **Point Steam (or SteamPrefill) at this cache** before you expect hits:
+
+   - **LAN DNS:** resolve `lancache.steamcontent.com` (and other Steam content names your clients use) to this server's LAN IP.
+   - **Single Windows PC:** add a hosts override — see [Windows Hosts File Override](#windows-hosts-file-override) (`<cache-ip> lancache.steamcontent.com`).
+   - Restart Steam (or your prefill tool) after DNS/hosts changes.
+
+   Empty-upstream direct fetch only allows Steam CDN host suffixes (`steamcontent.com`, `steampowered.com`, `steamstatic.com`). Literal IPs and unrelated hosts are rejected.
+
+5. **Run the application again:**
    ```bash
    make run  # or ./steamcache2
    ```
 
+### Quick check: is it caching?
+
+After steamcache2 is running (default `listen_address: :80`) and has seen a little Steam traffic — a game download, a short SteamPrefill pass, or any cacheable request — confirm hits vs misses from the existing endpoints. You do not need a full benchmark or log diving.
+
+```bash
+make validate-check
+# or, manually:
+curl -s http://localhost/metrics
+curl -s -i http://localhost/lancache-heartbeat
+```
+
+`make validate-check` prints the full `/metrics` dump, highlights hit/miss plus `upstream_errors` / `cache_write_failures` / `rate_limited`, and curls `/lancache-heartbeat`. It also asserts the empty-upstream Host allowlist: a non-Steam `Host` sent with a Steam `User-Agent` must be rejected with HTTP 400. Read these fields:
+
+| Field | Meaning |
+| --- | --- |
+| `cache_hits` / `cache_misses` / `hit_rate` | Whether later requests were served from cache |
+| `cache_coalesced` | Waiters on an in-flight identical miss share one upstream fill (`X-LanCache-Status: HIT-COALESCED`) |
+| `negative_cache_hits` | 404/410 served from a still-valid negative cache entry (also counted in `cache_hits`) |
+| `range_cache` / `range_upstream` | Range GETs served as 206 from a cached object vs after a full upstream fetch |
+| `memory_cache_hits` / `disk_cache_hits` | Which tier served the hits |
+| `total_requests` / `errors` | Volume and failures |
+| `upstream_errors` / `cache_write_failures` / `rate_limited` | Upstream pipe, cache write, and rate-limit pressure (Quick check highlights these next to hit/miss) |
+| `disk_tier_ready` | `0` while disk slow-tier attach pending; `1` when attached, or when no disk configured (N/A — not waiting) |
+| `memory_cache_size` / `disk_cache_size` | Current cache occupancy per tier (bytes) |
+| `memory_cache_capacity` / `disk_cache_capacity` | Configured capacity per tier (bytes); `disk_cache_capacity` is `0` when no disk is configured |
+| `disk_cache_full_ratio` | `disk_cache_size / disk_cache_capacity` in [0,1]; 0 when no disk is configured or capacity is 0. Tells you "95% full" vs "barely filled" without reading the filesystem |
+| `capacity_pressure_events` | Soft eviction under the memory or disk cap, and/or disk Create/Write/Mkdir hitting ENOSPC (volume full). Distinct from cold-cache misses and from the existing `evictions` counter. Logs `tier` (memory or disk) and `reason` (eviction or enospc). |
+
+A first pass through new content is mostly misses (`hit_rate` near 0). Repeat the same content and `cache_hits` / `hit_rate` should rise.
+
+Cache entries are keyed by depot object path (not the CDN `Host` header), so when Steam rotates CDN hostnames for the same depot path, hits still climb across the aliases.
+
+Concurrent identical misses for the same key share one upstream GET: the leader is a `MISS` and waiters are `HIT-COALESCED` (`cache_coalesced`).
+
+Steam clients lean on Range requests. When an object is already cached, a Range GET is served locally as 206 from that full object (`range_cache`). On a Range miss the cache still fetches and stores the full upstream body, then returns the requested byte range as 206 (`range_upstream`).
+
+Definitive upstream 404/410 (gone depot objects) are stored as a short-TTL negative entry in the **same** cache, under the same depot-path key as a positive object. Repeating the request within `cache.negative_ttl` (default `5m`) is served as 404/410 without re-hitting upstream (`negative_cache_hits`). 5xx is not cached as negative. When the TTL expires the entry is deleted and the next request fetches again.
+
+To confirm the process is up (HTTP 204 and `X-LanCache-Processed-By: SteamCache2`):
+
+```bash
+curl -s -i http://localhost/lancache-heartbeat
+```
+
+Use GET (`curl -i`), not HEAD (`curl -I`): the server only accepts GET.
+
+Heartbeat also returns `X-SteamCache-Disk-Tier: pending|ready|disabled` (`disabled` = memory-only / no disk; `pending`/`ready` = disk configured attach state).
+
+These are the cache process's own `/metrics` and `/lancache-heartbeat` endpoints. There is no separate metrics daemon.
+
+`/metrics` is Prometheus text exposition format 0.0.4 (`Content-Type: text/plain; version=0.0.4; charset=utf-8`) so Prometheus and compatible scrapers can pull it. Metric names in the table above are unchanged; each series is preceded by `# HELP` and `# TYPE`.
+
+If you changed `listen_address`, point curl at that host:port instead. For a full SteamPrefill validation workflow (small caches, coalescing, GC), see [Validating Full Functionality](#validating-full-functionality-with-external-tools).
+
 ### Development Workflow
 
 Use `make` for the majority of common development tasks. The Makefile handles running tests, linting, hygiene checks, building, running the application, and other routine boilerplate work.
@@ -96,13 +162,16 @@ When the server is running, point your external SteamPrefill (or other load gene
 ./SteamPrefill benchmark run ...
 ```
 
-When finished, you can get a quick metrics summary with:
+When finished, you can get a quick metrics + heartbeat report with:
 
 ```bash
 make validate-check
+# or, manually:
+curl -s http://localhost/metrics
+curl -s -i http://localhost/lancache-heartbeat
 ```
 
-This is the recommended simple workflow. No automatic downloading or running of external tools.
+See [Quick check: is it caching?](#quick-check-is-it-caching) for which fields to read. This is the recommended simple workflow. No automatic downloading or running of external tools.
 
 #### Inspecting the Result
 
@@ -110,14 +179,17 @@ After a benchmark run you can ask for a quick report:
 
 ```bash
 make validate-check
-# or manually:
+# or, manually:
 curl -s http://localhost/metrics
+curl -s -i http://localhost/lancache-heartbeat
 ```
 
-Look for:
-- High cache hit rate after the warmup pass
+`make validate-check` prints the full `/metrics` dump, highlights hit/miss fields, and curls `/lancache-heartbeat`. It also asserts a non-Steam Host is rejected with HTTP 400 when upstream is empty. Look for:
+- High cache hit rate after the warmup pass (`cache_hits`, `hit_rate`, plus `memory_cache_hits` / `disk_cache_hits`)
 - Non-zero `coalesced` and `disk` activity
-- Zero unexpected errors
+- Zero unexpected `errors`, and quiet `upstream_errors` / `cache_write_failures` / `rate_limited`
+
+Heartbeat should be HTTP 204 with `X-LanCache-Processed-By: SteamCache2`. Use GET (`curl -i`), not HEAD (`curl -I`).
 
 #### The Validation Config
 
@@ -128,7 +200,7 @@ The recommended validation config is at [docs/examples/validate-config.yaml](doc
 Running a realistic SteamPrefill benchmark workload through a built steamcache2 exercises the complete public surface that matters for production use:
 - Steam User-Agent detection and depot/manifest/chunk URL patterns
 - Full MISS → cache write → HIT (and HIT-COALESCED) paths
-- Range request handling from cached full responses
+- Range request handling from cached full responses (local 206 on HIT via `range_cache`; MISS fetches the full object then serves the requested slice as 206 via `range_upstream`)
 - Request coalescing under concurrent load
 - Memory tier + disk tier interaction (including async disk attach)
 - Garbage collection and eviction under pressure
@@ -160,8 +232,13 @@ While most configuration is done via the YAML file, some runtime options are sti
 # Set logging level
 ./steamcache2 --log-level debug --log-format json
 
-# Set number of worker threads
-./steamcache2 --threads 8
+# Override concurrency from the CLI (0 = use config.yaml)
+./steamcache2 --max-concurrent-requests 8
+./steamcache2 --max-requests-per-client 4
+
+# Table-tier uplink shaping (empty/0 = use config / disabled)
+./steamcache2 --uplink-bandwidth 10MB
+./steamcache2 --max-bytes-per-client-per-sec 2500000
 
 # Show help
 ./steamcache2 --help
@@ -179,6 +256,11 @@ listen_address: :80
 max_object_size: "0"   # 0=unlimited; set e.g. "256MB" for response size DoS protection
 trusted_proxies: []    # empty = safe (ignore XFF for rate limit); set CIDRs for trusted proxies
 
+# Table-tier uplink bandwidth shaping (bytes/sec). Empty/0 = disabled (unlimited).
+# Distinct from max_requests_per_client (concurrency). See "Table-tier uplink fair-share".
+uplink_bandwidth: ""                 # e.g. "10MB" = 10e6 bytes/sec shared fairly across active clients
+max_bytes_per_client_per_sec: 0      # optional absolute per-client cap; 0 = no absolute cap
+
 # Cache configuration
 cache:
   # Memory cache settings
@@ -197,9 +279,14 @@ cache:
     # Garbage collection algorithm
     gc_algorithm: hybrid
 
+  # Short TTL for cached 404/410 (gone depot objects). Default 5m.
+  # Same VFS cache and depot-path key as positive objects. Does not cache 5xx.
+  negative_ttl: 5m
+
 # Upstream server configuration
-# The upstream server to proxy requests to
-upstream: "https://steam.cdn.com"
+# Leave empty to fetch from the request Host (Steam CDN names only).
+# Set only when chaining caches (table RAM cache -> room disk cache).
+upstream: ""
 ```
 
 #### Startup Validation
@@ -223,9 +310,9 @@ See `config.Validate()` and `steamcache.New` error paths. This ensures the LAN a
 - These + the startup validation make steamcache2 safe-by-default for LAN exposure.
 
 #### Migration / Breaking Changes
-- `New()` public signature gained 2 required trailing params (`maxObjectSize`, `trustedProxies`). Direct callers (rare; most use config or NewWithOptions) must update.
+- `New()` public signature gained trailing params (`maxObjectSize`, `trustedProxies`, `negativeTTL`). Direct callers (rare; most use config or NewWithOptions) must update. Empty `negativeTTL` means 5m.
 - Recommended: migrate to `NewWithOptions(Options{...})` (non-breaking) or rely on YAML config + cmd/root.go.
-- No behavior change for existing configs (defaults preserve prior semantics).
+- No behavior change for existing configs (defaults preserve prior semantics; `cache.negative_ttl` defaults to 5m).
 
 #### Large Cache Initialization (async DiskFS population)
 - `disk.New(root, capacity, evictFn)` signature changed (now takes evict func from `gc.GetGCAlgorithm`, returns error for ctor hygiene). Callers updated internally; direct vfs/disk users must pass the evict (or nil for no startup guard).
@@ -234,6 +321,11 @@ See `config.Validate()` and `steamcache.New` error paths. This ensures the LAN a
 - The explicit startup guard (reduce size if pre-existing on-disk > cap) runs as the literal last step of bg init, before the barrier opens.
 - Add a note for operators: very large disk caches (tens/hundreds GB with millions files) may show extended "memory-only or no-cache" behavior at startup (seconds to minutes depending on storage speed); this is by design for responsiveness.
 - Godoc on `disk.New` and `DiskFS.Size` expanded with the barrier/attach behavior.
+- Startup logs: Info "Disk slow tier attach pending..." then later "Disk slow tier attached (...)" for disk-only and mixed modes.
+- `/metrics` exposes `disk_tier_ready` 0/1 and stays responsive during attach (GetMetrics does not block on Size while pending).
+- `/metrics` tier occupancy: `memory_cache_size` / `disk_cache_size` (bytes in use) next to `memory_cache_capacity` / `disk_cache_capacity` (configured capacity; `disk_cache_capacity` is 0 when no disk is configured), plus `disk_cache_full_ratio` (size/capacity in [0,1]). Capacity is a config read, so it is reported even while the disk attach is pending (size stays 0 until attach).
+- `/lancache-heartbeat` header `X-SteamCache-Disk-Tier` mirrors that state.
+- `/metrics` `capacity_pressure_events` counts times the cache dropped data under capacity pressure (soft eviction at the memory or disk cap, or disk Create/Write/Mkdir returning ENOSPC). Logs include `tier=memory|disk` and `reason=eviction|enospc` so operators can grep and tell this apart from a cold cache. The existing `evictions` counter is unchanged.
 
 #### Garbage Collection Algorithms
 
@@ -311,7 +403,7 @@ This will direct any requests to `lancache.steamcontent.com` to your SteamCache2
 
 ### Prerequisites
 
-- Go 1.19 or later
+- Go 1.27.0 or later
 - Make (optional, but recommended)
 
 ### Build Commands
@@ -319,7 +411,7 @@ This will direct any requests to `lancache.steamcontent.com` to your SteamCache2
 ```bash
 # Clone the repository
 git clone <repository-url>
-cd SteamCache2
+cd steamcache2
 
 # Download dependencies
 make deps
@@ -371,6 +463,11 @@ make
    - Consider using a different GC algorithm like `hybrid`
    - Adjust the disk cache size to match available storage
 
+6. **Not sure if it is caching**
+   - Do not start with the full SteamPrefill chapter. Use [Quick check: is it caching?](#quick-check-is-it-caching): `make validate-check` (full `/metrics`, hit/miss fields, and `/lancache-heartbeat`)
+   - A first pass is mostly `cache_misses`; repeating the same content should raise `cache_hits` / `hit_rate`
+   - Confirm the process is up with `curl -s -i http://localhost/lancache-heartbeat` (GET, not HEAD)
+
 ### Getting Help
 
 - Check the logs for detailed error messages

cmd/root.go

@@ -20,8 +20,10 @@ var (
 	logLevel  string
 	logFormat string
 
-	maxConcurrentRequests int64
-	maxRequestsPerClient  int64
+	maxConcurrentRequests   int64
+	maxRequestsPerClient    int64
+	uplinkBandwidth         string
+	maxBytesPerClientPerSec int64
 )
 
 var rootCmd = &cobra.Command{
@@ -107,6 +109,12 @@ var rootCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		if maxRequestsPerClient > 0 {
 			finalMaxRequestsPerClient = maxRequestsPerClient
 		}
+		if uplinkBandwidth != "" {
+			cfg.UplinkBandwidth = uplinkBandwidth
+		}
+		if maxBytesPerClientPerSec > 0 {
+			cfg.MaxBytesPerClientPerSec = maxBytesPerClientPerSec
+		}
 
 		// Validate after loading and applying CLI overrides (fail fast, do not create default on validate error)
 		if err := cfg.Validate(); err != nil {
@@ -129,6 +137,9 @@ var rootCmd = &cobra.Command{
 			finalMaxRequestsPerClient,
 			cfg.MaxObjectSize,
 			cfg.TrustedProxies,
+			cfg.Cache.NegativeTTL,
+			cfg.UplinkBandwidth,
+			cfg.MaxBytesPerClientPerSec,
 		)
 		if err != nil {
 			logger.Logger.Error().
@@ -169,4 +180,6 @@ func init() {
 
 	rootCmd.Flags().Int64Var(&maxConcurrentRequests, "max-concurrent-requests", 0, "Maximum concurrent requests (0 = use config file value)")
 	rootCmd.Flags().Int64Var(&maxRequestsPerClient, "max-requests-per-client", 0, "Maximum concurrent requests per client IP (0 = use config file value)")
+	rootCmd.Flags().StringVar(&uplinkBandwidth, "uplink-bandwidth", "", "Table uplink bandwidth bytes/sec human size e.g. 10MB (empty = use config; 0 disables)")
+	rootCmd.Flags().Int64Var(&maxBytesPerClientPerSec, "max-bytes-per-client-per-sec", 0, "Absolute per-client bytes/sec cap (0 = use config file value)")
 }

config/config.go

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"net"
 	"os"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/docker/go-units"
 	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
@@ -18,6 +19,11 @@ type Config struct {
 	MaxConcurrentRequests int64 `yaml:"max_concurrent_requests" default:"200"`
 	MaxRequestsPerClient  int64 `yaml:"max_requests_per_client" default:"5"`
 
+	// Table-tier uplink bandwidth shaping (bytes/sec). Distinct from MaxRequestsPerClient.
+	// Empty/"0" uplink and 0 max_bytes_per_client_per_sec = disabled (current unlimited behavior).
+	UplinkBandwidth         string `yaml:"uplink_bandwidth"`             // e.g. "10MB" via go-units = bytes/sec
+	MaxBytesPerClientPerSec int64  `yaml:"max_bytes_per_client_per_sec"` // absolute per-client cap; 0 = none
+
 	// Hardening limits (security/correctness)
 	MaxObjectSize  string   `yaml:"max_object_size" default:"0"` // 0=unlimited; e.g. "256MB" protects against OOM from huge/malicious upstream responses
 	TrustedProxies []string `yaml:"trusted_proxies"`             // CIDR list; empty=never trust X-Forwarded-For (safe default). See README security notes.
@@ -35,6 +41,11 @@ type CacheConfig struct {
 
 	// Disk cache settings
 	Disk DiskConfig `yaml:"disk"`
+
+	// NegativeTTL is a Go duration string for cached 404/410 depot objects
+	// (same VFS key as a positive hit). Empty defaults to 5m. "0" disables
+	// storing negatives (the client still receives the upstream 404/410).
+	NegativeTTL string `yaml:"negative_ttl"`
 }
 
 type MemoryConfig struct {
@@ -100,6 +111,9 @@ func LoadConfig(configPath string) (*Config, error) {
 	if config.Cache.Disk.GCAlgorithm == "" {
 		config.Cache.Disk.GCAlgorithm = "lru"
 	}
+	if config.Cache.NegativeTTL == "" {
+		config.Cache.NegativeTTL = "5m"
+	}
 
 	return &config, nil
 }
@@ -126,6 +140,7 @@ func SaveDefaultConfig(configPath string) error {
 				Path:        "./disk",
 				GCAlgorithm: "lru", // Better for gaming patterns (keeps recently played games)
 			},
+			NegativeTTL: "5m",
 		},
 		Upstream: "",
 	}
@@ -162,6 +177,7 @@ func GetDefaultConfig() Config {
 				Path:        "./disk",
 				GCAlgorithm: "lru",
 			},
+			NegativeTTL: "5m",
 		},
 		Upstream: "",
 	}
@@ -175,6 +191,14 @@ func (c Config) Validate() error {
 	if c.MaxRequestsPerClient < 0 {
 		return fmt.Errorf("negative per-client limit not allowed")
 	}
+	if c.MaxBytesPerClientPerSec < 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("negative max_bytes_per_client_per_sec not allowed")
+	}
+	if c.UplinkBandwidth != "" && c.UplinkBandwidth != "0" {
+		if _, err := units.FromHumanSize(c.UplinkBandwidth); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("invalid uplink_bandwidth: %w", err)
+		}
+	}
 
 	if c.Cache.Memory.GCAlgorithm != "" {
 		switch c.Cache.Memory.GCAlgorithm {
@@ -188,6 +212,16 @@ func (c Config) Validate() error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("disk cache enabled but no path specified")
 	}
 
+	if c.Cache.NegativeTTL != "" {
+		d, err := time.ParseDuration(c.Cache.NegativeTTL)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("invalid cache.negative_ttl: %w", err)
+		}
+		if d < 0 {
+			return fmt.Errorf("invalid cache.negative_ttl: negative duration")
+		}
+	}
+
 	// Light validation for security/resource fields (mirrors existing GC + path checks; fails fast before New)
 	if c.MaxObjectSize != "" && c.MaxObjectSize != "0" {
 		if _, err := units.FromHumanSize(c.MaxObjectSize); err != nil {

config/config_test.go

@@ -156,6 +156,44 @@ func TestValidate(t *testing.T) {
 			}(),
 			wantErr: false,
 		},
+		{
+			name: "valid negative_ttl duration",
+			cfg: func() Config {
+				c := GetDefaultConfig()
+				c.Cache.NegativeTTL = "1m"
+				return c
+			}(),
+			wantErr: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "empty negative_ttl ok",
+			cfg: func() Config {
+				c := GetDefaultConfig()
+				c.Cache.NegativeTTL = ""
+				return c
+			}(),
+			wantErr: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "invalid negative_ttl",
+			cfg: func() Config {
+				c := GetDefaultConfig()
+				c.Cache.NegativeTTL = "not-a-duration"
+				return c
+			}(),
+			wantErr: true,
+			errSub:  "invalid cache.negative_ttl",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "negative duration negative_ttl",
+			cfg: func() Config {
+				c := GetDefaultConfig()
+				c.Cache.NegativeTTL = "-1s"
+				return c
+			}(),
+			wantErr: true,
+			errSub:  "invalid cache.negative_ttl",
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, tt := range tests {
@@ -173,3 +211,71 @@ func TestValidate(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestValidateUplinkBandwidth(t *testing.T) {
+	cases := []struct {
+		name    string
+		mutate  func(*Config)
+		wantErr bool
+		errSub  string
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "empty uplink ok",
+			mutate: func(c *Config) {
+				c.UplinkBandwidth = ""
+				c.MaxBytesPerClientPerSec = 0
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "zero uplink ok",
+			mutate: func(c *Config) {
+				c.UplinkBandwidth = "0"
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "valid human size",
+			mutate: func(c *Config) {
+				c.UplinkBandwidth = "10MB"
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "invalid uplink",
+			mutate: func(c *Config) {
+				c.UplinkBandwidth = "not-a-size"
+			},
+			wantErr: true,
+			errSub:  "uplink_bandwidth",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "negative max bytes",
+			mutate: func(c *Config) {
+				c.MaxBytesPerClientPerSec = -1
+			},
+			wantErr: true,
+			errSub:  "max_bytes_per_client_per_sec",
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range cases {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			c := GetDefaultConfig()
+			tt.mutate(&c)
+			err := c.Validate()
+			if tt.wantErr {
+				if err == nil {
+					t.Fatalf("Validate() error = nil, wantErr")
+				}
+				if tt.errSub != "" && !contains(err.Error(), tt.errSub) {
+					t.Fatalf("Validate() error %q does not contain %q", err.Error(), tt.errSub)
+				}
+				return
+			}
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("Validate() unexpected error: %v", err)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func contains(s, sub string) bool {
+	return strings.Contains(s, sub)
+}

docs/examples/validate-config.yaml

@@ -27,7 +27,11 @@
 #   SteamPrefill benchmark run -c 20 ...
 #
 # After the benchmark run, inspect with:
+#   make validate-check   # full /metrics + hit/miss fields + /lancache-heartbeat
+#                         # also asserts a non-Steam Host is rejected (400) while upstream is empty
+#   # or, manually:
 #   curl -s http://localhost/metrics
+#   curl -s -i http://localhost/lancache-heartbeat   # GET, not HEAD
 #
 # Tweak sizes upward if you want to run very large workloads while still
 # exercising the disk tier (workload >> RAM is ideal for real disk testing).
@@ -35,6 +39,7 @@
 listen_address: :80
 
 max_concurrent_requests: 1000
+# uplink_bandwidth / max_bytes_per_client_per_sec default off (unlimited)
 max_requests_per_client: 10
 
 max_object_size: "0"          # unlimited for validation (real Steam files can be large)

go.mod

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module s1d3sw1ped/steamcache2
 
-go 1.26.0
+go 1.27.0
 
 require (
 	github.com/docker/go-units v0.5.0
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/spf13/cobra v1.8.1
 	golang.org/x/sync v0.16.0
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.12.0
+	golang.org/x/time v0.16.0
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1
 )
 

go.sum

@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220811171246-fbc7d0a398ab/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBc
 golang.org/x/sys v0.6.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.12.0 h1:CM0HF96J0hcLAwsHPJZjfdNzs0gftsLfgKt57wWHJ0o=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.12.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
+golang.org/x/time v0.16.0 h1:vMb6ptszcQMkcwiRTAuNNU50gom6++Q/6gY2hDM6VDE=
+golang.org/x/time v0.16.0/go.mod h1:rVKOqvZeKvrDKTQiAHJ7wmwP0RzleSphoEA9RcdLA0s=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405 h1:yhCVgyC4o1eVCa2tZl7eS0r+SDo693bJlVdllGtEeKM=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8huTwlJQCZ016jof/cbN4VW5Yz0=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 h1:fxVm/GzAzEWqLHuvctI91KS9hhNmmWOoWu0XTYJS7CA=

steamcache/bandwidth.go

@@ -0,0 +1,158 @@
+// steamcache/bandwidth.go
+// Per-client fair-share / absolute bandwidth shaping for table-tier uplink.
+// Distinct from max_requests_per_client concurrency (semaphores in ratelimit.go).
+package steamcache
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"net/http"
+	"sync"
+
+	"golang.org/x/time/rate"
+)
+
+const bandwidthWriteChunk = 32 * 1024
+
+// clientBandwidthLimiter fair-shares uplinkBytesPerSec among active clients and/or
+// applies an absolute per-client bytes/sec cap. Both 0 disables shaping.
+type clientBandwidthLimiter struct {
+	uplinkBytesPerSec int64
+	absoluteCap       int64
+
+	mu       sync.Mutex
+	active   map[string]int // refcount of in-flight shaped responses per client IP
+	limiters map[string]*rate.Limiter
+}
+
+func newClientBandwidthLimiter(uplinkBytesPerSec, absoluteCap int64) *clientBandwidthLimiter {
+	if uplinkBytesPerSec < 0 {
+		uplinkBytesPerSec = 0
+	}
+	if absoluteCap < 0 {
+		absoluteCap = 0
+	}
+	return &clientBandwidthLimiter{
+		uplinkBytesPerSec: uplinkBytesPerSec,
+		absoluteCap:       absoluteCap,
+		active:            make(map[string]int),
+		limiters:          make(map[string]*rate.Limiter),
+	}
+}
+
+func (b *clientBandwidthLimiter) enabled() bool {
+	return b != nil && (b.uplinkBytesPerSec > 0 || b.absoluteCap > 0)
+}
+
+// acquire registers clientIP as actively downloading and returns its limiter
+// (nil if shaping disabled) plus a release func that must be deferred.
+func (b *clientBandwidthLimiter) acquire(clientIP string) (*rate.Limiter, func()) {
+	if !b.enabled() {
+		return nil, func() {}
+	}
+	b.mu.Lock()
+	b.active[clientIP]++
+	lim := b.ensureLimiterLocked(clientIP)
+	b.recomputeRatesLocked()
+	b.mu.Unlock()
+
+	var once sync.Once
+	release := func() {
+		once.Do(func() {
+			b.mu.Lock()
+			defer b.mu.Unlock()
+			if n := b.active[clientIP]; n <= 1 {
+				delete(b.active, clientIP)
+			} else {
+				b.active[clientIP] = n - 1
+			}
+			b.recomputeRatesLocked()
+		})
+	}
+	return lim, release
+}
+
+func (b *clientBandwidthLimiter) ensureLimiterLocked(clientIP string) *rate.Limiter {
+	if lim, ok := b.limiters[clientIP]; ok {
+		return lim
+	}
+	// Start with a placeholder; recomputeRatesLocked sets the real rate.
+	lim := rate.NewLimiter(rate.Limit(1), 1)
+	b.limiters[clientIP] = lim
+	return lim
+}
+
+func (b *clientBandwidthLimiter) recomputeRatesLocked() {
+	n := len(b.active)
+	if n == 0 {
+		return
+	}
+	var fair int64
+	if b.uplinkBytesPerSec > 0 {
+		fair = b.uplinkBytesPerSec / int64(n)
+		if fair < 1 {
+			fair = 1
+		}
+	}
+	for ip := range b.active {
+		r := fair
+		if b.absoluteCap > 0 {
+			if r == 0 || b.absoluteCap < r {
+				r = b.absoluteCap
+			}
+		}
+		if r < 1 {
+			r = 1
+		}
+		lim := b.ensureLimiterLocked(ip)
+		burst := int(r)
+		if burst < bandwidthWriteChunk {
+			burst = bandwidthWriteChunk
+		}
+		// Cap burst to avoid huge memory spikes on huge uplinks.
+		if burst > 4*bandwidthWriteChunk {
+			burst = 4 * bandwidthWriteChunk
+		}
+		lim.SetLimit(rate.Limit(r))
+		lim.SetBurst(burst)
+	}
+}
+
+// limitedResponseWriter rate-limits response body Write calls. Headers/WriteHeader
+// are unlimited. Implements http.ResponseWriter (+ optional Flusher/Hijacker passthrough
+// is intentionally omitted — SteamCache body path only needs Write).
+type limitedResponseWriter struct {
+	http.ResponseWriter
+	lim *rate.Limiter
+	ctx context.Context
+}
+
+func (w *limitedResponseWriter) Write(p []byte) (int, error) {
+	if w.lim == nil || len(p) == 0 {
+		return w.ResponseWriter.Write(p)
+	}
+	ctx := w.ctx
+	if ctx == nil {
+		ctx = context.Background()
+	}
+	total := 0
+	for total < len(p) {
+		chunk := p[total:]
+		if len(chunk) > bandwidthWriteChunk {
+			chunk = chunk[:bandwidthWriteChunk]
+		}
+		if err := w.lim.WaitN(ctx, len(chunk)); err != nil {
+			return total, err
+		}
+		n, err := w.ResponseWriter.Write(chunk)
+		total += n
+		if err != nil {
+			return total, err
+		}
+	}
+	return total, nil
+}
+
+// Unwrap exposes the underlying ResponseWriter for http.ResponseController etc.
+func (w *limitedResponseWriter) Unwrap() http.ResponseWriter {
+	return w.ResponseWriter
+}

steamcache/bandwidth_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+package steamcache
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"context"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+)
+
+func TestBandwidthFairShareRates(t *testing.T) {
+	b := newClientBandwidthLimiter(1000, 0)
+	lim1, rel1 := b.acquire("1.1.1.1")
+	defer rel1()
+	lim2, rel2 := b.acquire("2.2.2.2")
+	defer rel2()
+	if lim1 == nil || lim2 == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected limiters")
+	}
+	// With 2 active clients, each should get ~500 bytes/sec.
+	got1 := float64(lim1.Limit())
+	got2 := float64(lim2.Limit())
+	if got1 < 400 || got1 > 600 || got2 < 400 || got2 > 600 {
+		t.Fatalf("fair-share rates = %v,%v want ~500", got1, got2)
+	}
+	rel2()
+	// After release, sole client should get full uplink.
+	lim1b, rel1b := b.acquire("1.1.1.1")
+	defer rel1b()
+	if float64(lim1b.Limit()) < 900 {
+		t.Fatalf("after release limit=%v want ~1000", lim1b.Limit())
+	}
+}
+
+func TestBandwidthAbsoluteCap(t *testing.T) {
+	b := newClientBandwidthLimiter(0, 250)
+	lim, rel := b.acquire("9.9.9.9")
+	defer rel()
+	if lim == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected limiter")
+	}
+	if float64(lim.Limit()) != 250 {
+		t.Fatalf("limit=%v want 250", lim.Limit())
+	}
+}
+
+func TestBandwidthDisabled(t *testing.T) {
+	b := newClientBandwidthLimiter(0, 0)
+	lim, rel := b.acquire("9.9.9.9")
+	defer rel()
+	if lim != nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected nil limiter when disabled")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestLimitedResponseWriterShapes(t *testing.T) {
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+	rec := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	// Use a custom writer sink via ResponseRecorder is fine; WaitN will delay.
+	lim := newClientBandwidthLimiter(0, 2000) // 2KB/s
+	l, rel := lim.acquire("127.0.0.1")
+	defer rel()
+	w := &limitedResponseWriter{ResponseWriter: rec, lim: l, ctx: context.Background()}
+	payload := bytes.Repeat([]byte("x"), 4000)
+	start := time.Now()
+	n, err := w.Write(payload)
+	elapsed := time.Since(start)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if n != len(payload) {
+		t.Fatalf("wrote %d want %d", n, len(payload))
+	}
+	_ = buf
+	// 4000 bytes at 2000 B/s should take ~2s (allow slack for CI).
+	if elapsed < 1500*time.Millisecond {
+		t.Fatalf("elapsed %v too fast for 2KB/s shaping of 4KB", elapsed)
+	}
+	if elapsed > 8*time.Second {
+		t.Fatalf("elapsed %v unexpectedly slow", elapsed)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestServeHTTPBandwidthCap(t *testing.T) {
+	body := bytes.Repeat([]byte("a"), 3000)
+	upstream := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/octet-stream")
+		w.Header().Set("Content-Length", "3000")
+		w.WriteHeader(200)
+		_, _ = w.Write(body)
+	}))
+	t.Cleanup(upstream.Close)
+
+	sc, err := NewWithOptions(Options{
+		Address:                 "127.0.0.1:0",
+		MemorySize:              "1MB",
+		DiskSize:                "0",
+		Upstream:                upstream.URL,
+		MemoryGC:                "lru",
+		DiskGC:                  "lru",
+		MaxConcurrentRequests:   20,
+		MaxRequestsPerClient:    10,
+		MaxObjectSize:           "0",
+		MaxBytesPerClientPerSec: 1500, // 1.5KB/s
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("NewWithOptions: %v", err)
+	}
+	t.Cleanup(func() { sc.Shutdown() })
+
+	req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/depot/bw/chunk", nil)
+	req.Header.Set("User-Agent", "Valve/Steam HTTP Client 1.0")
+	rr := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	start := time.Now()
+	sc.ServeHTTP(rr, req)
+	elapsed := time.Since(start)
+	if rr.Code != 200 {
+		t.Fatalf("status=%d body=%s", rr.Code, rr.Body.String())
+	}
+	got := rr.Body.Bytes()
+	if len(got) != len(body) {
+		t.Fatalf("body len=%d want %d", len(got), len(body))
+	}
+	if elapsed < time.Second {
+		t.Fatalf("elapsed %v too fast for shaping", elapsed)
+	}
+}

steamcache/coalesce_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,199 @@
+package steamcache
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"sync"
+	"sync/atomic"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+)
+
+func coalescerWaiterCount(sc *SteamCache, cacheKey string) int32 {
+	sc.coalescer.mu.Lock()
+	defer sc.coalescer.mu.Unlock()
+	cr := sc.coalescer.requests[cacheKey]
+	if cr == nil {
+		return 0
+	}
+	return cr.waitingCount.Load()
+}
+
+func steamCoalesceRequest(path string) *http.Request {
+	req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, path, nil)
+	req.Header.Set("User-Agent", "Valve/Steam HTTP Client 1.0")
+	return req
+}
+
+func waitForCoalescerJoin(t *testing.T, sc *SteamCache, cacheKey string, n int, release func(), wg *sync.WaitGroup, upstreamCalls *atomic.Int64) {
+	t.Helper()
+	deadline := time.Now().Add(2 * time.Second)
+	var waiters int32
+	for {
+		waiters = coalescerWaiterCount(sc, cacheKey)
+		if waiters >= int32(n) {
+			return
+		}
+		if time.Now().After(deadline) {
+			release()
+			wg.Wait()
+			t.Fatalf("coalescer waiters=%d want %d (upstreamCalls=%d)", waiters, n, upstreamCalls.Load())
+		}
+		time.Sleep(1 * time.Millisecond)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestCoalesceIdenticalMissesOneUpstreamGET holds the leader's upstream GET
+// open until every concurrent client has joined the in-flight coalescer.
+// Without that hold, later requests can become sequential HITs after the first
+// miss fills, which would not prove coalescing.
+func TestCoalesceIdenticalMissesOneUpstreamGET(t *testing.T) {
+	const nClients = 8
+	body := []byte("coalesced depot chunk body")
+	var upstreamCalls atomic.Int64
+	release := make(chan struct{})
+	var releaseOnce sync.Once
+	releaseUpstream := func() { releaseOnce.Do(func() { close(release) }) }
+	t.Cleanup(releaseUpstream)
+
+	f := func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		upstreamCalls.Add(1)
+		select {
+		case <-release:
+		case <-r.Context().Done():
+			return
+		}
+		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/octet-stream")
+		_, _ = w.Write(body)
+	}
+	sc, _ := newTestCacheWithFakeUpstream(t, f, "1MB", "0")
+	sc.ResetMetrics()
+
+	const depotPath = "/depot/1684171/chunk/coalesce-inflight"
+	cacheKey, err := generateServiceCacheKey(depotPath, "steam")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	type clientResult struct {
+		status int
+		hdr    string
+		body   []byte
+	}
+	results := make([]clientResult, nClients)
+
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+	start := make(chan struct{})
+	wg.Add(nClients)
+	for i := 0; i < nClients; i++ {
+		go func(i int) {
+			defer wg.Done()
+			<-start
+			rec := httptest.NewRecorder()
+			sc.ServeHTTP(rec, steamCoalesceRequest(depotPath))
+			results[i] = clientResult{
+				status: rec.Code,
+				hdr:    rec.Header().Get("X-LanCache-Status"),
+				body:   rec.Body.Bytes(),
+			}
+		}(i)
+	}
+	close(start)
+
+	waitForCoalescerJoin(t, sc, cacheKey, nClients, releaseUpstream, &wg, &upstreamCalls)
+	releaseUpstream()
+	wg.Wait()
+
+	if got := upstreamCalls.Load(); got != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected exactly 1 upstream GET, got %d", got)
+	}
+
+	var miss, coalesced int
+	for i, r := range results {
+		if r.status != http.StatusOK {
+			t.Errorf("client %d: expected 200, got %d", i, r.status)
+		}
+		if !bytes.Equal(r.body, body) {
+			t.Errorf("client %d: body mismatch: got %q", i, r.body)
+		}
+		switch r.hdr {
+		case "MISS":
+			miss++
+		case "HIT-COALESCED":
+			coalesced++
+		default:
+			t.Errorf("client %d: unexpected X-LanCache-Status %q", i, r.hdr)
+		}
+	}
+	if miss != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("expected 1 MISS leader, got %d", miss)
+	}
+	if coalesced != nClients-1 {
+		t.Errorf("expected %d HIT-COALESCED waiters, got %d", nClients-1, coalesced)
+	}
+	if got := sc.GetMetrics().CacheCoalesced; got < int64(nClients-1) {
+		t.Errorf("CacheCoalesced=%d, want >= %d", got, nClients-1)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestCoalesceIdenticalMissesSharedUpstreamError is the 5xx sibling: waiters
+// share the leader's failure instead of each hitting origin. Upstream 500 is
+// retried, so the call count is the leader's retry budget (not N).
+func TestCoalesceIdenticalMissesSharedUpstreamError(t *testing.T) {
+	const nClients = 8
+	var upstreamCalls atomic.Int64
+	release := make(chan struct{})
+	var releaseOnce sync.Once
+	releaseUpstream := func() { releaseOnce.Do(func() { close(release) }) }
+	t.Cleanup(releaseUpstream)
+
+	f := func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		upstreamCalls.Add(1)
+		select {
+		case <-release:
+		case <-r.Context().Done():
+			return
+		}
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
+	}
+	sc, _ := newTestCacheWithFakeUpstream(t, f, "1MB", "0")
+	sc.ResetMetrics()
+
+	const depotPath = "/depot/1684171/chunk/coalesce-inflight-err"
+	cacheKey, err := generateServiceCacheKey(depotPath, "steam")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	codes := make([]int, nClients)
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+	start := make(chan struct{})
+	wg.Add(nClients)
+	for i := 0; i < nClients; i++ {
+		go func(i int) {
+			defer wg.Done()
+			<-start
+			rec := httptest.NewRecorder()
+			sc.ServeHTTP(rec, steamCoalesceRequest(depotPath))
+			codes[i] = rec.Code
+		}(i)
+	}
+	close(start)
+
+	waitForCoalescerJoin(t, sc, cacheKey, nClients, releaseUpstream, &wg, &upstreamCalls)
+	releaseUpstream()
+	wg.Wait()
+
+	if got := upstreamCalls.Load(); got < 1 || got >= int64(nClients) {
+		t.Fatalf("expected coalesced origin GETs (leader + retries, < %d waiters), got %d", nClients, got)
+	}
+	for i, code := range codes {
+		if code != http.StatusInternalServerError {
+			t.Errorf("client %d: expected 500, got %d", i, code)
+		}
+	}
+	if got := sc.GetMetrics().Errors; got < int64(nClients) {
+		t.Errorf("Errors=%d, want >= %d (once per client)", got, nClients)
+	}
+}

steamcache/format.go

@@ -20,10 +20,12 @@ import (
 //
 // On-disk format (documented here at top of format.go per Phase 2 plan; stable v1):
 // File = header-line + raw-response-bytes
-// header-line = "SC2C " + 64hex(bodySHA256) + " " + strconv(len(rawResp)) + "\n"
-// raw-response-bytes = the exact bytes from reconstructRawResponse (HTTP/1.1 status\r\n + headers\r\n\r\n + body)
-// deserializeCacheFile: parses header, verifies size+SHA, returns CacheFileFormat.
-// No compression or extra fields. filterHopByHopHeaders is the shared helper
+// header-line = "SC2C " + 64hex(bodySHA256) + " " + strconv(len(rawResp)) [+ " " + expires-unix] + "\n"
+// Positive objects keep 3 fields. Negative (404/410) entries add an optional 4th
+// expires-unix field (seconds since epoch); deserialize treats 3-field files as
+// non-expiring. raw-response-bytes = reconstructRawResponse (HTTP/1.1 status\r\n
+// + headers\r\n\r\n + body). deserializeCacheFile: parses header, verifies size+SHA,
+// returns CacheFileFormat. No compression. filterHopByHopHeaders is the shared helper
 // (used in streamCachedResponse, handler MISS, coalescing.complete).
 const (
 	CacheFileMagic = "SC2C" // SteamCache2 Cache
@@ -34,11 +36,19 @@ type CacheFileFormat struct {
 	ContentHash  string // SHA256 hash of the response body (internal)
 	ResponseSize int64  // Size of the entire HTTP response
 	Response     []byte // The entire HTTP response as raw bytes
+	ExpiresUnix  int64  // 0 = no expiry (positive object); >0 = negative-entry expiry (unix seconds)
 }
 
 // serializeRawResponse serializes a raw HTTP response into our text-based cache format
-// upstreamHash and upstreamAlgo are used for verification during download but not stored
+// (positive object: 3-field SC2C header, no expiry).
 func serializeRawResponse(rawResponse []byte) ([]byte, error) {
+	return serializeCacheFile(rawResponse, 0)
+}
+
+// serializeCacheFile writes the SC2C header plus raw response. expiresUnix > 0
+// adds a 4th header field used for 404/410 negative entries; 0 keeps the
+// 3-field positive layout so existing cache files stay valid.
+func serializeCacheFile(rawResponse []byte, expiresUnix int64) ([]byte, error) {
 	// Extract body from raw response for hash calculation
 	bodyStart := bytes.Index(rawResponse, []byte("\r\n\r\n"))
 	if bodyStart == -1 {
@@ -53,8 +63,13 @@ func serializeRawResponse(rawResponse []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 	// Create text-based cache file
 	var buf bytes.Buffer
 
-	// First line: magic number, content hash, response size
-	headerLine := fmt.Sprintf("%s %s %d\n", CacheFileMagic, contentHash, len(rawResponse))
+	// First line: magic number, content hash, response size [, expires-unix]
+	var headerLine string
+	if expiresUnix > 0 {
+		headerLine = fmt.Sprintf("%s %s %d %d\n", CacheFileMagic, contentHash, len(rawResponse), expiresUnix)
+	} else {
+		headerLine = fmt.Sprintf("%s %s %d\n", CacheFileMagic, contentHash, len(rawResponse))
+	}
 	buf.WriteString(headerLine)
 
 	// Rest of the file: raw HTTP response
@@ -75,11 +90,11 @@ func deserializeCacheFile(data []byte) (*CacheFileFormat, error) {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid cache file format: no header line found")
 	}
 
-	// Parse header line: "SC2C <hash> <size>"
+	// Parse header line: "SC2C <hash> <size>" or "SC2C <hash> <size> <expires-unix>"
 	headerLine := string(data[:newlineIndex])
 	parts := strings.Fields(headerLine)
-	if len(parts) != 3 {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid header format: expected 3 fields, got %d", len(parts))
+	if len(parts) != 3 && len(parts) != 4 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid header format: expected 3 or 4 fields, got %d", len(parts))
 	}
 
 	// Check magic number
@@ -99,6 +114,14 @@ func deserializeCacheFile(data []byte) (*CacheFileFormat, error) {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid response size: %w", err)
 	}
 
+	var expiresUnix int64
+	if len(parts) == 4 {
+		expiresUnix, err = strconv.ParseInt(parts[3], 10, 64)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid expires unix: %w", err)
+		}
+	}
+
 	// Extract raw response (everything after the header line)
 	rawResponse := data[newlineIndex+1:]
 
@@ -128,6 +151,7 @@ func deserializeCacheFile(data []byte) (*CacheFileFormat, error) {
 		ContentHash:  contentHash,
 		ResponseSize: responseSize,
 		Response:     rawResponse,
+		ExpiresUnix:  expiresUnix,
 	}
 
 	return cacheFile, nil
@@ -222,9 +246,11 @@ func (sc *SteamCache) streamCachedResponse(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Reques
 	bodyStart := responseReader.Size() - int64(responseReader.Len())
 	bodyData := cacheFile.Response[bodyStart:]
 
-	// Handle Range requests
+	// Handle Range requests on cached 200 bodies only. Cached 404/410 (negative
+	// entries) are served as the stored status; slicing an error body as 206
+	// would be wrong.
 	rangeHeader := r.Header.Get("Range")
-	if rangeHeader != "" {
+	if rangeHeader != "" && statusCode == http.StatusOK {
 		// Parse the range request
 		start, end, totalSize, valid := parseRangeHeader(rangeHeader, int64(len(bodyData)))
 		if !valid {
@@ -262,6 +288,13 @@ func (sc *SteamCache) streamCachedResponse(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Reques
 		// Send the range data
 		_, _ = w.Write(rangeData) // client write error ignored (disconnect during range body send is not actionable)
 
+		// Range served from cache: count the range-specific metric and the range
+		// bytes actually written (handleCacheHit skips full-blob byte counting for
+		// Range requests so these are not double-counted).
+		sc.metrics.IncrementRangeCache()
+		sc.metrics.AddBytesServed(int64(len(rangeData)))
+		sc.metrics.AddBytesSaved(int64(len(rangeData)))
+
 		logger.Logger.Info().
 			Str("cache_key", cacheKey).
 			Str("url", r.URL.String()).

steamcache/handler.go

@@ -34,10 +34,18 @@ type Options struct {
 	// New config fields for hardening (max object size + trusted proxies)
 	MaxObjectSize  string
 	TrustedProxies []string
+
+	// NegativeTTL is a Go duration string for 404/410 negative cache entries.
+	// Empty defaults to 5m. "0" / "0s" disables storing negatives.
+	NegativeTTL string
+
+	// Table-tier uplink bandwidth shaping (bytes/sec). Empty/0 = disabled.
+	UplinkBandwidth         string
+	MaxBytesPerClientPerSec int64
 }
 
 func NewWithOptions(o Options) (*SteamCache, error) {
-	return New(o.Address, o.MemorySize, o.DiskSize, o.DiskPath, o.Upstream, o.MemoryGC, o.DiskGC, o.MaxConcurrentRequests, o.MaxRequestsPerClient, o.MaxObjectSize, o.TrustedProxies)
+	return New(o.Address, o.MemorySize, o.DiskSize, o.DiskPath, o.Upstream, o.MemoryGC, o.DiskGC, o.MaxConcurrentRequests, o.MaxRequestsPerClient, o.MaxObjectSize, o.TrustedProxies, o.NegativeTTL, o.UplinkBandwidth, o.MaxBytesPerClientPerSec)
 }
 
 // handleSpecialEndpoints handles non-content paths (health, heartbeat, metrics) and
@@ -56,6 +64,15 @@ func (sc *SteamCache) handleSpecialEndpoints(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Requ
 		logger.Logger.Debug().
 			Str("client_ip", clientIP).
 			Msg("LanCache heartbeat request")
+		diskTier := "disabled"
+		if sc.disk != nil {
+			if sc.metrics.GetDiskTierReady() == 1 {
+				diskTier = "ready"
+			} else {
+				diskTier = "pending"
+			}
+		}
+		w.Header().Add("X-SteamCache-Disk-Tier", diskTier)
 		w.Header().Add("X-LanCache-Processed-By", "SteamCache2")
 		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusNoContent)
 		_, _ = w.Write(nil) // client write error ignored (heartbeat path; nil write is no-op)
@@ -63,9 +80,9 @@ func (sc *SteamCache) handleSpecialEndpoints(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Requ
 	}
 
 	if r.URL.String() == "/metrics" {
-		// Return metrics in a simple text format
+		// Prometheus text exposition format 0.0.4
 		stats := sc.GetMetrics()
-		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "text/plain")
+		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "text/plain; version=0.0.4; charset=utf-8")
 		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
 		metrics.WriteText(w, stats)
 		return true
@@ -106,11 +123,29 @@ func (sc *SteamCache) handleCacheHit(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, cac
 					Msg("Failed to deserialize cache file - removing corrupted entry")
 				_ = sc.vfs.Delete(cachePath) // best-effort cleanup of corrupt entry; failure non-fatal (logged)
 			} else {
+				if cacheFile.ExpiresUnix > 0 {
+					if time.Now().Unix() >= cacheFile.ExpiresUnix {
+						logger.Logger.Debug().
+							Str("key", cacheKey).
+							Str("url", urlPath).
+							Int64("expires_unix", cacheFile.ExpiresUnix).
+							Msg("Negative cache entry expired - treating as miss")
+						_ = sc.vfs.Delete(cachePath) // best-effort; miss path re-fetches
+						return false
+					}
+					sc.metrics.IncrementNegativeCacheHits()
+				}
 				// Track cache hit metrics
 				sc.metrics.IncrementCacheHits()
 				sc.metrics.AddResponseTime(time.Since(tstart))
-				sc.metrics.AddBytesServed(int64(len(cachedData)))
-				sc.metrics.AddBytesSaved(int64(len(cachedData)))
+				if r.Header.Get("Range") == "" {
+					// Full-object HIT: count the cached blob served. Range HITs skip
+					// this here — streamCachedResponse counts the range bytes actually
+					// written to the client instead, so BytesServed/Saved reflect the
+					// partial body and are not double-counted.
+					sc.metrics.AddBytesServed(int64(len(cachedData)))
+					sc.metrics.AddBytesSaved(int64(len(cachedData)))
+				}
 				sc.metrics.IncrementServiceRequests(service.Name)
 
 				logger.Logger.Debug().
@@ -129,6 +164,126 @@ func (sc *SteamCache) handleCacheHit(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, cac
 	return false
 }
 
+const maxNegativeBody = 64 * 1024
+
+// handleNegativeUpstream serves a definitive upstream 404/410 to the client,
+// stores a short-TTL negative marker in the same VFS cache (same key as a
+// positive object), and completes coalesced waiters with that status.
+func (sc *SteamCache) handleNegativeUpstream(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, resp *http.Response, coalescedReq *coalescedRequest, isNew bool, cachePath, cacheKey, urlPath, clientIP string, service *ServiceConfig, tstart time.Time) {
+	defer func() { _ = resp.Body.Close() }() // best-effort close of gone-status body
+
+	bodyData, err := io.ReadAll(io.LimitReader(resp.Body, maxNegativeBody))
+	if err != nil {
+		logger.Logger.Warn().
+			Err(err).
+			Str("key", cacheKey).
+			Str("url", urlPath).
+			Int("status_code", resp.StatusCode).
+			Msg("Failed to read upstream 404/410 body")
+		bodyData = nil
+	}
+
+	rawResponse := sc.reconstructRawResponse(resp, bodyData)
+
+	for k, vv := range filterHopByHopHeaders(resp.Header) {
+		for _, v := range vv {
+			w.Header().Add(k, v)
+		}
+	}
+	w.Header().Set("X-LanCache-Status", "MISS")
+	w.Header().Set("X-LanCache-Processed-By", "SteamCache2")
+	w.WriteHeader(resp.StatusCode)
+	if len(bodyData) > 0 {
+		_, _ = w.Write(bodyData) // client write error ignored (disconnect during 404/410 body send is not actionable)
+	}
+
+	sc.metrics.IncrementCacheMisses()
+	sc.metrics.IncrementUpstreamErrors()
+	sc.metrics.AddResponseTime(time.Since(tstart))
+	sc.metrics.AddBytesServed(int64(len(bodyData)))
+	sc.metrics.IncrementServiceRequests(service.Name)
+
+	if sc.negativeTTL > 0 {
+		expiresUnix := time.Now().Add(sc.negativeTTL).Unix()
+		cacheData, serErr := serializeCacheFile(rawResponse, expiresUnix)
+		if serErr != nil {
+			logger.Logger.Warn().
+				Str("key", cacheKey).
+				Str("url", urlPath).
+				Err(serErr).
+				Msg("Failed to serialize negative cache file")
+			sc.metrics.IncrementCacheWriteFailures()
+			sc.metrics.IncrementServiceError("serialize")
+		} else {
+			sc.writeCacheEntry(cachePath, cacheKey, urlPath, service.Name, cacheData)
+		}
+	}
+
+	if isNew {
+		coalescedResp := &http.Response{
+			StatusCode: resp.StatusCode,
+			Status:     resp.Status,
+			Header:     make(http.Header),
+			Body:       io.NopCloser(bytes.NewReader(bodyData)),
+		}
+		for k, vv := range resp.Header {
+			coalescedResp.Header[k] = vv
+		}
+		coalescedReq.setResponseData(bodyData)
+		coalescedReq.complete(coalescedResp, nil)
+	}
+
+	logger.Logger.Info().
+		Str("cache_key", cacheKey).
+		Str("url", urlPath).
+		Str("host", r.Host).
+		Str("client_ip", clientIP).
+		Str("service", service.Name).
+		Str("cache_status", "MISS").
+		Int("status_code", resp.StatusCode).
+		Int64("file_size", int64(len(bodyData))).
+		Dur("response_time", time.Since(tstart)).
+		Msg("cache request")
+}
+
+// writeCacheEntry stores serialized SC2C bytes at cachePath. Failures increment
+// cache_write_failures; partial writes are deleted.
+func (sc *SteamCache) writeCacheEntry(cachePath, cacheKey, urlPath, serviceName string, cacheData []byte) {
+	cacheWriter, err := sc.vfs.Create(cachePath, int64(len(cacheData)))
+	if err != nil {
+		logger.Logger.Warn().
+			Str("key", cacheKey).
+			Str("url", urlPath).
+			Err(err).
+			Msg("Failed to create cache file")
+		sc.metrics.IncrementCacheWriteFailures()
+		sc.metrics.IncrementServiceError("cache_create")
+		return
+	}
+	defer func() { _ = cacheWriter.Close() }() // best-effort close of cache writer; errors on close (e.g. final sync) logged via prior write checks or non-fatal
+
+	bytesWritten, cacheErr := cacheWriter.Write(cacheData)
+	if cacheErr != nil || bytesWritten != len(cacheData) {
+		logger.Logger.Warn().
+			Str("key", cacheKey).
+			Str("url", urlPath).
+			Int("expected", len(cacheData)).
+			Int("written", bytesWritten).
+			Err(cacheErr).
+			Msg("Cache write failed or incomplete - removing corrupted entry")
+		sc.metrics.IncrementCacheWriteFailures()
+		sc.metrics.IncrementServiceError("cache_write")
+		_ = sc.vfs.Delete(cachePath) // best-effort removal of partial corrupt cache entry on write failure; non-fatal
+		return
+	}
+	logger.Logger.Debug().
+		Str("key", cacheKey).
+		Str("url", urlPath).
+		Str("service", serviceName).
+		Int("size", bytesWritten).
+		Msg("Successfully cached response")
+}
+
 // waitForCoalesced handles the follower path for a coalesced in-flight request.
 // It waits on the broadcast doneCh, serves the buffered response (or error), updates
 // coalesced metrics, and returns (the caller in ServeHTTP does the outer return).
@@ -262,11 +417,23 @@ func (sc *SteamCache) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 
+	// Per-client uplink bandwidth shaping (table-tier). Distinct from concurrency limits above.
+	if sc.bandwidth != nil && sc.bandwidth.enabled() {
+		lim, release := sc.bandwidth.acquire(clientIP)
+		defer release()
+		if lim != nil {
+			w = &limitedResponseWriter{ResponseWriter: w, lim: lim, ctx: r.Context()}
+		}
+	}
+
 	// Check if this is a request from a supported service
 	if service, isSupported := sc.detectService(r); isSupported {
-		// trim the query parameters from the URL path
-		// this is necessary because the cache key should not include query parameters
-		urlPath := strings.SplitN(r.URL.String(), "?", 2)[0] // trim query for cache key (SplitN makes intent explicit vs Cut + ignored bool)
+		// Cache key is the path only, never the Host: Steam rotates CDN hostnames
+		// for the same depot object, so different Host headers (or absolute-form
+		// request targets) for the same path must share one cache entry. r.URL.Path
+		// is the decoded path (query is never part of it); validateURLPath checks
+		// this decoded form and url.JoinPath re-escapes it for the upstream join.
+		urlPath := r.URL.Path
 
 		// Validate URL path for security
 		if err := validateURLPath(urlPath); err != nil {
@@ -345,6 +512,18 @@ func (sc *SteamCache) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			req.Host = r.Host
 		} else { // if no upstream server is configured, proxy the request to the host specified in the request
 			host := r.Host
+			if !hostAllowedForDirectFetch(host) {
+				logger.Logger.Warn().
+					Str("host", host).
+					Str("client_ip", clientIP).
+					Msg("Rejecting direct-fetch Host (not a Steam CDN name)")
+				sc.metrics.IncrementErrors()
+				if isNew {
+					coalescedReq.complete(nil, fmt.Errorf("host not allowed for direct fetch"))
+				}
+				http.Error(w, "Invalid URL", http.StatusBadRequest)
+				return
+			}
 			if r.Header.Get("X-Sls-Https") == "enable" {
 				host = "https://" + host
 			} else {
@@ -387,12 +566,12 @@ func (sc *SteamCache) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			}
 		}
 
-		// Retry logic
+		// Retry logic. 404/410 are definitive gone: do not retry with backoff.
 		backoffSchedule := []time.Duration{1 * time.Second, 3 * time.Second, 10 * time.Second}
 		var resp *http.Response
 		for i, backoff := range backoffSchedule {
 			resp, err = sc.client.Do(req)
-			if err == nil && resp.StatusCode == http.StatusOK {
+			if err == nil && (resp.StatusCode == http.StatusOK || isDefinitiveGone(resp.StatusCode)) {
 				break
 			}
 			if i < len(backoffSchedule)-1 {
@@ -417,6 +596,10 @@ func (sc *SteamCache) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			return
 		}
 		if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+			if isDefinitiveGone(resp.StatusCode) {
+				sc.handleNegativeUpstream(w, r, resp, coalescedReq, isNew, cachePath, cacheKey, urlPath, clientIP, service, tstart)
+				return
+			}
 			logger.Logger.Error().Int("status_code", resp.StatusCode).Str("url", req.URL.String()).Msg("Failed to fetch the requested URL (non-OK status after retries)")
 
 			_ = resp.Body.Close() // best-effort close on non-OK upstream; primary error path
@@ -537,14 +720,40 @@ func (sc *SteamCache) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		w.Header().Set("X-LanCache-Status", "MISS")
 		w.Header().Set("X-LanCache-Processed-By", "SteamCache2")
 
-		// Stream the response body to client
-		w.WriteHeader(resp.StatusCode)
-		_, _ = w.Write(bodyData) // client write error ignored (disconnect during MISS body send is not actionable)
+		// Stream the response body to client.
+		// Range miss: the Range header was stripped for the upstream fetch (so the
+		// FULL object is cached below); serve the client's requested slice from the
+		// full body as 206, matching the HIT Range path.
+		if rangeHeader := r.Header.Get("Range"); rangeHeader != "" {
+			start, end, totalSize, rangeValid := parseRangeHeader(rangeHeader, int64(len(bodyData)))
+			if !rangeValid {
+				// Invalid range — 416 (consistent with the HIT Range path). Drop the
+				// upstream Content-Length: it describes the full body, which 416 does
+				// not send (a stale CL would hang clients waiting for a body).
+				w.Header().Del("Content-Length")
+				w.Header().Set("Content-Range", fmt.Sprintf("bytes */%d", len(bodyData)))
+				w.WriteHeader(http.StatusRequestedRangeNotSatisfiable)
+			} else {
+				rangeData := bodyData[start : end+1]
+				w.Header().Set("Content-Range", fmt.Sprintf("bytes %d-%d/%d", start, end, totalSize))
+				w.Header().Set("Content-Length", fmt.Sprintf("%d", len(rangeData)))
+				w.Header().Set("Accept-Ranges", "bytes")
+				w.WriteHeader(http.StatusPartialContent)
+				_, _ = w.Write(rangeData) // client write error ignored (disconnect during MISS range body send is not actionable)
+
+				// Range required an upstream fetch (full object) then served as 206
+				sc.metrics.IncrementRangeUpstream()
+				sc.metrics.AddBytesServed(int64(len(rangeData))) // range bytes only, not the full cached object
+			}
+		} else {
+			w.WriteHeader(resp.StatusCode)
+			_, _ = w.Write(bodyData) // client write error ignored (disconnect during MISS body send is not actionable)
+			sc.metrics.AddBytesServed(int64(len(bodyData)))
+		}
 
 		// Track cache miss metrics
 		sc.metrics.IncrementCacheMisses()
 		sc.metrics.AddResponseTime(time.Since(tstart))
-		sc.metrics.AddBytesServed(int64(len(bodyData)))
 		sc.metrics.IncrementServiceRequests(service.Name)
 
 		// Verify we received the complete file by checking Content-Length
@@ -572,42 +781,7 @@ func (sc *SteamCache) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			sc.metrics.IncrementCacheWriteFailures()
 			sc.metrics.IncrementServiceError("serialize")
 		} else {
-			// Store the serialized cache data
-			cacheWriter, err := sc.vfs.Create(cachePath, int64(len(cacheData)))
-			if err == nil {
-				defer func() { _ = cacheWriter.Close() }() // best-effort close of cache writer; errors on close (e.g. final sync) logged via prior write checks or non-fatal
-
-				// Write the serialized cache data
-				bytesWritten, cacheErr := cacheWriter.Write(cacheData)
-
-				if cacheErr != nil || bytesWritten != len(cacheData) {
-					logger.Logger.Warn().
-						Str("key", cacheKey).
-						Str("url", urlPath).
-						Int("expected", len(cacheData)).
-						Int("written", bytesWritten).
-						Err(cacheErr).
-						Msg("Cache write failed or incomplete - removing corrupted entry")
-					sc.metrics.IncrementCacheWriteFailures()
-					sc.metrics.IncrementServiceError("cache_write")
-					_ = sc.vfs.Delete(cachePath) // best-effort removal of partial corrupt cache entry on write failure; non-fatal. Deferred cacheWriter.Close() (from earlier in block) runs after this on error unwind path (harmless per DiskFS design)
-				} else {
-					logger.Logger.Debug().
-						Str("key", cacheKey).
-						Str("url", urlPath).
-						Str("service", service.Name).
-						Int("size", bytesWritten).
-						Msg("Successfully cached response")
-				}
-			} else {
-				logger.Logger.Warn().
-					Str("key", cacheKey).
-					Str("url", urlPath).
-					Err(err).
-					Msg("Failed to create cache file")
-				sc.metrics.IncrementCacheWriteFailures()
-				sc.metrics.IncrementServiceError("cache_create")
-			}
+			sc.writeCacheEntry(cachePath, cacheKey, urlPath, service.Name, cacheData)
 		}
 
 		// Complete coalesced request with the original response

steamcache/metrics/metrics.go

@@ -7,17 +7,22 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"sync/atomic"
 	"time"
+
+	"s1d3sw1ped/steamcache2/steamcache/logger"
 )
 
 // Metrics tracks various performance and operational metrics
 type Metrics struct {
 	// Request metrics
-	TotalRequests  int64
-	CacheHits      int64
-	CacheMisses    int64
-	CacheCoalesced int64
-	Errors         int64
-	RateLimited    int64
+	TotalRequests     int64
+	CacheHits         int64
+	CacheMisses       int64
+	CacheCoalesced    int64
+	NegativeCacheHits int64 // 404/410 served from a still-valid negative cache entry
+	RangeCache        int64 // Range requests served as 206 from an already-cached object (HIT)
+	RangeUpstream     int64 // Range requests that required an upstream fetch (full object), served as 206
+	Errors            int64
+	RateLimited       int64
 
 	// Performance metrics
 	TotalResponseTime int64 // in nanoseconds
@@ -25,12 +30,16 @@ type Metrics struct {
 	TotalBytesSaved   int64 // bytes served from cache instead of being re-downloaded from upstream
 
 	// Cache metrics
-	MemoryCacheSize int64
-	DiskCacheSize   int64
-	MemoryCacheHits int64
-	DiskCacheHits   int64
-	Promotions      int64
-	Evictions       int64
+	MemoryCacheSize        int64
+	DiskCacheSize          int64
+	MemoryCacheCapacity    int64 // configured memory capacity (bytes)
+	DiskCacheCapacity      int64 // configured disk capacity (bytes); 0 when no disk
+	MemoryCacheHits        int64
+	DiskCacheHits          int64
+	Promotions             int64
+	Evictions              int64
+	CapacityPressureEvents int64 // soft eviction under cap and/or disk ENOSPC
+	DiskTierReady          int64 // 0=pending (or unset), 1=ready or no-disk (N/A)
 
 	// Expanded observability (upstream breakdowns, cache write failures, per-service errors)
 	UpstreamErrors     int64
@@ -73,11 +82,27 @@ func (m *Metrics) IncrementCacheMisses() {
 	atomic.AddInt64(&m.CacheMisses, 1)
 }
 
+// IncrementNegativeCacheHits increments hits served from a 404/410 negative entry.
+func (m *Metrics) IncrementNegativeCacheHits() {
+	atomic.AddInt64(&m.NegativeCacheHits, 1)
+}
+
 // IncrementCacheCoalesced increments the coalesced request counter
 func (m *Metrics) IncrementCacheCoalesced() {
 	atomic.AddInt64(&m.CacheCoalesced, 1)
 }
 
+// IncrementRangeCache increments the Range-from-cache counter (HIT served as 206)
+func (m *Metrics) IncrementRangeCache() {
+	atomic.AddInt64(&m.RangeCache, 1)
+}
+
+// IncrementRangeUpstream increments the Range-from-upstream counter (full object
+// fetched upstream, requested slice served as 206)
+func (m *Metrics) IncrementRangeUpstream() {
+	atomic.AddInt64(&m.RangeUpstream, 1)
+}
+
 // IncrementErrors increments the error counter
 func (m *Metrics) IncrementErrors() {
 	atomic.AddInt64(&m.Errors, 1)
@@ -114,6 +139,28 @@ func (m *Metrics) SetDiskCacheSize(size int64) {
 	atomic.StoreInt64(&m.DiskCacheSize, size)
 }
 
+// SetMemoryCacheCapacity sets the configured memory cache capacity in bytes.
+func (m *Metrics) SetMemoryCacheCapacity(capacity int64) {
+	atomic.StoreInt64(&m.MemoryCacheCapacity, capacity)
+}
+
+// SetDiskCacheCapacity sets the configured disk cache capacity in bytes
+// (0 when no disk is configured).
+func (m *Metrics) SetDiskCacheCapacity(capacity int64) {
+	atomic.StoreInt64(&m.DiskCacheCapacity, capacity)
+}
+
+// SetDiskTierReady sets whether the disk slow tier is attached (1) or still pending (0).
+// Memory-only (no disk) also uses 1 — meaning "not waiting on disk attach". Reset does not clear this.
+func (m *Metrics) SetDiskTierReady(ready int64) {
+	atomic.StoreInt64(&m.DiskTierReady, ready)
+}
+
+// GetDiskTierReady returns 1 if disk tier is ready (or no disk configured), else 0 while attach pending.
+func (m *Metrics) GetDiskTierReady() int64 {
+	return atomic.LoadInt64(&m.DiskTierReady)
+}
+
 // IncrementMemoryCacheHits increments memory cache hits
 func (m *Metrics) IncrementMemoryCacheHits() {
 	atomic.AddInt64(&m.MemoryCacheHits, 1)
@@ -138,8 +185,39 @@ func (m *Metrics) GetServiceRequests(service string) int64 {
 	return m.ServiceRequests[service]
 }
 
-func (m *Metrics) IncrementPromotions() { atomic.AddInt64(&m.Promotions, 1) }
-func (m *Metrics) IncrementEvictions()  { atomic.AddInt64(&m.Evictions, 1) }
+func (m *Metrics) IncrementPromotions()             { atomic.AddInt64(&m.Promotions, 1) }
+func (m *Metrics) IncrementEvictions()              { atomic.AddInt64(&m.Evictions, 1) }
+func (m *Metrics) IncrementCapacityPressureEvents() { atomic.AddInt64(&m.CapacityPressureEvents, 1) }
+
+// NoteSoftEviction records one cap-pressure eviction batch that freed bytes.
+// Keeps the existing evictions counter and also increments capacity_pressure_events.
+// Nil m is safe: the log still fires so ops can grep without metrics wired.
+func NoteSoftEviction(m *Metrics, tier string, evicted uint) {
+	if evicted == 0 {
+		return
+	}
+	if m != nil {
+		m.IncrementEvictions()
+		m.IncrementCapacityPressureEvents()
+	}
+	logger.Logger.Info().
+		Str("tier", tier).
+		Str("reason", "eviction").
+		Uint("bytes_evicted", evicted).
+		Msg("cache capacity pressure")
+}
+
+// NoteNoSpace records a disk Create/Write/Mkdir ENOSPC (or equivalent) event.
+func NoteNoSpace(m *Metrics, err error) {
+	if m != nil {
+		m.IncrementCapacityPressureEvents()
+	}
+	logger.Logger.Warn().
+		Str("tier", "disk").
+		Str("reason", "enospc").
+		Err(err).
+		Msg("cache capacity pressure")
+}
 
 // Additional observability counters
 func (m *Metrics) IncrementUpstreamErrors()     { atomic.AddInt64(&m.UpstreamErrors, 1) }
@@ -183,38 +261,67 @@ func (m *Metrics) GetStats() *Stats {
 		serviceErrors[k] = v
 	}
 
+	memoryCacheSize := atomic.LoadInt64(&m.MemoryCacheSize)
+	diskCacheSize := atomic.LoadInt64(&m.DiskCacheSize)
+	memoryCacheCapacity := atomic.LoadInt64(&m.MemoryCacheCapacity)
+	diskCacheCapacity := atomic.LoadInt64(&m.DiskCacheCapacity)
+
 	return &Stats{
-		TotalRequests:      totalRequests,
-		CacheHits:          cacheHits,
-		CacheMisses:        cacheMisses,
-		CacheCoalesced:     atomic.LoadInt64(&m.CacheCoalesced),
-		Errors:             atomic.LoadInt64(&m.Errors),
-		RateLimited:        atomic.LoadInt64(&m.RateLimited),
-		HitRate:            hitRate,
-		AvgResponseTime:    avgResponseTime,
-		TotalBytesServed:   atomic.LoadInt64(&m.TotalBytesServed),
-		TotalBytesSaved:    atomic.LoadInt64(&m.TotalBytesSaved),
-		MemoryCacheSize:    atomic.LoadInt64(&m.MemoryCacheSize),
-		DiskCacheSize:      atomic.LoadInt64(&m.DiskCacheSize),
-		MemoryCacheHits:    atomic.LoadInt64(&m.MemoryCacheHits),
-		DiskCacheHits:      atomic.LoadInt64(&m.DiskCacheHits),
-		Promotions:         atomic.LoadInt64(&m.Promotions),
-		Evictions:          atomic.LoadInt64(&m.Evictions),
-		ServiceRequests:    serviceRequests,
-		UpstreamErrors:     atomic.LoadInt64(&m.UpstreamErrors),
-		CacheWriteFailures: atomic.LoadInt64(&m.CacheWriteFailures),
-		ServiceErrors:      serviceErrors,
-		Uptime:             time.Since(m.StartTime),
-		LastResetTime:      m.LastResetTime,
+		TotalRequests:          totalRequests,
+		CacheHits:              cacheHits,
+		CacheMisses:            cacheMisses,
+		CacheCoalesced:         atomic.LoadInt64(&m.CacheCoalesced),
+		NegativeCacheHits:      atomic.LoadInt64(&m.NegativeCacheHits),
+		RangeCache:             atomic.LoadInt64(&m.RangeCache),
+		RangeUpstream:          atomic.LoadInt64(&m.RangeUpstream),
+		Errors:                 atomic.LoadInt64(&m.Errors),
+		RateLimited:            atomic.LoadInt64(&m.RateLimited),
+		HitRate:                hitRate,
+		AvgResponseTime:        avgResponseTime,
+		TotalBytesServed:       atomic.LoadInt64(&m.TotalBytesServed),
+		TotalBytesSaved:        atomic.LoadInt64(&m.TotalBytesSaved),
+		MemoryCacheSize:        memoryCacheSize,
+		DiskCacheSize:          diskCacheSize,
+		MemoryCacheCapacity:    memoryCacheCapacity,
+		DiskCacheCapacity:      diskCacheCapacity,
+		DiskCacheFullRatio:     diskFullRatio(diskCacheSize, diskCacheCapacity),
+		DiskTierReady:          atomic.LoadInt64(&m.DiskTierReady),
+		MemoryCacheHits:        atomic.LoadInt64(&m.MemoryCacheHits),
+		DiskCacheHits:          atomic.LoadInt64(&m.DiskCacheHits),
+		Promotions:             atomic.LoadInt64(&m.Promotions),
+		Evictions:              atomic.LoadInt64(&m.Evictions),
+		CapacityPressureEvents: atomic.LoadInt64(&m.CapacityPressureEvents),
+		ServiceRequests:        serviceRequests,
+		UpstreamErrors:         atomic.LoadInt64(&m.UpstreamErrors),
+		CacheWriteFailures:     atomic.LoadInt64(&m.CacheWriteFailures),
+		ServiceErrors:          serviceErrors,
+		Uptime:                 time.Since(m.StartTime),
+		LastResetTime:          m.LastResetTime,
 	}
 }
 
+// diskFullRatio is size / capacity clamped to [0,1].
+// It is 0 when no disk is configured or the capacity is 0.
+func diskFullRatio(size, capacity int64) float64 {
+	if size <= 0 || capacity <= 0 {
+		return 0
+	}
+	ratio := float64(size) / float64(capacity)
+	if ratio > 1 {
+		return 1
+	}
+	return ratio
+}
+
 // Reset resets all metrics to zero
 func (m *Metrics) Reset() {
 	atomic.StoreInt64(&m.TotalRequests, 0)
 	atomic.StoreInt64(&m.CacheHits, 0)
 	atomic.StoreInt64(&m.CacheMisses, 0)
 	atomic.StoreInt64(&m.CacheCoalesced, 0)
+	atomic.StoreInt64(&m.NegativeCacheHits, 0)
+	atomic.StoreInt64(&m.RangeCache, 0)
+	atomic.StoreInt64(&m.RangeUpstream, 0)
 	atomic.StoreInt64(&m.Errors, 0)
 	atomic.StoreInt64(&m.RateLimited, 0)
 	atomic.StoreInt64(&m.TotalResponseTime, 0)
@@ -224,6 +331,7 @@ func (m *Metrics) Reset() {
 	atomic.StoreInt64(&m.DiskCacheHits, 0)
 	atomic.StoreInt64(&m.Promotions, 0)
 	atomic.StoreInt64(&m.Evictions, 0)
+	atomic.StoreInt64(&m.CapacityPressureEvents, 0)
 	atomic.StoreInt64(&m.UpstreamErrors, 0)
 	atomic.StoreInt64(&m.CacheWriteFailures, 0)
 
@@ -240,62 +348,95 @@ func (m *Metrics) Reset() {
 
 // Stats represents a snapshot of metrics
 type Stats struct {
-	TotalRequests    int64
-	CacheHits        int64
-	CacheMisses      int64
-	CacheCoalesced   int64
-	Errors           int64
-	RateLimited      int64
-	HitRate          float64
-	AvgResponseTime  time.Duration
-	TotalBytesServed int64
-	TotalBytesSaved  int64
-	MemoryCacheSize  int64
+	TotalRequests     int64
+	CacheHits         int64
+	CacheMisses       int64
+	CacheCoalesced    int64
+	NegativeCacheHits int64
+	RangeCache        int64
+	RangeUpstream     int64
+	Errors            int64
+	RateLimited       int64
+	HitRate           float64
+	AvgResponseTime   time.Duration
+	TotalBytesServed  int64
+	TotalBytesSaved   int64
+	MemoryCacheSize   int64
 
-	DiskCacheSize      int64
-	MemoryCacheHits    int64
-	DiskCacheHits      int64
-	Promotions         int64
-	Evictions          int64
-	UpstreamErrors     int64
-	CacheWriteFailures int64
-	ServiceErrors      map[string]int64
-	ServiceRequests    map[string]int64
-	Uptime             time.Duration
-	LastResetTime      time.Time
+	DiskCacheSize          int64
+	MemoryCacheCapacity    int64   // configured memory capacity (bytes)
+	DiskCacheCapacity      int64   // configured disk capacity (bytes); 0 when no disk
+	DiskCacheFullRatio     float64 // disk_cache_size / disk_cache_capacity, clamped to [0,1]; 0 when no disk or capacity is 0
+	DiskTierReady          int64
+	MemoryCacheHits        int64
+	DiskCacheHits          int64
+	Promotions             int64
+	Evictions              int64
+	CapacityPressureEvents int64
+	UpstreamErrors         int64
+	CacheWriteFailures     int64
+	ServiceErrors          map[string]int64
+	ServiceRequests        map[string]int64
+	Uptime                 time.Duration
+	LastResetTime          time.Time
 }
 
-// WriteText emits the Prometheus-style text metrics to the ResponseWriter.
-// Promoted from internal handler per Phase 3 for better package ownership.
+// WriteText emits Prometheus text exposition format 0.0.4 to the ResponseWriter.
+// Each metric family is # HELP, then # TYPE, then one or more sample lines.
+// Metric names are stable; labeled series keep service=%q (Prometheus-valid quotes).
 // All fmt.Fprintf errors are intentionally discarded via _ = : this is a best-effort
 // read-only debug endpoint; client disconnects or write errors during metrics dump
 // are not actionable (do not affect cache correctness or require retries).
 func WriteText(w http.ResponseWriter, stats *Stats) {
-	_, _ = fmt.Fprintf(w, "# SteamCache2 Metrics\n")
-	_, _ = fmt.Fprintf(w, "total_requests %d\n", stats.TotalRequests)
-	_, _ = fmt.Fprintf(w, "cache_hits %d\n", stats.CacheHits)
-	_, _ = fmt.Fprintf(w, "cache_misses %d\n", stats.CacheMisses)
-	_, _ = fmt.Fprintf(w, "cache_coalesced %d\n", stats.CacheCoalesced)
-	_, _ = fmt.Fprintf(w, "errors %d\n", stats.Errors)
-	_, _ = fmt.Fprintf(w, "rate_limited %d\n", stats.RateLimited)
-	_, _ = fmt.Fprintf(w, "upstream_errors %d\n", stats.UpstreamErrors)
-	_, _ = fmt.Fprintf(w, "cache_write_failures %d\n", stats.CacheWriteFailures)
-	_, _ = fmt.Fprintf(w, "memory_cache_hits %d\n", stats.MemoryCacheHits)
-	_, _ = fmt.Fprintf(w, "disk_cache_hits %d\n", stats.DiskCacheHits)
-	_, _ = fmt.Fprintf(w, "promotions %d\n", stats.Promotions)
-	_, _ = fmt.Fprintf(w, "evictions %d\n", stats.Evictions)
+	writeInt(w, "total_requests", "Total HTTP requests handled.", "counter", stats.TotalRequests)
+	writeInt(w, "cache_hits", "Requests served from cache.", "counter", stats.CacheHits)
+	writeInt(w, "cache_misses", "Requests not found in cache.", "counter", stats.CacheMisses)
+	writeInt(w, "negative_cache_hits", "404/410 served from a still-valid negative cache entry.", "counter", stats.NegativeCacheHits)
+	writeInt(w, "cache_coalesced", "Requests coalesced onto an in-flight upstream fetch.", "counter", stats.CacheCoalesced)
+	writeInt(w, "range_cache", "Range requests served as 206 from an already-cached object.", "counter", stats.RangeCache)
+	writeInt(w, "range_upstream", "Range requests that required an upstream fetch, served as 206.", "counter", stats.RangeUpstream)
+	writeInt(w, "errors", "Request errors.", "counter", stats.Errors)
+	writeInt(w, "rate_limited", "Requests rejected by rate limiting.", "counter", stats.RateLimited)
+	writeInt(w, "upstream_errors", "Errors talking to upstream.", "counter", stats.UpstreamErrors)
+	writeInt(w, "cache_write_failures", "Failures writing objects into cache.", "counter", stats.CacheWriteFailures)
+	writeInt(w, "memory_cache_hits", "Hits served from the memory tier.", "counter", stats.MemoryCacheHits)
+	writeInt(w, "disk_cache_hits", "Hits served from the disk tier.", "counter", stats.DiskCacheHits)
+	writeInt(w, "promotions", "Objects promoted from disk to memory.", "counter", stats.Promotions)
+	writeInt(w, "evictions", "Objects evicted from cache.", "counter", stats.Evictions)
+	writeInt(w, "capacity_pressure_events", "Soft eviction under the memory or disk cap, and/or disk ENOSPC.", "counter", stats.CapacityPressureEvents)
+
+	writeHelpType(w, "service_errors", "Errors attributed to a named service.", "counter")
 	for svc, cnt := range stats.ServiceErrors {
 		_, _ = fmt.Fprintf(w, "service_errors{service=%q} %d\n", svc, cnt)
 	}
+	writeHelpType(w, "service_requests", "Requests attributed to a named service.", "counter")
 	for svc, cnt := range stats.ServiceRequests {
 		_, _ = fmt.Fprintf(w, "service_requests{service=%q} %d\n", svc, cnt)
 	}
-	_, _ = fmt.Fprintf(w, "hit_rate %.4f\n", stats.HitRate)
-	_, _ = fmt.Fprintf(w, "avg_response_time_ms %.2f\n", float64(stats.AvgResponseTime.Nanoseconds())/1e6)
-	_, _ = fmt.Fprintf(w, "total_bytes_served %d\n", stats.TotalBytesServed)
-	_, _ = fmt.Fprintf(w, "total_bytes_saved %d\n", stats.TotalBytesSaved)
 
-	_, _ = fmt.Fprintf(w, "memory_cache_size %d\n", stats.MemoryCacheSize)
-	_, _ = fmt.Fprintf(w, "disk_cache_size %d\n", stats.DiskCacheSize)
-	_, _ = fmt.Fprintf(w, "uptime_seconds %.2f\n", stats.Uptime.Seconds())
+	writeFloat(w, "hit_rate", "Cache hits divided by total requests.", "gauge", "%.4f", stats.HitRate)
+	writeFloat(w, "avg_response_time_ms", "Average response time in milliseconds.", "gauge", "%.2f", float64(stats.AvgResponseTime.Nanoseconds())/1e6)
+	writeInt(w, "total_bytes_served", "Total bytes sent to clients.", "counter", stats.TotalBytesServed)
+	writeInt(w, "total_bytes_saved", "Bytes served from cache instead of being re-downloaded from upstream.", "counter", stats.TotalBytesSaved)
+	writeInt(w, "memory_cache_size", "Current memory cache size in bytes.", "gauge", stats.MemoryCacheSize)
+	writeInt(w, "memory_cache_capacity", "Configured memory cache capacity in bytes.", "gauge", stats.MemoryCacheCapacity)
+	writeInt(w, "disk_cache_size", "Current disk cache size in bytes.", "gauge", stats.DiskCacheSize)
+	writeInt(w, "disk_cache_capacity", "Configured disk cache capacity in bytes; 0 when no disk is configured.", "gauge", stats.DiskCacheCapacity)
+	writeFloat(w, "disk_cache_full_ratio", "disk_cache_size / disk_cache_capacity in [0,1]; 0 when no disk or capacity is 0.", "gauge", "%.4f", stats.DiskCacheFullRatio)
+	writeInt(w, "disk_tier_ready", "1 if the disk tier is attached or no disk is configured; 0 while attach is pending.", "gauge", stats.DiskTierReady)
+	writeFloat(w, "uptime_seconds", "Process uptime in seconds.", "gauge", "%.2f", stats.Uptime.Seconds())
+}
+
+func writeHelpType(w http.ResponseWriter, name, help, typ string) {
+	_, _ = fmt.Fprintf(w, "# HELP %s %s\n# TYPE %s %s\n", name, help, name, typ)
+}
+
+func writeInt(w http.ResponseWriter, name, help, typ string, v int64) {
+	writeHelpType(w, name, help, typ)
+	_, _ = fmt.Fprintf(w, "%s %d\n", name, v)
+}
+
+func writeFloat(w http.ResponseWriter, name, help, typ, valFmt string, v float64) {
+	writeHelpType(w, name, help, typ)
+	_, _ = fmt.Fprintf(w, "%s "+valFmt+"\n", name, v)
 }

steamcache/metrics/metrics_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,240 @@
+package metrics
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"errors"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+)
+
+func TestCapacityPressureEventsWriteTextAndReset(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	m := NewMetrics()
+	if got := m.GetStats().CapacityPressureEvents; got != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("initial CapacityPressureEvents=%d, want 0", got)
+	}
+
+	NoteSoftEviction(m, "memory", 0)
+	if got := m.GetStats().CapacityPressureEvents; got != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("zero-byte eviction counted: %d", got)
+	}
+
+	NoteSoftEviction(m, "memory", 128)
+	st := m.GetStats()
+	if st.CapacityPressureEvents != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("after memory eviction, CapacityPressureEvents=%d, want 1", st.CapacityPressureEvents)
+	}
+	if st.Evictions != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("after memory eviction, Evictions=%d, want 1 (existing counter kept)", st.Evictions)
+	}
+
+	NoteSoftEviction(m, "disk", 64)
+	NoteNoSpace(m, errors.New("no space left on device"))
+	st = m.GetStats()
+	if st.CapacityPressureEvents != 3 {
+		t.Fatalf("after disk eviction + ENOSPC, CapacityPressureEvents=%d, want 3", st.CapacityPressureEvents)
+	}
+	if st.Evictions != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("ENOSPC must not increment evictions; Evictions=%d, want 2", st.Evictions)
+	}
+
+	rec := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	WriteText(rec, st)
+	body := rec.Body.Bytes()
+	if !bytes.Contains(body, []byte("capacity_pressure_events 3")) {
+		t.Errorf("WriteText missing capacity_pressure_events 3: %q", rec.Body.String())
+	}
+	if !bytes.Contains(body, []byte("evictions 2")) {
+		t.Errorf("WriteText missing evictions 2: %q", rec.Body.String())
+	}
+	if !bytes.Contains(body, []byte("# HELP capacity_pressure_events")) {
+		t.Errorf("WriteText missing # HELP capacity_pressure_events: %q", rec.Body.String())
+	}
+	if !bytes.Contains(body, []byte("# TYPE capacity_pressure_events counter")) {
+		t.Errorf("WriteText missing # TYPE capacity_pressure_events counter: %q", rec.Body.String())
+	}
+	if !bytes.Contains(body, []byte("# TYPE evictions counter")) {
+		t.Errorf("WriteText missing # TYPE evictions counter: %q", rec.Body.String())
+	}
+
+	m.Reset()
+	st = m.GetStats()
+	if st.CapacityPressureEvents != 0 || st.Evictions != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("after Reset, CapacityPressureEvents=%d Evictions=%d, want 0", st.CapacityPressureEvents, st.Evictions)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestNoteSoftEvictionNilMetrics(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	// Must not panic when metrics are not wired (unit tests / early init).
+	NoteSoftEviction(nil, "memory", 10)
+	NoteNoSpace(nil, errors.New("ENOSPC"))
+}
+
+func TestWriteTextPrometheusExposition(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	st := &Stats{
+		TotalRequests:          10,
+		CacheHits:              4,
+		CacheMisses:            6,
+		NegativeCacheHits:      1,
+		CacheCoalesced:         2,
+		RangeCache:             3,
+		RangeUpstream:          5,
+		Errors:                 1,
+		RateLimited:            1,
+		UpstreamErrors:         1,
+		CacheWriteFailures:     1,
+		MemoryCacheHits:        2,
+		DiskCacheHits:          2,
+		Promotions:             1,
+		Evictions:              1,
+		CapacityPressureEvents: 1,
+		ServiceErrors:          map[string]int64{"steam": 2},
+		ServiceRequests:        map[string]int64{"steam": 7},
+		HitRate:                0.4,
+		AvgResponseTime:        2 * time.Millisecond,
+		TotalBytesServed:       100,
+		TotalBytesSaved:        50,
+		MemoryCacheSize:        8,
+		DiskCacheSize:          16,
+		MemoryCacheCapacity:    8,
+		DiskCacheCapacity:      32,
+		DiskCacheFullRatio:     0.5,
+		DiskTierReady:          1,
+		Uptime:                 3 * time.Second,
+	}
+	rec := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	WriteText(rec, st)
+	body := rec.Body.String()
+
+	if strings.Contains(body, "# SteamCache2 Metrics") {
+		t.Error("non-standard # SteamCache2 Metrics banner must not be present")
+	}
+
+	counters := []string{
+		"total_requests", "cache_hits", "cache_misses", "negative_cache_hits",
+		"cache_coalesced", "range_cache", "range_upstream", "errors", "rate_limited",
+		"upstream_errors", "cache_write_failures", "memory_cache_hits", "disk_cache_hits",
+		"promotions", "evictions", "capacity_pressure_events", "service_errors",
+		"service_requests", "total_bytes_served", "total_bytes_saved",
+	}
+	gauges := []string{
+		"hit_rate", "avg_response_time_ms", "memory_cache_size", "disk_cache_size",
+		"memory_cache_capacity", "disk_cache_capacity", "disk_cache_full_ratio",
+		"disk_tier_ready", "uptime_seconds",
+	}
+	for _, name := range counters {
+		assertHelpType(t, body, name, "counter")
+	}
+	for _, name := range gauges {
+		assertHelpType(t, body, name, "gauge")
+	}
+
+	if !strings.Contains(body, `service_errors{service="steam"} 2`) {
+		t.Errorf("missing labeled service_errors sample: %q", body)
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(body, `service_requests{service="steam"} 7`) {
+		t.Errorf("missing labeled service_requests sample: %q", body)
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(body, "disk_tier_ready 1\n") {
+		t.Errorf("missing disk_tier_ready 1 sample: %q", body)
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(body, "memory_cache_capacity 8\n") {
+		t.Errorf("missing memory_cache_capacity 8 sample: %q", body)
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(body, "disk_cache_capacity 32\n") {
+		t.Errorf("missing disk_cache_capacity 32 sample: %q", body)
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(body, "disk_cache_full_ratio 0.5000\n") {
+		t.Errorf("missing disk_cache_full_ratio 0.5000 sample: %q", body)
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(body, "range_cache 3\n") {
+		t.Errorf("missing range_cache 3 sample: %q", body)
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(body, "negative_cache_hits 1\n") {
+		t.Errorf("missing negative_cache_hits 1 sample: %q", body)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDiskCacheFullRatioInGetStats(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	cases := []struct {
+		name         string
+		size         int64
+		capacity     int64
+		wantRatio    float64
+		wantCapacity int64
+	}{
+		{"no disk (capacity 0)", 0, 0, 0, 0},
+		{"zero size with capacity", 0, 1024, 0, 1024},
+		{"half full", 512, 1024, 0.5, 1024},
+		{"exact full", 1024, 1024, 1, 1024},
+		{"size above capacity clamps to 1", 2048, 1024, 1, 1024},
+	}
+	for _, tc := range cases {
+		tc := tc
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Parallel()
+			m := NewMetrics()
+			m.SetDiskCacheSize(tc.size)
+			m.SetDiskCacheCapacity(tc.capacity)
+			st := m.GetStats()
+			if st.DiskCacheCapacity != tc.wantCapacity {
+				t.Fatalf("DiskCacheCapacity=%d, want %d", st.DiskCacheCapacity, tc.wantCapacity)
+			}
+			if st.DiskCacheFullRatio != tc.wantRatio {
+				t.Fatalf("DiskCacheFullRatio=%v, want %v", st.DiskCacheFullRatio, tc.wantRatio)
+			}
+			if st.DiskCacheFullRatio < 0 || st.DiskCacheFullRatio > 1 {
+				t.Fatalf("DiskCacheFullRatio=%v outside [0,1]", st.DiskCacheFullRatio)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+
+	// Memory capacity is a plain passthrough, and capacity survives Reset
+	// (re-derived by GetMetrics, like MemoryCacheSize/DiskTierReady).
+	m := NewMetrics()
+	m.SetMemoryCacheCapacity(4096)
+	if got := m.GetStats().MemoryCacheCapacity; got != 4096 {
+		t.Fatalf("MemoryCacheCapacity=%d, want 4096", got)
+	}
+	m.Reset()
+	if got := m.GetStats().MemoryCacheCapacity; got != 4096 {
+		t.Fatalf("MemoryCacheCapacity=%d after Reset, want 4096 (config snapshot, like size gauges)", got)
+	}
+}
+
+func assertHelpType(t *testing.T, body, name, typ string) {
+	t.Helper()
+	help := "# HELP " + name + " "
+	typeLine := "# TYPE " + name + " " + typ
+	iHelp := strings.Index(body, help)
+	if iHelp < 0 {
+		t.Errorf("missing %q", help)
+		return
+	}
+	iType := strings.Index(body[iHelp:], typeLine)
+	if iType < 0 {
+		t.Errorf("missing %q after HELP for %s", typeLine, name)
+		return
+	}
+	afterType := body[iHelp+iType+len(typeLine):]
+	if !strings.HasPrefix(afterType, "\n") {
+		t.Errorf("# TYPE %s not followed by newline", name)
+		return
+	}
+	sample := afterType[1:]
+	if !strings.HasPrefix(sample, name+" ") && !strings.HasPrefix(sample, name+"{") {
+		t.Errorf("sample for %s does not follow TYPE; next line starts %q", name, firstLine(sample))
+	}
+}
+
+func firstLine(s string) string {
+	if i := strings.IndexByte(s, '\n'); i >= 0 {
+		return s[:i]
+	}
+	return s
+}

steamcache/negative_cache_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,222 @@
+package steamcache
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"io"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"strings"
+	"sync/atomic"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+)
+
+func steamGet(t *testing.T, sc *SteamCache, path string) *httptest.ResponseRecorder {
+	t.Helper()
+	req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, path, nil)
+	req.Header.Set("User-Agent", "Valve/Steam HTTP Client 1.0")
+	rec := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	sc.ServeHTTP(rec, req)
+	return rec
+}
+
+func TestNegativeCache404(t *testing.T) {
+	var upstreamHits atomic.Int64
+	f := func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		upstreamHits.Add(1)
+		http.Error(w, "not found", http.StatusNotFound)
+	}
+	sc, _ := newTestCacheWithFakeUpstream(t, f, "1MB", "0")
+	sc.ResetMetrics()
+
+	rec1 := steamGet(t, sc, "/depot/gone/chunk")
+	if rec1.Code != http.StatusNotFound {
+		t.Fatalf("first request: expected 404, got %d body=%q", rec1.Code, rec1.Body.String())
+	}
+	if n := upstreamHits.Load(); n != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("first request: expected 1 upstream hit, got %d", n)
+	}
+
+	rec2 := steamGet(t, sc, "/depot/gone/chunk")
+	if rec2.Code != http.StatusNotFound {
+		t.Fatalf("second request: expected 404, got %d", rec2.Code)
+	}
+	if n := upstreamHits.Load(); n != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("repeated miss must not re-hit upstream within TTL, got %d", n)
+	}
+
+	stats := sc.GetMetrics()
+	if stats.NegativeCacheHits < 1 {
+		t.Errorf("expected NegativeCacheHits >= 1, got %d", stats.NegativeCacheHits)
+	}
+	if stats.CacheHits < 1 {
+		t.Errorf("negative hit should also count as cache_hits, got %d", stats.CacheHits)
+	}
+	if stats.UpstreamErrors != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("first 404 should count upstream error once, got %d", stats.UpstreamErrors)
+	}
+
+	mrec := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	sc.ServeHTTP(mrec, httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/metrics", nil))
+	if !bytes.Contains(mrec.Body.Bytes(), []byte("negative_cache_hits")) {
+		t.Errorf("/metrics missing negative_cache_hits:\n%s", mrec.Body.String())
+	}
+	if ct := mrec.Header().Get("Content-Type"); ct != "text/plain; version=0.0.4; charset=utf-8" {
+		t.Errorf("/metrics Content-Type=%q, want Prometheus text 0.0.4", ct)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestNegativeCache410(t *testing.T) {
+	var upstreamHits atomic.Int64
+	f := func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		upstreamHits.Add(1)
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusGone)
+	}
+	sc, _ := newTestCacheWithFakeUpstream(t, f, "1MB", "0")
+
+	rec1 := steamGet(t, sc, "/depot/gone410/chunk")
+	if rec1.Code != http.StatusGone {
+		t.Fatalf("first request: expected 410, got %d", rec1.Code)
+	}
+	rec2 := steamGet(t, sc, "/depot/gone410/chunk")
+	if rec2.Code != http.StatusGone {
+		t.Fatalf("second request: expected 410, got %d", rec2.Code)
+	}
+	if n := upstreamHits.Load(); n != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("410 negative cache should suppress second upstream hit, got %d", n)
+	}
+	if sc.GetMetrics().NegativeCacheHits < 1 {
+		t.Errorf("expected NegativeCacheHits >= 1 after cached 410, got %d", sc.GetMetrics().NegativeCacheHits)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestNegativeCacheExpiredRefetch(t *testing.T) {
+	var upstreamHits atomic.Int64
+	f := func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		upstreamHits.Add(1)
+		http.Error(w, "not found", http.StatusNotFound)
+	}
+	s := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(f))
+	t.Cleanup(s.Close)
+
+	sc, err := NewWithOptions(Options{
+		Address:               "127.0.0.1:0",
+		MemorySize:            "1MB",
+		DiskSize:              "0",
+		DiskPath:              t.TempDir(),
+		Upstream:              s.URL,
+		MemoryGC:              "lru",
+		DiskGC:                "lru",
+		MaxConcurrentRequests: 10,
+		MaxRequestsPerClient:  5,
+		MaxObjectSize:         "0",
+		NegativeTTL:           "1s",
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("NewWithOptions: %v", err)
+	}
+	t.Cleanup(func() { sc.Shutdown() })
+
+	if rec := steamGet(t, sc, "/depot/ttl/chunk"); rec.Code != http.StatusNotFound {
+		t.Fatalf("first request: expected 404, got %d", rec.Code)
+	}
+	if n := upstreamHits.Load(); n != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("first request: expected 1 upstream hit, got %d", n)
+	}
+
+	deadline := time.Now().Add(3 * time.Second)
+	for time.Now().Before(deadline) {
+		time.Sleep(50 * time.Millisecond)
+		rec := steamGet(t, sc, "/depot/ttl/chunk")
+		if rec.Code != http.StatusNotFound {
+			t.Fatalf("expected 404 after expiry poll, got %d", rec.Code)
+		}
+		if upstreamHits.Load() >= 2 {
+			return
+		}
+	}
+	t.Fatalf("expired negative entry did not re-fetch upstream; hits=%d", upstreamHits.Load())
+}
+
+func TestSerializeNegativeHeader(t *testing.T) {
+	raw := []byte("HTTP/1.1 404 Not Found\r\nContent-Type: text/plain\r\n\r\ngone")
+	pos, err := serializeRawResponse(raw)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("serialize positive: %v", err)
+	}
+	posFile, err := deserializeCacheFile(pos)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("deserialize positive: %v", err)
+	}
+	if posFile.ExpiresUnix != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("positive entry ExpiresUnix=%d, want 0", posFile.ExpiresUnix)
+	}
+
+	expires := time.Now().Add(5 * time.Minute).Unix()
+	neg, err := serializeCacheFile(raw, expires)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("serialize negative: %v", err)
+	}
+	negFile, err := deserializeCacheFile(neg)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("deserialize negative: %v", err)
+	}
+	if negFile.ExpiresUnix != expires {
+		t.Errorf("ExpiresUnix=%d, want %d", negFile.ExpiresUnix, expires)
+	}
+	if !bytes.Equal(negFile.Response, raw) {
+		t.Error("negative raw response not preserved")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestNewInvalidNegativeTTL(t *testing.T) {
+	sc, err := New("127.0.0.1:0", "1MB", "0", t.TempDir(), "", "lru", "lru", 10, 5, "0", nil, "not-a-duration", "", 0)
+	if err == nil {
+		if sc != nil {
+			sc.Shutdown()
+		}
+		t.Fatal("expected error for invalid negative ttl")
+	}
+	if sc != nil {
+		t.Error("expected nil SteamCache on invalid negative ttl")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "invalid negative ttl") {
+		t.Errorf("err %q missing invalid negative ttl", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestWriteTextNegativeCacheHits(t *testing.T) {
+	body := []byte("ok")
+	f := func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		_, _ = w.Write(body)
+	}
+	sc, _ := newTestCacheWithFakeUpstream(t, f, "1MB", "0")
+	srv := newCacheServer(t, sc)
+	c := &http.Client{Timeout: 5 * time.Second}
+
+	req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, srv.URL+"/metrics", nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("NewRequest: %v", err)
+	}
+	resp, err := c.Do(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("GET /metrics: %v", err)
+	}
+	out, err := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+	_ = resp.Body.Close()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("read /metrics: %v", err)
+	}
+	if !bytes.Contains(out, []byte("negative_cache_hits 0\n")) {
+		t.Errorf("/metrics missing negative_cache_hits 0:\n%s", out)
+	}
+	if ct := resp.Header.Get("Content-Type"); ct != "text/plain; version=0.0.4; charset=utf-8" {
+		t.Errorf("/metrics Content-Type=%q, want Prometheus text 0.0.4", ct)
+	}
+	if !bytes.Contains(out, []byte("# HELP negative_cache_hits ")) {
+		t.Errorf("/metrics missing # HELP negative_cache_hits:\n%s", out)
+	}
+	if !bytes.Contains(out, []byte("# TYPE negative_cache_hits counter")) {
+		t.Errorf("/metrics missing # TYPE negative_cache_hits counter:\n%s", out)
+	}
+}

steamcache/range_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,398 @@
+// steamcache/range_test.go
+package steamcache
+
+import (
+	"io"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"strings"
+	"sync/atomic"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+)
+
+// TestRangeHitServedLocally verifies that a Range GET against an already-cached
+// object is served locally as 206 (no upstream re-fetch) and increments range_cache.
+func TestRangeHitServedLocally(t *testing.T) {
+	body := []byte("0123456789abcdef") // 16 bytes
+	var upstreamCalls atomic.Int64
+	f := func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		upstreamCalls.Add(1)
+		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/octet-stream")
+		_, _ = w.Write(body)
+	}
+	sc, _ := newTestCacheWithFakeUpstream(t, f, "1MB", "0")
+	srv := newCacheServer(t, sc)
+	c := &http.Client{Timeout: 5 * time.Second}
+
+	// 1) Populate the cache with a full (non-Range) MISS.
+	req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", srv.URL+"/depot/rangetest/chunk", nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("NewRequest: %v", err)
+	}
+	req.Header.Set("User-Agent", "Valve/Steam HTTP Client 1.0")
+	resp, err := c.Do(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("miss GET: %v", err)
+	}
+	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("miss GET: expected 200, got %d", resp.StatusCode)
+	}
+	_, _ = io.Copy(io.Discard, resp.Body)
+	_ = resp.Body.Close()
+	if got := sc.GetMetrics().CacheMisses; got < 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected CacheMisses >= 1 after first GET, got %d", got)
+	}
+
+	// 2) Range GET against the same URL — must be a local 206 HIT.
+	req2, err := http.NewRequest("GET", srv.URL+"/depot/rangetest/chunk", nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("NewRequest: %v", err)
+	}
+	req2.Header.Set("User-Agent", "Valve/Steam HTTP Client 1.0")
+	req2.Header.Set("Range", "bytes=4-7")
+	resp2, err := c.Do(req2)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("range GET: %v", err)
+	}
+	data, err := io.ReadAll(resp2.Body)
+	_ = resp2.Body.Close()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("read range body: %v", err)
+	}
+	if resp2.StatusCode != http.StatusPartialContent {
+		t.Fatalf("range GET: expected 206, got %d", resp2.StatusCode)
+	}
+	if string(data) != "4567" {
+		t.Errorf("range GET: expected body %q, got %q", "4567", data)
+	}
+	if got := resp2.Header.Get("X-LanCache-Status"); got != "HIT" {
+		t.Errorf("range GET: expected X-LanCache-Status HIT, got %q", got)
+	}
+	if got := resp2.Header.Get("Content-Range"); got != "bytes 4-7/16" {
+		t.Errorf("range GET: expected Content-Range bytes 4-7/16, got %q", got)
+	}
+	if got := resp2.Header.Get("Accept-Ranges"); got != "bytes" {
+		t.Errorf("range GET: expected Accept-Ranges bytes, got %q", got)
+	}
+
+	// Upstream must NOT have been hit again.
+	if got := upstreamCalls.Load(); got != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("upstream hit %d times, want exactly 1 (range HIT must be local)", got)
+	}
+
+	// range_cache incremented, range_upstream untouched.
+	stats := sc.GetMetrics()
+	if stats.RangeCache != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("expected RangeCache == 1 after range HIT, got %d", stats.RangeCache)
+	}
+	if stats.RangeUpstream != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("expected RangeUpstream == 0 (no range miss yet), got %d", stats.RangeUpstream)
+	}
+	if stats.CacheHits < 1 {
+		t.Errorf("expected CacheHits >= 1 after range HIT, got %d", stats.CacheHits)
+	}
+	// BytesServed: 16 (full miss body) + 4 (range bytes) = 20.
+	if stats.TotalBytesServed != 20 {
+		t.Errorf("expected TotalBytesServed == 20 (16 + range 4), got %d", stats.TotalBytesServed)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestRangeMissServes206FromFullFetch verifies that a Range GET on a cold key fetches
+// the FULL object from upstream (Range stripped), caches it, and serves the requested
+// slice as 206 with range_upstream incremented.
+func TestRangeMissServes206FromFullFetch(t *testing.T) {
+	body := []byte("0123456789abcdef") // 16 bytes
+	var upstreamCalls atomic.Int64
+	var upstreamSawRange atomic.Bool
+	f := func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		upstreamCalls.Add(1)
+		if r.Header.Get("Range") != "" {
+			upstreamSawRange.Store(true)
+		}
+		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/octet-stream")
+		_, _ = w.Write(body)
+	}
+	sc, _ := newTestCacheWithFakeUpstream(t, f, "1MB", "0")
+	srv := newCacheServer(t, sc)
+	c := &http.Client{Timeout: 5 * time.Second}
+
+	// Range GET on a cold key.
+	req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", srv.URL+"/depot/rangetest/chunk2", nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("NewRequest: %v", err)
+	}
+	req.Header.Set("User-Agent", "Valve/Steam HTTP Client 1.0")
+	req.Header.Set("Range", "bytes=0-3")
+	resp, err := c.Do(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("range miss GET: %v", err)
+	}
+	data, err := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+	_ = resp.Body.Close()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("read body: %v", err)
+	}
+	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusPartialContent {
+		t.Fatalf("range miss GET: expected 206, got %d", resp.StatusCode)
+	}
+	if string(data) != "0123" {
+		t.Errorf("range miss GET: expected body %q, got %q", "0123", data)
+	}
+	if got := resp.Header.Get("X-LanCache-Status"); got != "MISS" {
+		t.Errorf("range miss GET: expected X-LanCache-Status MISS, got %q", got)
+	}
+	if got := resp.Header.Get("Content-Range"); got != "bytes 0-3/16" {
+		t.Errorf("range miss GET: expected Content-Range bytes 0-3/16, got %q", got)
+	}
+	if got := resp.Header.Get("Accept-Ranges"); got != "bytes" {
+		t.Errorf("range miss GET: expected Accept-Ranges bytes, got %q", got)
+	}
+
+	// Range must have been stripped for the upstream fetch (full file cached).
+	if upstreamSawRange.Load() {
+		t.Error("upstream received a Range header; Range must be stripped so the full object is cached")
+	}
+	if got := upstreamCalls.Load(); got != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("upstream hit %d times, want exactly 1", got)
+	}
+
+	// range_upstream incremented, range_cache untouched.
+	stats := sc.GetMetrics()
+	if stats.RangeUpstream != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("expected RangeUpstream == 1 after range MISS, got %d", stats.RangeUpstream)
+	}
+	if stats.RangeCache != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("expected RangeCache == 0 (no range hit yet), got %d", stats.RangeCache)
+	}
+	if stats.CacheMisses < 1 {
+		t.Errorf("expected CacheMisses >= 1, got %d", stats.CacheMisses)
+	}
+	// BytesServed for the range miss: only the 4 range bytes, not the 16-byte fetch.
+	if stats.TotalBytesServed != 4 {
+		t.Errorf("expected TotalBytesServed == 4 (range bytes only), got %d", stats.TotalBytesServed)
+	}
+
+	// The FULL object must have been cached: a subsequent full GET is a HIT with the
+	// complete 16-byte body.
+	req3, err := http.NewRequest("GET", srv.URL+"/depot/rangetest/chunk2", nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("NewRequest: %v", err)
+	}
+	req3.Header.Set("User-Agent", "Valve/Steam HTTP Client 1.0")
+	resp3, err := c.Do(req3)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("full GET after range miss: %v", err)
+	}
+	fullData, err := io.ReadAll(resp3.Body)
+	_ = resp3.Body.Close()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("read full body: %v", err)
+	}
+	if resp3.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("full GET after range miss: expected 200, got %d", resp3.StatusCode)
+	}
+	if got := resp3.Header.Get("X-LanCache-Status"); got != "HIT" {
+		t.Errorf("full GET after range miss: expected X-LanCache-Status HIT, got %q", got)
+	}
+	if len(fullData) != len(body) || string(fullData) != string(body) {
+		t.Errorf("full GET after range miss: expected full %d-byte body, got %d bytes", len(body), len(fullData))
+	}
+	if got := upstreamCalls.Load(); got != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("upstream hit %d times after HIT, want still 1", got)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestRangeMissInvalidRange416 verifies that an unsatisfiable Range on a cold key
+// fetches upstream, returns 416 (as on the HIT path), and does not count range_upstream.
+func TestRangeMissInvalidRange416(t *testing.T) {
+	body := []byte("0123456789abcdef") // 16 bytes
+	var upstreamCalls atomic.Int64
+	f := func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		upstreamCalls.Add(1)
+		_, _ = w.Write(body)
+	}
+	sc, _ := newTestCacheWithFakeUpstream(t, f, "1MB", "0")
+	srv := newCacheServer(t, sc)
+	c := &http.Client{Timeout: 5 * time.Second}
+
+	req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", srv.URL+"/depot/rangetest/chunk3", nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("NewRequest: %v", err)
+	}
+	req.Header.Set("User-Agent", "Valve/Steam HTTP Client 1.0")
+	req.Header.Set("Range", "bytes=100-200")
+	resp, err := c.Do(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("invalid range GET: %v", err)
+	}
+	data, err := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+	_ = resp.Body.Close()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("read body: %v", err)
+	}
+	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusRequestedRangeNotSatisfiable {
+		t.Fatalf("invalid range GET: expected 416, got %d", resp.StatusCode)
+	}
+	if len(data) != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("invalid range GET: expected empty body, got %d bytes", len(data))
+	}
+	if got := resp.Header.Get("Content-Range"); got != "bytes */16" {
+		t.Errorf("invalid range GET: expected Content-Range bytes */16, got %q", got)
+	}
+	if got := upstreamCalls.Load(); got != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("upstream hit %d times, want exactly 1 (fetch happens, then 416 to client)", got)
+	}
+	stats := sc.GetMetrics()
+	if stats.RangeUpstream != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("expected RangeUpstream == 0 for unsatisfiable range, got %d", stats.RangeUpstream)
+	}
+	if stats.RangeCache != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("expected RangeCache == 0, got %d", stats.RangeCache)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestRangeMetricsWriteText verifies /metrics emits the range_cache and range_upstream
+// lines with the expected values after a range HIT and a range MISS.
+func TestRangeMetricsWriteText(t *testing.T) {
+	body := []byte("0123456789abcdef")
+	f := func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		_, _ = w.Write(body)
+	}
+	sc, _ := newTestCacheWithFakeUpstream(t, f, "1MB", "0")
+	srv := newCacheServer(t, sc)
+	c := &http.Client{Timeout: 5 * time.Second}
+
+	get := func(path, rangeHeader string) int {
+		t.Helper()
+		req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", srv.URL+path, nil)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("NewRequest: %v", err)
+		}
+		req.Header.Set("User-Agent", "Valve/Steam HTTP Client 1.0")
+		if rangeHeader != "" {
+			req.Header.Set("Range", rangeHeader)
+		}
+		resp, err := c.Do(req)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("GET %s: %v", path, err)
+		}
+		_, _ = io.Copy(io.Discard, resp.Body)
+		_ = resp.Body.Close()
+		return resp.StatusCode
+	}
+
+	// Range MISS on cold key -> range_upstream; warm it; range HIT -> range_cache.
+	if code := get("/depot/rangetest/wt/1", "bytes=0-3"); code != http.StatusPartialContent {
+		t.Fatalf("range miss: expected 206, got %d", code)
+	}
+	if code := get("/depot/rangetest/wt/2", ""); code != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("warm miss: expected 200, got %d", code)
+	}
+	if code := get("/depot/rangetest/wt/2", "bytes=8-11"); code != http.StatusPartialContent {
+		t.Fatalf("range hit: expected 206, got %d", code)
+	}
+
+	req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", srv.URL+"/metrics", nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("NewRequest: %v", err)
+	}
+	resp, err := c.Do(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("GET /metrics: %v", err)
+	}
+	out, err := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+	_ = resp.Body.Close()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("read /metrics: %v", err)
+	}
+	text := string(out)
+	if !strings.Contains(text, "range_cache 1\n") {
+		t.Errorf("/metrics missing 'range_cache 1' line:\n%s", text)
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(text, "range_upstream 1\n") {
+		t.Errorf("/metrics missing 'range_upstream 1' line:\n%s", text)
+	}
+	if ct := resp.Header.Get("Content-Type"); ct != "text/plain; version=0.0.4; charset=utf-8" {
+		t.Errorf("/metrics Content-Type=%q, want Prometheus text 0.0.4", ct)
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(text, "# HELP range_cache ") {
+		t.Errorf("/metrics missing # HELP range_cache:\n%s", text)
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(text, "# TYPE range_cache counter") {
+		t.Errorf("/metrics missing # TYPE range_cache counter:\n%s", text)
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(text, "# TYPE range_upstream counter") {
+		t.Errorf("/metrics missing # TYPE range_upstream counter:\n%s", text)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestStreamCachedResponseRange206 is a focused unit test for streamCachedResponse:
+// valid Range yields 206 with the exact slice + metrics; invalid Range yields 416
+// with no range metrics.
+func TestStreamCachedResponseRange206(t *testing.T) {
+	body := []byte("0123456789abcdef") // 16 bytes
+	raw := append([]byte("HTTP/1.1 200 OK\r\nContent-Type: application/octet-stream\r\n\r\n"), body...)
+	serialized, err := serializeRawResponse(raw)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("serialize cache file: %v", err)
+	}
+	cf, err := deserializeCacheFile(serialized)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("build cache file: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	sc, _ := newTestCacheWithFakeUpstream(t, func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		_, _ = w.Write([]byte("x"))
+	}, "1MB", "0")
+	sc.ResetMetrics()
+
+	// Valid range -> 206 + slice + metrics.
+	rec := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	req := httptest.NewRequest("GET", "/depot/rangetest/chunk", nil)
+	req.Header.Set("Range", "bytes=4-7")
+	sc.streamCachedResponse(rec, req, cf, "steam/testkey", "127.0.0.1", time.Now())
+
+	if rec.Code != http.StatusPartialContent {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 206, got %d", rec.Code)
+	}
+	if rec.Body.String() != "4567" {
+		t.Errorf("expected body %q, got %q", "4567", rec.Body.String())
+	}
+	if got := rec.Header().Get("Content-Range"); got != "bytes 4-7/16" {
+		t.Errorf("expected Content-Range bytes 4-7/16, got %q", got)
+	}
+	if got := rec.Header().Get("X-LanCache-Status"); got != "HIT" {
+		t.Errorf("expected X-LanCache-Status HIT, got %q", got)
+	}
+	stats := sc.GetMetrics()
+	if stats.RangeCache != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("expected RangeCache == 1, got %d", stats.RangeCache)
+	}
+	if stats.TotalBytesServed != 4 {
+		t.Errorf("expected TotalBytesServed == 4 (range bytes), got %d", stats.TotalBytesServed)
+	}
+	if stats.TotalBytesSaved != 4 {
+		t.Errorf("expected TotalBytesSaved == 4 (range bytes), got %d", stats.TotalBytesSaved)
+	}
+
+	// Invalid range -> 416, no range metrics, no bytes served.
+	rec2 := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	req2 := httptest.NewRequest("GET", "/depot/rangetest/chunk", nil)
+	req2.Header.Set("Range", "bytes=100-200")
+	sc.streamCachedResponse(rec2, req2, cf, "steam/testkey", "127.0.0.1", time.Now())
+
+	if rec2.Code != http.StatusRequestedRangeNotSatisfiable {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 416, got %d", rec2.Code)
+	}
+	if got := rec2.Header().Get("Content-Range"); got != "bytes */16" {
+		t.Errorf("expected Content-Range bytes */16, got %q", got)
+	}
+	stats = sc.GetMetrics()
+	if stats.RangeCache != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("RangeCache must stay 1 after unsatisfiable range, got %d", stats.RangeCache)
+	}
+	if stats.TotalBytesServed != 4 {
+		t.Errorf("TotalBytesServed must stay 4 after 416, got %d", stats.TotalBytesServed)
+	}
+}

steamcache/service.go

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"crypto/sha256"
 	"encoding/hex"
 	"fmt"
+	"net"
 	"net/http"
 	"regexp"
 	"strings"
@@ -163,3 +164,44 @@ func generateServiceCacheKey(urlPath string, servicePrefix string) (string, erro
 	}
 	return servicePrefix + "/" + hash, nil
 }
+
+// requestHostName strips a port and brackets from an HTTP Host header.
+func requestHostName(host string) string {
+	host = strings.TrimSpace(host)
+	if host == "" {
+		return ""
+	}
+	if h, _, err := net.SplitHostPort(host); err == nil {
+		host = h
+	}
+	return strings.Trim(host, "[]")
+}
+
+func hostIsLiteralIP(host string) bool {
+	return net.ParseIP(requestHostName(host)) != nil
+}
+
+// defaultDirectFetchSuffixes are CDN names Steam actually uses. Applied only when
+// no configured upstream is set and the request Host is used as the fetch target.
+var defaultDirectFetchSuffixes = []string{
+	"steamcontent.com",
+	"steampowered.com",
+	"steamstatic.com",
+}
+
+// hostAllowedForDirectFetch reports whether Host may be used as an origin when
+// upstream is empty. Literal IPs are rejected (LAN/metadata SSRF). Names must
+// be Steam CDN suffixes so a spoofed User-Agent cannot turn the cache into an
+// open reverse proxy.
+func hostAllowedForDirectFetch(host string) bool {
+	name := strings.ToLower(requestHostName(host))
+	if name == "" || hostIsLiteralIP(host) {
+		return false
+	}
+	for _, suf := range defaultDirectFetchSuffixes {
+		if name == suf || strings.HasSuffix(name, "."+suf) {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}

steamcache/steamcache.go

@@ -55,10 +55,17 @@ type SteamCache struct {
 	clientRateLimiter    *clientRateLimiter
 	maxRequestsPerClient int64
 
+	// Per-client uplink bandwidth shaping (see bandwidth.go); nil/disabled = unlimited
+	bandwidth *clientBandwidthLimiter
+
 	// Hardening config fields (plumbed)
 	maxObjectSize  int64
 	trustedProxies []string
 
+	// Negative TTL for 404/410 depot objects stored in the same VFS cache.
+	// Zero disables storing negatives (client still receives the upstream status).
+	negativeTTL time.Duration
+
 	// Service management
 	serviceManager *ServiceManager
 
@@ -71,14 +78,17 @@ type SteamCache struct {
 	processor *requestProcessor
 }
 
+// DefaultNegativeTTL is used when cache.negative_ttl / Options.NegativeTTL is empty.
+const DefaultNegativeTTL = 5 * time.Minute
+
 // New creates a new SteamCache instance.
 // Returns an error (instead of panicking) on invalid memorySize or diskSize strings.
 // Also validates maxObjectSize and accepts trustedProxies for X-Forwarded-For handling.
 // Empty maxObjectSize or nil trustedProxies are normalized to safe defaults before parsing.
+// negativeTTL is a Go duration string for 404/410 negative cache entries; empty means 5m.
 // Callers must check the returned error.
-// The two new positional parameters are a breaking change for direct importers of the simple constructor.
 // Prefer NewWithOptions (or config file) for forward compatibility. See README migration notes.
-func New(address string, memorySize string, diskSize string, diskPath, upstream, memoryGC, diskGC string, maxConcurrentRequests int64, maxRequestsPerClient int64, maxObjectSize string, trustedProxies []string) (*SteamCache, error) {
+func New(address string, memorySize string, diskSize string, diskPath, upstream, memoryGC, diskGC string, maxConcurrentRequests int64, maxRequestsPerClient int64, maxObjectSize string, trustedProxies []string, negativeTTL string, uplinkBandwidth string, maxBytesPerClientPerSec int64) (*SteamCache, error) {
 	memorysize, err := units.FromHumanSize(memorySize)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid memory size: %w", err)
@@ -102,6 +112,22 @@ func New(address string, memorySize string, diskSize string, diskPath, upstream,
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid max object size: %w", err)
 	}
 
+	negTTL, err := parseNegativeTTL(negativeTTL)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	var uplinkBytes int64
+	if uplinkBandwidth != "" && uplinkBandwidth != "0" {
+		uplinkBytes, err = units.FromHumanSize(uplinkBandwidth)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid uplink bandwidth: %w", err)
+		}
+	}
+	if maxBytesPerClientPerSec < 0 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("negative max_bytes_per_client_per_sec not allowed")
+	}
+
 	c := cache.New()
 
 	var m *memory.MemoryFS
@@ -166,11 +192,13 @@ func New(address string, memorySize string, diskSize string, diskPath, upstream,
 		requestSemaphore:      semaphore.NewWeighted(maxConcurrentRequests),
 		clientRateLimiter:     newClientRateLimiter(maxRequestsPerClient),
 		maxRequestsPerClient:  maxRequestsPerClient,
+		bandwidth:             newClientBandwidthLimiter(uplinkBytes, maxBytesPerClientPerSec),
 		shutdownCh:            make(chan struct{}),
 
 		// Hardening config plumbed
 		maxObjectSize:  maxObjBytes,
 		trustedProxies: trustedProxies,
+		negativeTTL:    negTTL,
 
 		// Initialize service management
 		serviceManager: NewServiceManager(),
@@ -200,23 +228,33 @@ func New(address string, memorySize string, diskSize string, diskPath, upstream,
 
 	if disksize == 0 && memorysize != 0 {
 		// memory only mode - no disk
+		sc.metrics.SetDiskTierReady(1) // no disk — N/A / not pending
 		c.SetSlow(mgc)
 	} else if disksize != 0 && memorysize == 0 {
 		// disk only mode: delay attach until disk ready (pure-proxy during scan; Create returns ErrNotFound until slow tier Set)
+		sc.metrics.SetDiskTierReady(0)
+		logger.Logger.Info().Msg("Disk slow tier attach pending; Size barrier in progress")
 		sc.wg.Add(1)
 		go func() {
 			defer sc.wg.Done()
+			t0 := time.Now()
 			_ = d.Size() // block on barrier per design (all Size callers during window do this; documented)
 			select {
 			case <-sc.shutdownCh:
 				return // Shutdown raced; do not attach or SetSlow after stop
 			default:
 				c.SetSlow(dgc)
+				sc.metrics.SetDiskTierReady(1)
+				logger.Logger.Info().
+					Dur("attach_delay", time.Since(t0)).
+					Msg("Disk slow tier attached (disk-only mode); prior traffic had no disk tier")
 			}
 		}()
 	} else if disksize != 0 && memorysize != 0 {
 		// memory and disk mode: fast mem immediate, disk delayed (mem-only during scan)
 		c.SetFast(mgc)
+		sc.metrics.SetDiskTierReady(0)
+		logger.Logger.Info().Msg("Disk slow tier attach pending; Size barrier in progress")
 		sc.wg.Add(1)
 		go func() {
 			defer sc.wg.Done()
@@ -227,6 +265,7 @@ func New(address string, memorySize string, diskSize string, diskPath, upstream,
 				return
 			default:
 				c.SetSlow(dgc)
+				sc.metrics.SetDiskTierReady(1)
 				logger.Logger.Info().
 					Dur("attach_delay", time.Since(t0)).
 					Msg("Disk slow tier attached (mixed mode); prior traffic was memory-only")
@@ -326,15 +365,18 @@ func (sc *SteamCache) Shutdown() {
 
 // GetMetrics returns current metrics
 func (sc *SteamCache) GetMetrics() *metrics.Stats {
-	// Update cache sizes
 	if sc.memory != nil {
 		sc.metrics.SetMemoryCacheSize(sc.memory.Size())
+		sc.metrics.SetMemoryCacheCapacity(sc.memory.Capacity())
 	}
 	if sc.disk != nil {
-		// Note: blocks on initDone (post-eviction state) for accurate post-attach size during long disk init window.
+		// Capacity() is a plain config field — safe to read even while disk attach is pending.
+		sc.metrics.SetDiskCacheCapacity(sc.disk.Capacity())
+	}
+	// Skip disk.Size() while attach pending — Size() blocks on initDone and would hang /metrics.
+	if sc.disk != nil && sc.metrics.GetDiskTierReady() == 1 {
 		sc.metrics.SetDiskCacheSize(sc.disk.Size())
 	}
-
 	return sc.metrics.GetStats()
 }
 
@@ -343,6 +385,26 @@ func (sc *SteamCache) ResetMetrics() {
 	sc.metrics.Reset()
 }
 
+// parseNegativeTTL parses a Go duration string for 404/410 negative cache entries.
+// Empty means DefaultNegativeTTL. Zero disables storing negatives.
+func parseNegativeTTL(s string) (time.Duration, error) {
+	if s == "" {
+		return DefaultNegativeTTL, nil
+	}
+	d, err := time.ParseDuration(s)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("invalid negative ttl: %w", err)
+	}
+	if d < 0 {
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("invalid negative ttl: negative duration")
+	}
+	return d, nil
+}
+
+func isDefinitiveGone(statusCode int) bool {
+	return statusCode == http.StatusNotFound || statusCode == http.StatusGone
+}
+
 // newHTTPTransport returns a tuned http.Transport for upstream fetches.
 // Extracted to shrink New (Phase 3).
 func newHTTPTransport() *http.Transport {
@@ -357,7 +419,7 @@ func newHTTPTransport() *http.Transport {
 		DialContext: (&net.Dialer{
 			Timeout:   10 * time.Second, // Faster connection timeout
 			KeepAlive: 60 * time.Second, // Longer keep-alive
-			DualStack: true,             // Enable dual-stack (IPv4/IPv6)
+			// Dual-stack Happy Eyeballs is the default since Go 1.12 (DualStack is deprecated).
 		}).DialContext,
 
 		// Timeout optimizations
@@ -387,11 +449,10 @@ func newHTTPClient(transport *http.Transport) *http.Client {
 		Timeout:   60 * time.Second, // Optimized timeout for better responsiveness
 		// Add redirect policy for better performance
 		CheckRedirect: func(req *http.Request, via []*http.Request) error {
-			// Limit redirects to prevent infinite loops
-			if len(via) >= 10 {
-				return http.ErrUseLastResponse
-			}
-			return nil
+			// Do not follow redirects. Steam CDN chunk/manifest fetches are
+			// expected to be 200; following Location would let an origin send
+			// the cache at an arbitrary internal URL.
+			return http.ErrUseLastResponse
 		},
 	}
 }

steamcache/steamcache_test.go

@@ -2,21 +2,25 @@
 package steamcache
 
 import (
+	"bufio"
 	"bytes"
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
+	"net"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httptest"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"runtime"
 	"s1d3sw1ped/steamcache2/steamcache/metrics"
+	"s1d3sw1ped/steamcache2/vfs/disk"
 	"s1d3sw1ped/steamcache2/vfs/eviction"
 	"s1d3sw1ped/steamcache2/vfs/memory"
 	"s1d3sw1ped/steamcache2/vfs/vfserror"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
+	"sync/atomic"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 )
@@ -24,7 +28,7 @@ import (
 func TestCaching(t *testing.T) {
 	td := t.TempDir()
 
-	sc, err := New("localhost:8080", "1G", "1G", td, "", "lru", "lru", 200, 5, "0", nil)
+	sc, err := New("localhost:8080", "1G", "1G", td, "", "lru", "lru", 200, 5, "0", nil, "", "", 0)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("failed to create SteamCache: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -129,7 +133,7 @@ func TestCaching(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestCacheMissAndHit(t *testing.T) {
-	sc, err := New("localhost:8080", "1MB", "1G", t.TempDir(), "", "lru", "lru", 200, 5, "0", nil)
+	sc, err := New("localhost:8080", "1MB", "1G", t.TempDir(), "", "lru", "lru", 200, 5, "0", nil, "", "", 0)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("failed to create SteamCache: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -372,7 +376,7 @@ func TestServiceManagerExpandability(t *testing.T) {
 // Removed hash calculation tests since we switched to lightweight validation
 
 func TestSteamKeySharding(t *testing.T) {
-	sc, err := New("localhost:8080", "1MB", "1G", t.TempDir(), "", "lru", "lru", 200, 5, "0", nil)
+	sc, err := New("localhost:8080", "1MB", "1G", t.TempDir(), "", "lru", "lru", 200, 5, "0", nil, "", "", 0)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("failed to create SteamCache: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -479,7 +483,7 @@ func TestErrorTypes(t *testing.T) {
 // TestMetrics tests the metrics functionality
 func TestMetrics(t *testing.T) {
 	td := t.TempDir()
-	sc, err := New("localhost:8080", "1G", "1G", td, "", "lru", "lru", 200, 5, "0", nil)
+	sc, err := New("localhost:8080", "1G", "1G", td, "", "lru", "lru", 200, 5, "0", nil, "", "", 0)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("failed to create SteamCache: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -498,6 +502,7 @@ func TestMetrics(t *testing.T) {
 	sc.metrics.IncrementTotalRequests()
 	sc.metrics.IncrementCacheHits()
 	sc.metrics.IncrementCacheMisses()
+	sc.metrics.IncrementNegativeCacheHits()
 	sc.metrics.AddBytesServed(1024)
 	sc.metrics.IncrementServiceRequests("steam")
 
@@ -511,6 +516,9 @@ func TestMetrics(t *testing.T) {
 	if stats.CacheMisses != 1 {
 		t.Error("Cache misses should be 1")
 	}
+	if stats.NegativeCacheHits != 1 {
+		t.Error("Negative cache hits should be 1")
+	}
 	if stats.TotalBytesServed != 1024 {
 		t.Error("Total bytes served should be 1024")
 	}
@@ -538,6 +546,9 @@ func TestMetrics(t *testing.T) {
 	if stats.CacheHits != 0 {
 		t.Error("After reset, cache hits should be 0")
 	}
+	if stats.NegativeCacheHits != 0 {
+		t.Error("After reset, negative cache hits should be 0")
+	}
 
 	// Phase 3: exercise newly exported WriteText (cheap coverage for promotion)
 	rec := httptest.NewRecorder()
@@ -548,6 +559,15 @@ func TestMetrics(t *testing.T) {
 	if !bytes.Contains(rec.Body.Bytes(), []byte("total_requests")) {
 		t.Error("WriteText output missing expected key")
 	}
+	if !bytes.Contains(rec.Body.Bytes(), []byte("negative_cache_hits")) {
+		t.Error("WriteText output missing negative_cache_hits")
+	}
+	if !bytes.Contains(rec.Body.Bytes(), []byte("# HELP total_requests")) {
+		t.Error("WriteText output missing # HELP total_requests")
+	}
+	if !bytes.Contains(rec.Body.Bytes(), []byte("# TYPE total_requests counter")) {
+		t.Error("WriteText output missing # TYPE total_requests counter")
+	}
 }
 
 // Removed old TestKeyGeneration - replaced with TestURLHashing that uses SHA256
@@ -567,7 +587,7 @@ func newTestCacheWithFakeUpstream(t *testing.T, h http.HandlerFunc, mem, disk st
 	s := httptest.NewServer(h)
 	t.Cleanup(s.Close)
 	d := t.TempDir()
-	sc, err := New("127.0.0.1:0", mem, disk, d, s.URL, "lru", "lru", 200, 10, "0", nil)
+	sc, err := New("127.0.0.1:0", mem, disk, d, s.URL, "lru", "lru", 200, 10, "0", nil, "", "", 0)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("failed to create SteamCache: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -729,7 +749,7 @@ func TestErrorMetrics(t *testing.T) {
 	// Cover 503 capacity path + accounting skew: force Acquire err via canceled ctx.
 	// Asserts Errors+RateLimited inc, Total unchanged (per documented design in code comment).
 	tdCap := t.TempDir()
-	scCap, err := New("127.0.0.1:0", "1MB", "0", tdCap, "", "lru", "lru", 200, 5, "0", nil)
+	scCap, err := New("127.0.0.1:0", "1MB", "0", tdCap, "", "lru", "lru", 200, 5, "0", nil, "", "", 0)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("cap sc: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -793,7 +813,7 @@ func TestErrorMetrics(t *testing.T) {
 func TestExpandedErrorMetrics(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 	td := t.TempDir()
-	sc, err := New("localhost:0", "1MB", "0", td, "", "lru", "lru", 10, 5, "0", nil)
+	sc, err := New("localhost:0", "1MB", "0", td, "", "lru", "lru", 10, 5, "0", nil, "", "", 0)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("create: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -883,7 +903,7 @@ func TestNewInvalidSizes(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for _, c := range cases {
 		t.Run(c.mem+"_"+c.disk, func(t *testing.T) {
-			sc, err := New("127.0.0.1:0", c.mem, c.disk, t.TempDir(), "", "lru", "lru", 10, 5, c.maxobj, nil)
+			sc, err := New("127.0.0.1:0", c.mem, c.disk, t.TempDir(), "", "lru", "lru", 10, 5, c.maxobj, nil, "", "", 0)
 			if err == nil {
 				t.Fatal("expected error for bad size, got nil")
 			}
@@ -904,7 +924,7 @@ func TestNewRunShutdownHygiene(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Skip("skips Run hygiene in -short per existing pattern")
 	}
 	d := t.TempDir()
-	sc, err := New("127.0.0.1:0", "1MB", "0", d, "", "lru", "lru", 10, 5, "0", nil)
+	sc, err := New("127.0.0.1:0", "1MB", "0", d, "", "lru", "lru", 10, 5, "0", nil, "", "", 0)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("new: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -1036,20 +1056,29 @@ func TestP1_03_EvictionAlgorithmsDistinct(t *testing.T) {
 // TestDiskOnlyDelayedAttach covers pure disk-only mode (mem=0 + disk>0) hitting the exact delayed attach path.
 // During init window (pre Size barrier), TieredCache has no slow tier so Create returns ErrNotFound (proxy semantics, no disk caching).
 // Post-barrier + attach, Create succeeds. Uses real temp dir.
+// An init hold keeps the empty-dir attach from finishing before the pending assertions (CI race).
 func TestDiskOnlyDelayedAttach(t *testing.T) {
-	t.Parallel()
 	td := t.TempDir()
 	diskPath := filepath.Join(td, "disk")
 	if err := os.MkdirAll(diskPath, 0755); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
+	hold := make(chan struct{})
+	var holdOnce sync.Once
+	closeHold := func() { holdOnce.Do(func() { close(hold) }) }
+	disk.RegisterInitHold(diskPath, hold)
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		closeHold()
+		disk.ClearInitHold(diskPath)
+	})
 
 	// mem=0, disk>0 -> pure disk delayed path (go func)
-	sc, err := New("localhost:0", "0", "10MB", diskPath, "", "lru", "lru", 10, 1, "0", nil)
+	sc, err := New("localhost:0", "0", "10MB", diskPath, "", "lru", "lru", 10, 1, "0", nil, "", "", 0)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("New disk-only: %v", err)
 	}
 	t.Cleanup(func() { sc.Shutdown() })
+	t.Cleanup(closeHold) // before Shutdown: attach is blocked in Size() until the hold closes
 
 	// Immediately in window: no slow tier attached yet -> Create must ErrNotFound (proxy, no disk write)
 	_, err = sc.vfs.Create("during-init-key", 100)
@@ -1057,6 +1086,13 @@ func TestDiskOnlyDelayedAttach(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("during init window, expected ErrNotFound from disk-only tiered Create (no slow), got %v", err)
 	}
 
+	// Disk tier is pending while the attach goroutine is in the Size barrier.
+	// GetMetrics must return quickly (it skips disk.Size() while pending) and report 0.
+	if got := sc.GetMetrics().DiskTierReady; got != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("during pending attach, DiskTierReady=%d, want 0", got)
+	}
+
+	closeHold()
 	// Wait the barrier (exercises the attach go's Size wait)
 	_ = sc.disk.Size()
 
@@ -1083,6 +1119,112 @@ func TestDiskOnlyDelayedAttach(t *testing.T) {
 	} else {
 		rc.Close()
 	}
+
+	// After attach, the disk tier must be marked ready (1)
+	if got := sc.GetMetrics().DiskTierReady; got != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("post-attach DiskTierReady=%d, want 1 (ready)", got)
+	}
+
+	// /metrics text output includes the disk_tier_ready line
+	rec := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	metrics.WriteText(rec, sc.GetMetrics())
+	if !bytes.Contains(rec.Body.Bytes(), []byte("disk_tier_ready 1")) {
+		t.Errorf("WriteText output missing \"disk_tier_ready 1\": %q", rec.Body.String())
+	}
+	if !bytes.Contains(rec.Body.Bytes(), []byte("capacity_pressure_events")) {
+		t.Errorf("WriteText output missing capacity_pressure_events: %q", rec.Body.String())
+	}
+	if !bytes.Contains(rec.Body.Bytes(), []byte("# TYPE disk_tier_ready gauge")) {
+		t.Errorf("WriteText output missing # TYPE disk_tier_ready gauge: %q", rec.Body.String())
+	}
+	if !bytes.Contains(rec.Body.Bytes(), []byte("# TYPE capacity_pressure_events counter")) {
+		t.Errorf("WriteText output missing # TYPE capacity_pressure_events counter: %q", rec.Body.String())
+	}
+}
+
+// TestDiskTierSignalMemoryOnly covers memory-only mode: DiskTierReady=1 (N/A, not
+// waiting on disk attach) and heartbeat header X-SteamCache-Disk-Tier: disabled.
+func TestDiskTierSignalMemoryOnly(t *testing.T) {
+	sc, err := New("127.0.0.1:0", "1MB", "0", t.TempDir(), "", "lru", "lru", 10, 5, "0", nil, "", "", 0)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("New memory-only: %v", err)
+	}
+	t.Cleanup(func() { sc.Shutdown() })
+
+	if got := sc.GetMetrics().DiskTierReady; got != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("DiskTierReady=%d, want 1 (memory-only = N/A/not pending)", got)
+	}
+
+	req := httptest.NewRequest("GET", "/lancache-heartbeat", nil)
+	rec := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	sc.ServeHTTP(rec, req)
+	if rec.Code != http.StatusNoContent {
+		t.Errorf("heartbeat status=%d, want 204", rec.Code)
+	}
+	if got := rec.Header().Get("X-SteamCache-Disk-Tier"); got != "disabled" {
+		t.Errorf("X-SteamCache-Disk-Tier=%q, want disabled", got)
+	}
+	if got := rec.Header().Get("X-LanCache-Processed-By"); got != "SteamCache2" {
+		t.Errorf("X-LanCache-Processed-By=%q, want SteamCache2", got)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestDiskTierSignalMixedPendingReady covers mixed mode: DiskTierReady=0 (header
+// pending) while the disk attach is in the Size barrier, then DiskTierReady=1
+// (header ready) after the barrier opens and the attach goroutine sets SetSlow.
+// An init hold keeps the empty-dir attach from finishing between the pending
+// metric check and the heartbeat, which otherwise races under CI load.
+func TestDiskTierSignalMixedPendingReady(t *testing.T) {
+	td := t.TempDir()
+	diskPath := filepath.Join(td, "disk")
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(diskPath, 0755); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	hold := make(chan struct{})
+	var holdOnce sync.Once
+	closeHold := func() { holdOnce.Do(func() { close(hold) }) }
+	disk.RegisterInitHold(diskPath, hold)
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		closeHold()
+		disk.ClearInitHold(diskPath)
+	})
+
+	sc, err := New("127.0.0.1:0", "1MB", "10MB", diskPath, "", "lru", "lru", 10, 1, "0", nil, "", "", 0)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("New mixed: %v", err)
+	}
+	t.Cleanup(func() { sc.Shutdown() })
+	t.Cleanup(closeHold) // before Shutdown: attach is blocked in Size() until the hold closes
+
+	// Pending window is held open until closeHold; attach cannot finish.
+	if got := sc.GetMetrics().DiskTierReady; got != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("immediate DiskTierReady=%d, want 0 (pending)", got)
+	}
+	req := httptest.NewRequest("GET", "/lancache-heartbeat", nil)
+	rec := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	sc.ServeHTTP(rec, req)
+	if got := rec.Header().Get("X-SteamCache-Disk-Tier"); got != "pending" {
+		t.Errorf("heartbeat header=%q, want pending", got)
+	}
+
+	closeHold()
+	_ = sc.disk.Size()
+	deadline := time.Now().Add(2 * time.Second)
+	for time.Now().Before(deadline) {
+		if sc.GetMetrics().DiskTierReady == 1 {
+			break
+		}
+		time.Sleep(1 * time.Millisecond)
+	}
+	if got := sc.GetMetrics().DiskTierReady; got != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("DiskTierReady=%d after barrier, want 1 (ready)", got)
+	}
+
+	rec2 := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	sc.ServeHTTP(rec2, httptest.NewRequest("GET", "/lancache-heartbeat", nil))
+	if got := rec2.Header().Get("X-SteamCache-Disk-Tier"); got != "ready" {
+		t.Errorf("heartbeat header=%q, want ready", got)
+	}
 }
 
 // --- Phase 2: narrow black-box tests for the new wrapper types ---
@@ -1165,3 +1307,321 @@ func TestClientRateLimiter_BlackBox(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Error("different clients must have distinct limiters")
 	}
 }
+
+func TestHostAllowedForDirectFetch(t *testing.T) {
+	allowed := []string{
+		"lancache.steamcontent.com",
+		"cache1-iad1.steamcontent.com:443",
+		"steamcontent.com",
+		"content.steampowered.com",
+		"cdn.steamstatic.com",
+	}
+	denied := []string{
+		"",
+		"127.0.0.1",
+		"127.0.0.1:80",
+		"[::1]:80",
+		"192.168.1.1",
+		"169.254.169.254",
+		"evil.example",
+		"example.com",
+		"notsteamcontent.com",
+	}
+	for _, h := range allowed {
+		if !hostAllowedForDirectFetch(h) {
+			t.Errorf("expected allowed: %q", h)
+		}
+	}
+	for _, h := range denied {
+		if hostAllowedForDirectFetch(h) {
+			t.Errorf("expected denied: %q", h)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDirectFetchRejectsNonSteamHost(t *testing.T) {
+	td := t.TempDir()
+	sc, err := New("127.0.0.1:0", "1MB", "0", td, "", "lru", "lru", 200, 5, "0", nil, "", "", 0)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("New: %v", err)
+	}
+	t.Cleanup(func() { sc.Shutdown() })
+
+	req := httptest.NewRequest("GET", "/depot/ssrf/chunk", nil)
+	req.Host = "127.0.0.1"
+	req.Header.Set("User-Agent", "Valve/Steam HTTP Client 1.0")
+	rec := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	sc.ServeHTTP(rec, req)
+	if rec.Code != http.StatusBadRequest {
+		t.Errorf("IP Host: expected 400, got %d", rec.Code)
+	}
+
+	req2 := httptest.NewRequest("GET", "/depot/ssrf/chunk2", nil)
+	req2.Host = "evil.example"
+	req2.Header.Set("User-Agent", "Valve/Steam HTTP Client 1.0")
+	rec2 := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	sc.ServeHTTP(rec2, req2)
+	if rec2.Code != http.StatusBadRequest {
+		t.Errorf("non-CDN Host: expected 400, got %d", rec2.Code)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestCacheKeySharedAcrossCDNHostAliases verifies that one cache entry serves
+// the same depot object across different Steam CDN host aliases: the key uses
+// only the request path (never the Host header or an absolute-form target
+// host), so hits climb instead of re-stamping upstream per host rotation.
+func TestCacheKeySharedAcrossCDNHostAliases(t *testing.T) {
+	body := []byte("depot chunk body for host-alias keying")
+	var upstreamCalls atomic.Int64
+	f := func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		upstreamCalls.Add(1)
+		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/octet-stream")
+		_, _ = w.Write(body)
+	}
+	sc, _ := newTestCacheWithFakeUpstream(t, f, "1MB", "0")
+	srv := newCacheServer(t, sc)
+	const depotPath = "/depot/1684171/chunk/abc123"
+	const ua = "Valve/Steam HTTP Client 1.0"
+	c := &http.Client{Timeout: 5 * time.Second}
+
+	// 1) MISS under the first CDN alias (origin-form target, Host: cdn1).
+	req1, err := http.NewRequest("GET", srv.URL+depotPath, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	req1.Host = "cdn1.steamcontent.com"
+	req1.Header.Set("User-Agent", ua)
+	resp1, err := c.Do(req1)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("host-alias MISS request: %v", err)
+	}
+	data1, err := io.ReadAll(resp1.Body)
+	resp1.Body.Close()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if resp1.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("host-alias MISS: expected 200, got %d", resp1.StatusCode)
+	}
+	if got := resp1.Header.Get("X-LanCache-Status"); got != "MISS" {
+		t.Fatalf("host-alias MISS: expected X-LanCache-Status MISS, got %q", got)
+	}
+	if !bytes.Equal(data1, body) {
+		t.Fatalf("host-alias MISS: body mismatch: got %q", data1)
+	}
+
+	// Bounded wait for the entry to be visible before hitting the next alias
+	// (the MISS handler streams the body to the client before the VFS write).
+	key, err := generateServiceCacheKey(depotPath, "steam")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	deadline := time.Now().Add(2 * time.Second)
+	for {
+		if rc, e := sc.vfs.Open(key); e == nil {
+			_ = rc.Close()
+			break
+		}
+		if time.Now().After(deadline) {
+			t.Fatalf("cache entry %q not visible after MISS", key)
+		}
+		time.Sleep(5 * time.Millisecond)
+	}
+
+	// 2) Same depot path under the second CDN alias (Host header only) -> HIT.
+	req2, err := http.NewRequest("GET", srv.URL+depotPath, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	req2.Host = "cdn2.steamcontent.com"
+	req2.Header.Set("User-Agent", ua)
+	resp2, err := c.Do(req2)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("second host-alias request: %v", err)
+	}
+	data2, err := io.ReadAll(resp2.Body)
+	resp2.Body.Close()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if resp2.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("second host-alias: expected 200, got %d", resp2.StatusCode)
+	}
+	if got := resp2.Header.Get("X-LanCache-Status"); got != "HIT" {
+		t.Fatalf("second host-alias: expected X-LanCache-Status HIT, got %q", got)
+	}
+	if !bytes.Equal(data2, body) {
+		t.Fatalf("second host-alias: body mismatch: got %q", data2)
+	}
+
+	// 3) Same depot path with an absolute-form target embedding a third CDN
+	// hostname in the URL itself -> still a HIT on the same entry.
+	// (Go's http client always sends origin-form targets, so use raw HTTP.)
+	conn, err := net.Dial("tcp", srv.Listener.Addr().String())
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	defer conn.Close()
+	rawRequest := "GET http://cdn3.steamcontent.com" + depotPath + " HTTP/1.1\r\n" +
+		"Host: cdn3.steamcontent.com\r\n" +
+		"User-Agent: " + ua + "\r\n" +
+		"Connection: close\r\n\r\n"
+	if _, err := conn.Write([]byte(rawRequest)); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	rawReq, err := http.NewRequest("GET", "http://cdn3.steamcontent.com"+depotPath, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	resp3, err := http.ReadResponse(bufio.NewReader(conn), rawReq)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	defer resp3.Body.Close()
+	data3, err := io.ReadAll(resp3.Body)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if resp3.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("absolute-form host-alias: expected 200, got %d", resp3.StatusCode)
+	}
+	if got := resp3.Header.Get("X-LanCache-Status"); got != "HIT" {
+		t.Fatalf("absolute-form host-alias: expected X-LanCache-Status HIT, got %q", got)
+	}
+	if !bytes.Equal(data3, body) {
+		t.Fatalf("absolute-form host-alias: body mismatch: got %q", data3)
+	}
+
+	// All three aliases must have shared one upstream fetch.
+	if got := upstreamCalls.Load(); got != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("upstream fetched %d times across host aliases, want 1", got)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestGetMetricsCapacityGauges covers the tier-occupancy gauges: GetMetrics
+// sets memory/disk capacity from the configured sizes, and WriteText emits
+// memory_cache_capacity / disk_cache_capacity / disk_cache_full_ratio. During a
+// pending disk attach, GetMetrics must return quickly (no disk.Size() call) and
+// still report the configured disk capacity.
+func TestGetMetricsCapacityGauges(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("memory-only", func(t *testing.T) {
+		sc, err := New("127.0.0.1:0", "1MB", "0", t.TempDir(), "", "lru", "lru", 10, 5, "0", nil, "", "", 0)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("New memory-only: %v", err)
+		}
+		t.Cleanup(func() { sc.Shutdown() })
+
+		st := sc.GetMetrics()
+		if st.MemoryCacheCapacity != 1000000 {
+			t.Errorf("MemoryCacheCapacity=%d, want 1000000 (configured 1MB)", st.MemoryCacheCapacity)
+		}
+		if st.DiskCacheCapacity != 0 {
+			t.Errorf("DiskCacheCapacity=%d, want 0 (no disk configured)", st.DiskCacheCapacity)
+		}
+		if st.DiskCacheFullRatio != 0 {
+			t.Errorf("DiskCacheFullRatio=%v, want 0 (no disk)", st.DiskCacheFullRatio)
+		}
+
+		rec := httptest.NewRecorder()
+		metrics.WriteText(rec, sc.GetMetrics())
+		body := rec.Body.String()
+		if !strings.Contains(body, "memory_cache_capacity 1000000\n") {
+			t.Errorf("WriteText missing memory_cache_capacity 1000000: %q", body)
+		}
+		if !strings.Contains(body, "disk_cache_capacity 0\n") {
+			t.Errorf("WriteText missing disk_cache_capacity 0: %q", body)
+		}
+		if !strings.Contains(body, "# TYPE disk_cache_full_ratio gauge") {
+			t.Errorf("WriteText missing # TYPE disk_cache_full_ratio gauge: %q", body)
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("mixed pending attach reports capacity without Size", func(t *testing.T) {
+		td := t.TempDir()
+		diskPath := filepath.Join(td, "disk")
+		if err := os.MkdirAll(diskPath, 0755); err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		hold := make(chan struct{})
+		var holdOnce sync.Once
+		closeHold := func() { holdOnce.Do(func() { close(hold) }) }
+		disk.RegisterInitHold(diskPath, hold)
+		t.Cleanup(func() {
+			closeHold()
+			disk.ClearInitHold(diskPath)
+		})
+
+		sc, err := New("127.0.0.1:0", "1MB", "10MB", diskPath, "", "lru", "lru", 10, 1, "0", nil, "", "", 0)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("New mixed: %v", err)
+		}
+		t.Cleanup(func() { sc.Shutdown() })
+		t.Cleanup(closeHold) // before Shutdown: attach is blocked in Size() until the hold closes
+
+		// Pending window is held open; if GetMetrics called disk.Size() it would
+		// block on the barrier, so a bounded wait proves non-blocking behavior.
+		done := make(chan *metrics.Stats, 1)
+		go func() { done <- sc.GetMetrics() }()
+		select {
+		case st := <-done:
+			if got := st.DiskTierReady; got != 0 {
+				t.Fatalf("immediate DiskTierReady=%d, want 0 (pending)", got)
+			}
+			if st.DiskCacheCapacity != 10000000 {
+				t.Errorf("pending DiskCacheCapacity=%d, want 10000000 (configured 10MB)", st.DiskCacheCapacity)
+			}
+			if st.MemoryCacheCapacity != 1000000 {
+				t.Errorf("pending MemoryCacheCapacity=%d, want 1000000 (configured 1MB)", st.MemoryCacheCapacity)
+			}
+			if st.DiskCacheFullRatio != 0 {
+				t.Errorf("pending DiskCacheFullRatio=%v, want 0 (size not reported while pending)", st.DiskCacheFullRatio)
+			}
+		case <-time.After(2 * time.Second):
+			t.Fatal("GetMetrics blocked during pending attach (must not call disk.Size())")
+		}
+
+		closeHold()
+		_ = sc.disk.Size()
+		deadline := time.Now().Add(2 * time.Second)
+		for time.Now().Before(deadline) {
+			if sc.GetMetrics().DiskTierReady == 1 {
+				break
+			}
+			time.Sleep(1 * time.Millisecond)
+		}
+		if got := sc.GetMetrics().DiskTierReady; got != 1 {
+			t.Fatalf("DiskTierReady=%d after barrier, want 1 (ready)", got)
+		}
+
+		// Post-attach writes prefer the slow (disk) tier, so a write produces a
+		// non-zero disk size and hence a non-zero occupancy ratio.
+		w, err := sc.vfs.Create("occupancy-key", 128)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("Create failed after attach: %v", err)
+		}
+		if _, err := w.Write(make([]byte, 128)); err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("Write failed: %v", err)
+		}
+		if err := w.Close(); err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("Close failed: %v", err)
+		}
+
+		st := sc.GetMetrics()
+		if st.DiskCacheCapacity != 10000000 {
+			t.Errorf("post-attach DiskCacheCapacity=%d, want 10000000", st.DiskCacheCapacity)
+		}
+		if st.DiskCacheSize <= 0 {
+			t.Errorf("post-attach DiskCacheSize=%d, want > 0 after a write", st.DiskCacheSize)
+		}
+		if st.DiskCacheFullRatio <= 0 || st.DiskCacheFullRatio > 1 {
+			t.Errorf("post-attach DiskCacheFullRatio=%v, want in (0,1]", st.DiskCacheFullRatio)
+		}
+
+		rec := httptest.NewRecorder()
+		metrics.WriteText(rec, st)
+		body := rec.Body.String()
+		if !strings.Contains(body, "disk_cache_capacity 10000000\n") {
+			t.Errorf("WriteText missing disk_cache_capacity 10000000: %q", body)
+		}
+	})
+}

vfs/cache/cache.go

@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ func (tc *TieredCache) Capacity() int64 {
 func (tc *TieredCache) promoteToFast(key string, reader io.ReadCloser) {
 	defer func() { _ = reader.Close() }() // best-effort close; error secondary to promotion attempt (async best-effort path)
 
-	// Get file info from slow tier to determine size
+	// Size for the space/ReadAll guards comes from a Stat snapshot, not the live in-map FileInfo.
 	var size int64
 	if slow := tc.slow.Load(); slow != nil {
 		if vfs, ok := slow.(vfs.VFS); ok {
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ func (tc *TieredCache) promoteToFast(key string, reader io.ReadCloser) {
 	}
 
 	// Guard promotion ReadAll using already-fetched size (in addition to space check above)
-	if size > 0 && size > (1<<30) { // conservative 1GB hard limit on promotion reads (aligns with typical max_object_size)
+	if size > (1 << 30) { // conservative 1GB hard limit on promotion reads (aligns with typical max_object_size)
 		return
 	}
 	// Read the entire file content
@@ -218,6 +218,8 @@ func (tc *TieredCache) promoteToFast(key string, reader io.ReadCloser) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return // Skip promotion if read fails
 	}
+	// Create with the bytes we actually hold so we never reuse a live FileInfo.Size.
+	size = int64(len(content))
 
 	// Create the file in fast tier
 	if fast := tc.fast.Load(); fast != nil {

vfs/disk/disk.go

@@ -45,6 +45,25 @@ type DiskFS struct {
 	initCloseOnce sync.Once
 	startupEvict  func(vfs.VFS, uint) uint // passed to New (via gc.GetGCAlgorithm); invoked as last step of bg init if over cap (no post-ctor race)
 	metrics       *metrics.Metrics
+	// initHold, if non-nil, is received on before closing initDone (test pending-window hold).
+	initHold <-chan struct{}
+}
+
+// initHolds is a per-root registry of optional init holds (root path -> <-chan struct{}).
+// Tests call RegisterInitHold before New so that instance copies the channel and waits
+// before closing initDone; production never registers, so init is unchanged.
+var initHolds sync.Map
+
+// RegisterInitHold registers a channel that DiskFS.New for this root copies onto that
+// instance. calculateSizeAndPopulateIndex receives on it before closing initDone, so
+// tests can observe the pending-attach window. Other DiskFS roots are unaffected.
+func RegisterInitHold(root string, ch <-chan struct{}) {
+	initHolds.Store(root, ch)
+}
+
+// ClearInitHold removes a previously registered hold for root.
+func ClearInitHold(root string) {
+	initHolds.Delete(root)
 }
 
 // shardPath converts a Steam cache key to a sharded directory path to reduce inode pressure
@@ -129,6 +148,12 @@ func New(root string, capacity int64, evict func(vfs.VFS, uint) uint) (*DiskFS,
 		startupEvict: evict,
 	}
 
+	if v, ok := initHolds.Load(root); ok {
+		if ch, ok := v.(<-chan struct{}); ok {
+			d.initHold = ch
+		}
+	}
+
 	d.initDone = make(chan struct{})
 	// Launch heavy population asynchronously so New returns fast (scans millions of files without blocking ctor or using O(N) temp RAM).
 	// The initDone barrier ensures first Size() and subsequent ops (including late tier attach) see fully populated + post-eviction state.
@@ -152,7 +177,7 @@ func (d *DiskFS) calculateSizeAndPopulateIndex() {
 		if r := recover(); r != nil {
 			logger.Logger.Error().Interface("recovered_panic", r).Msg("calculateSizeAndPopulateIndex panicked; ensuring initDone closed to unblock Size waiters and prevent hang")
 		}
-		d.initCloseOnce.Do(func() { close(d.initDone) })
+		d.closeInitDone()
 	}()
 
 	tstart := time.Now()
@@ -243,20 +268,42 @@ func (d *DiskFS) calculateSizeAndPopulateIndex() {
 
 	// Signal readiness: Size() and callers (late tier attach + Evict*) now see correct populated + post-eviction state.
 	// Use Once (recover path also uses it) to guarantee exactly one close even under panic.
-	d.initCloseOnce.Do(func() { close(d.initDone) })
+	d.closeInitDone()
+}
+
+// closeInitDone receives on a copied test hold (if any) then closes initDone once.
+// Both the normal end of calculateSizeAndPopulateIndex and the panic-recovery defer
+// call this so Size() waiters unblock in either path.
+func (d *DiskFS) closeInitDone() {
+	d.initCloseOnce.Do(func() {
+		if d.initHold != nil {
+			<-d.initHold
+		}
+		close(d.initDone)
+	})
 }
 
 // insertBatch populates info/LRU under lock for a bounded batch (follows maxEvictBatch pattern for short critical sections).
 // Size is incremented here only for files actually added (prevents double-count vs. concurrent Create during window).
+// Fail-closed: re-stat each path under d.mu and skip if the file is gone. Create does not wait on
+// initDone, so a file the scanner observed can be Evict/Delete'd (info + os.Remove) before this
+// insert runs. Inserting without a live-file check would resurrect the key in d.info and make
+// Stat succeed while os.Stat fails.
 func (d *DiskFS) insertBatch(batch []discoveredFile) {
 	d.mu.Lock()
 	for _, df := range batch {
-		if _, exists := d.info[df.key]; !exists {
-			fi := vfs.NewFileInfoFromOS(df.osInfo, df.key)
-			d.info[df.key] = fi
-			d.LRU.Add(df.key, fi)
-			d.size += df.size
+		if _, exists := d.info[df.key]; exists {
+			continue
 		}
+		path := d.pathForKey(df.key)
+		st, err := os.Stat(path)
+		if err != nil {
+			continue
+		}
+		fi := vfs.NewFileInfoFromOS(st, df.key)
+		d.info[df.key] = fi
+		d.LRU.Add(df.key, fi)
+		d.size += st.Size()
 	}
 	d.mu.Unlock()
 }
@@ -393,11 +440,13 @@ func (d *DiskFS) Create(key string, size int64) (io.WriteCloser, error) {
 	dir := filepath.Dir(path)
 	// 0700 (not 0755): per-shard cache dirs hold untrusted CDN content; restrict to owner only (G301 addressed).
 	if err := os.MkdirAll(dir, 0700); err != nil {
+		d.recordIfNoSpace(err)
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	file, err := os.Create(path) // #nosec G304 -- path built by pathForKey from sanitized (Clean, no ..) hash-derived key under trusted disk.root; no untrusted file inclusion
 	if err != nil {
+		d.recordIfNoSpace(err)
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
@@ -428,7 +477,19 @@ type diskWriteCloser struct {
 }
 
 func (dwc *diskWriteCloser) Write(p []byte) (n int, err error) {
-	return dwc.file.Write(p)
+	n, err = dwc.file.Write(p)
+	if err != nil {
+		dwc.disk.recordIfNoSpace(err)
+	}
+	return n, err
+}
+
+// recordIfNoSpace increments capacity_pressure_events and logs when err is ENOSPC (or Windows disk-full).
+func (d *DiskFS) recordIfNoSpace(err error) {
+	if !isNoSpaceError(err) {
+		return
+	}
+	metrics.NoteNoSpace(d.metrics, err)
 }
 
 func (dwc *diskWriteCloser) Close() error {
@@ -602,7 +663,9 @@ func (d *DiskFS) Delete(key string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// Stat returns file information with lazy discovery
+// Stat returns a snapshot of file information with lazy discovery.
+// The returned *FileInfo is not the live cache entry; Close may update Size
+// on the in-map object under d.mu.
 func (d *DiskFS) Stat(key string) (*vfs.FileInfo, error) {
 	if key == "" {
 		return nil, vfserror.ErrInvalidKey
@@ -617,9 +680,10 @@ func (d *DiskFS) Stat(key string) (*vfs.FileInfo, error) {
 	keyMu.RLock()
 	d.mu.RLock()
 	if fi, ok := d.info[key]; ok {
+		snap := fi.Clone()
 		d.mu.RUnlock()
 		keyMu.RUnlock()
-		return fi, nil
+		return snap, nil
 	}
 	d.mu.RUnlock()
 	keyMu.RUnlock()
@@ -639,8 +703,9 @@ func (d *DiskFS) Stat(key string) (*vfs.FileInfo, error) {
 	// Double-check after acquiring write lock
 	d.mu.Lock()
 	if fi, ok := d.info[key]; ok {
+		snap := fi.Clone()
 		d.mu.Unlock()
-		return fi, nil
+		return snap, nil
 	}
 
 	// Re-verify the file still exists on disk under the lock before inserting.
@@ -659,9 +724,10 @@ func (d *DiskFS) Stat(key string) (*vfs.FileInfo, error) {
 	fi.UpdateAccessBatched(d.timeUpdater)
 	// Note: size not updated on lazy discovery (preserves prior behavior; initial on-disk accounted via bg populate at New time,
 	// subsequent files come via Create which accounts size).
+	snap := fi.Clone()
 	d.mu.Unlock()
 
-	return fi, nil
+	return snap, nil
 }
 
 // EvictLRU evicts the least recently used files to free up space
@@ -707,9 +773,7 @@ func (d *DiskFS) EvictLRU(bytesNeeded uint) uint {
 	}
 	d.mu.Unlock()
 
-	if d.metrics != nil && evicted > 0 {
-		d.metrics.IncrementEvictions()
-	}
+	metrics.NoteSoftEviction(d.metrics, "disk", evicted)
 	return evicted
 }
 
@@ -760,9 +824,7 @@ func (d *DiskFS) EvictBySize(bytesNeeded uint, ascending bool) uint {
 	}
 	d.mu.Unlock()
 
-	if d.metrics != nil && evicted > 0 {
-		d.metrics.IncrementEvictions()
-	}
+	metrics.NoteSoftEviction(d.metrics, "disk", evicted)
 	return evicted
 }
 
@@ -811,9 +873,7 @@ func (d *DiskFS) EvictFIFO(bytesNeeded uint) uint {
 	}
 	d.mu.Unlock()
 
-	if d.metrics != nil && evicted > 0 {
-		d.metrics.IncrementEvictions()
-	}
+	metrics.NoteSoftEviction(d.metrics, "disk", evicted)
 	return evicted
 }
 
@@ -867,9 +927,7 @@ func (d *DiskFS) EvictLFU(bytesNeeded uint) uint {
 	}
 	d.mu.Unlock()
 
-	if d.metrics != nil && evicted > 0 {
-		d.metrics.IncrementEvictions()
-	}
+	metrics.NoteSoftEviction(d.metrics, "disk", evicted)
 	return evicted
 }
 
@@ -924,8 +982,6 @@ func (d *DiskFS) EvictHybrid(bytesNeeded uint) uint {
 	}
 	d.mu.Unlock()
 
-	if d.metrics != nil && evicted > 0 {
-		d.metrics.IncrementEvictions()
-	}
+	metrics.NoteSoftEviction(d.metrics, "disk", evicted)
 	return evicted
 }

vfs/disk/disk_test.go

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
+	"s1d3sw1ped/steamcache2/steamcache/metrics"
 	"s1d3sw1ped/steamcache2/vfs"
 )
 
@@ -122,6 +123,42 @@ func TestDiskFS_InitPopulatesIndexOnRestart(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestDiskFS_CapacityPressureOnEvict(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	td := t.TempDir()
+	d, err := New(td, 500, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	_ = d.Size()
+	met := metrics.NewMetrics()
+	d.SetMetrics(met)
+	for i := 0; i < 3; i++ {
+		k := "f" + string(rune('0'+i))
+		w, cerr := d.Create(k, 200)
+		if cerr != nil {
+			t.Fatal(cerr)
+		}
+		if _, werr := w.Write(make([]byte, 200)); werr != nil {
+			t.Fatal(werr)
+		}
+		if cerr := w.Close(); cerr != nil {
+			t.Fatal(cerr)
+		}
+	}
+	evicted := d.EvictLRU(100)
+	if evicted == 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected eviction under cap, size=%d cap=%d", d.Size(), d.Capacity())
+	}
+	st := met.GetStats()
+	if st.Evictions == 0 {
+		t.Error("evictions counter not incremented under disk cap pressure")
+	}
+	if st.CapacityPressureEvents == 0 {
+		t.Error("capacity_pressure_events not incremented under disk cap pressure")
+	}
+}
+
 func TestDiskFS_EvictAndLazyStat(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 	td := t.TempDir()
@@ -138,10 +175,21 @@ func TestDiskFS_EvictAndLazyStat(t *testing.T) {
 		w.Write(make([]byte, 120))
 		w.Close()
 	}
+	met := metrics.NewMetrics()
+	d.SetMetrics(met)
 	ev := d.EvictLRU(200)
 	if ev == 0 {
 		t.Log("no evict (size calc async or snapshot tolerance?)")
 	}
+	if ev > 0 {
+		st := met.GetStats()
+		if st.Evictions == 0 {
+			t.Error("evictions counter not incremented after disk EvictLRU freed bytes")
+		}
+		if st.CapacityPressureEvents == 0 {
+			t.Error("capacity_pressure_events not incremented after disk EvictLRU freed bytes")
+		}
+	}
 	// Explicit post-evict consistency checks: for any key no longer visible via Stat, its on-disk
 	// file must be absent (verifies coordinated unlink + no resurrection via lazy discovery).
 	// Keys still present after this small evict are allowed (accounting tolerance in raw DiskFS).
@@ -371,7 +419,8 @@ func testKey(i int) string {
 // artifacts for victims are immediately gone (no resurrection via lazy discovery in Stat/Open),
 // and that recreating the same key produces independent content that is not subject to any
 // stale eviction unlinks. This exercises the coordinated WLock remove path for DiskFS.
-// Uses tolerant checks suitable for raw DiskFS lazy discovery + bg size.
+// Create does not wait on initDone, so this also covers insertBatch racing with eviction:
+// gone files must not be re-indexed (Stat present / disk missing).
 func TestDiskFS_EvictDiskVisibilityAndRecreateSafety(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 	td := t.TempDir()
@@ -400,47 +449,21 @@ func TestDiskFS_EvictDiskVisibilityAndRecreateSafety(t *testing.T) {
 		_ = d.EvictBySize(1024*1024, true)
 	}
 
-	// Consistency check: never have a key absent from Stat but with a file on disk (would indicate
-	// either resurrection risk or orphan). If Stat succeeds, file should exist.
-	// A few retries tolerate the documented lazy discovery + eviction coordination windows under
-	// artificial "force massive eviction then immediate audit" load (especially visible under -race).
-	for attempt := 0; attempt < 3; attempt++ {
-		bad := false
-		for _, k := range created {
-			p := d.pathForKey(k)
-			_, statErr := d.Stat(k)
-			_, diskErr := os.Stat(p)
-			if statErr != nil {
-				if !os.IsNotExist(diskErr) {
-					bad = true
-				}
-			} else {
-				if diskErr != nil {
-					bad = true
-				}
-			}
-		}
-		if !bad {
-			break
-		}
-		if attempt < 2 {
-			time.Sleep(10 * time.Millisecond)
-		} else {
-			// On final attempt, report the last observed state for the keys
-			for _, k := range created {
-				p := d.pathForKey(k)
-				_, statErr := d.Stat(k)
-				_, diskErr := os.Stat(p)
-				if statErr != nil {
-					if !os.IsNotExist(diskErr) {
-						t.Errorf("key %s absent via Stat but file lingers on disk at %s (resurrection risk)", k, p)
-					}
-				} else {
-					if diskErr != nil {
-						t.Errorf("key %s present via Stat but missing on disk: %v", k, diskErr)
-					}
-				}
+	// Drain bg population so insertBatch cannot still be in flight when we audit.
+	_ = d.Size()
+
+	// Consistency: Stat success iff the file exists on disk. insertBatch must not resurrect
+	// keys whose backing files were already evicted.
+	for _, k := range created {
+		p := d.pathForKey(k)
+		_, statErr := d.Stat(k)
+		_, diskErr := os.Stat(p)
+		if statErr != nil {
+			if !os.IsNotExist(diskErr) {
+				t.Errorf("key %s absent via Stat but file lingers on disk at %s (resurrection risk)", k, p)
 			}
+		} else if diskErr != nil {
+			t.Errorf("key %s present via Stat but missing on disk: %v", k, diskErr)
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -464,6 +487,64 @@ func TestDiskFS_EvictDiskVisibilityAndRecreateSafety(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+// TestDiskFS_InsertBatchSkipsGoneFiles is the fail-closed contract for bg/lazy index
+// insert: a discoveredFile whose path was removed (evicted) must not be re-inserted
+// into d.info. That resurrection is what made Stat succeed while os.Stat failed.
+func TestDiskFS_InsertBatchSkipsGoneFiles(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	td := t.TempDir()
+	d, err := New(td, 10*1024*1024, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	_ = d.Size() // finish constructor scan so it cannot also index these keys
+
+	liveKey := "live"
+	goneKey := "gone"
+	writeKey := func(key, body string) os.FileInfo {
+		t.Helper()
+		p := d.pathForKey(key)
+		if err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(p), 0700); err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		if err := os.WriteFile(p, []byte(body), 0600); err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		st, err := os.Stat(p)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		return st
+	}
+	liveInfo := writeKey(liveKey, "still-here")
+	goneInfo := writeKey(goneKey, "about-to-vanish")
+	if err := os.Remove(d.pathForKey(goneKey)); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	d.insertBatch([]discoveredFile{
+		{key: liveKey, size: liveInfo.Size(), osInfo: liveInfo},
+		{key: goneKey, size: goneInfo.Size(), osInfo: goneInfo},
+	})
+
+	d.mu.RLock()
+	_, liveExists := d.info[liveKey]
+	_, goneExists := d.info[goneKey]
+	d.mu.RUnlock()
+	if !liveExists {
+		t.Errorf("insertBatch skipped live key %s", liveKey)
+	}
+	if goneExists {
+		t.Errorf("insertBatch resurrected gone key %s", goneKey)
+	}
+	if _, err := d.Stat(goneKey); err == nil {
+		t.Errorf("Stat succeeded for gone key %s", goneKey)
+	}
+	if _, err := os.Stat(d.pathForKey(liveKey)); err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("live key %s missing on disk: %v", liveKey, err)
+	}
+}
+
 // TestDiskFS_EvictBoundedLargeN exercises the maxEvictBatch early-break logic (Idea #2)
 // under a map size >> batch limit. Forces repeated eviction rounds via GC-style pressure
 // and asserts progress + consistency (no resurrection/orphans). Covers bounded collection
@@ -581,3 +662,57 @@ func TestDiskFS_NewMkdirError(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("expected mkdir failure error for file-as-dir, got: %v", err)
 	}
 }
+
+// TestDiskFS_InitHoldBlocksOnlyRegisteredRoot covers the per-root init hold:
+// Size() stays blocked while the hold is open, and a DiskFS on a different root
+// does not wait on that hold.
+func TestDiskFS_InitHoldBlocksOnlyRegisteredRoot(t *testing.T) {
+	td := t.TempDir()
+	hold := make(chan struct{})
+	var holdOnce sync.Once
+	closeHold := func() { holdOnce.Do(func() { close(hold) }) }
+	RegisterInitHold(td, hold)
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		closeHold()
+		ClearInitHold(td)
+	})
+
+	d, err := New(td, 10*1024*1024, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	blocked := make(chan struct{})
+	go func() {
+		_ = d.Size()
+		close(blocked)
+	}()
+	select {
+	case <-blocked:
+		t.Fatal("Size returned while init hold still open")
+	case <-time.After(50 * time.Millisecond):
+	}
+
+	td2 := t.TempDir()
+	d2, err := New(td2, 10*1024*1024, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	other := make(chan struct{})
+	go func() {
+		_ = d2.Size()
+		close(other)
+	}()
+	select {
+	case <-other:
+	case <-time.After(2 * time.Second):
+		t.Fatal("unrelated DiskFS Size hung; init hold leaked across roots")
+	}
+
+	closeHold()
+	select {
+	case <-blocked:
+	case <-time.After(2 * time.Second):
+		t.Fatal("Size did not return after init hold released")
+	}
+}

vfs/disk/enospc_unix.go

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+//go:build !windows
+
+package disk
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+
+	"golang.org/x/sys/unix"
+)
+
+// isNoSpaceError reports whether err is ENOSPC (or wraps it).
+func isNoSpaceError(err error) bool {
+	return err != nil && errors.Is(err, unix.ENOSPC)
+}

vfs/disk/enospc_unix_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+//go:build !windows
+
+package disk
+
+import (
+	"io"
+	"os"
+	"testing"
+
+	"golang.org/x/sys/unix"
+
+	"s1d3sw1ped/steamcache2/steamcache/metrics"
+)
+
+func TestIsNoSpaceError(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	if isNoSpaceError(nil) {
+		t.Error("nil must not be ENOSPC")
+	}
+	if isNoSpaceError(io.EOF) {
+		t.Error("EOF must not be ENOSPC")
+	}
+	if !isNoSpaceError(unix.ENOSPC) {
+		t.Error("unix.ENOSPC should match")
+	}
+	wrapped := &os.PathError{Op: "write", Path: "x", Err: unix.ENOSPC}
+	if !isNoSpaceError(wrapped) {
+		t.Error("PathError wrapping ENOSPC should match")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDiskFS_ENOSPCCapacityPressure(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	d, err := New(t.TempDir(), 1024, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	met := metrics.NewMetrics()
+	d.SetMetrics(met)
+
+	d.recordIfNoSpace(io.EOF)
+	if got := met.GetStats().CapacityPressureEvents; got != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("non-ENOSPC counted: %d", got)
+	}
+
+	d.recordIfNoSpace(unix.ENOSPC)
+	if got := met.GetStats().CapacityPressureEvents; got != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("unix.ENOSPC: CapacityPressureEvents=%d, want 1", got)
+	}
+	if got := met.GetStats().Evictions; got != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("ENOSPC must not increment evictions, got %d", got)
+	}
+
+	d.recordIfNoSpace(&os.PathError{Op: "write", Path: "p", Err: unix.ENOSPC})
+	if got := met.GetStats().CapacityPressureEvents; got != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("wrapped ENOSPC: CapacityPressureEvents=%d, want 2", got)
+	}
+}

vfs/disk/enospc_windows.go

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+//go:build windows
+
+package disk
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+
+	"golang.org/x/sys/windows"
+)
+
+// isNoSpaceError reports whether err is a Windows disk-full equivalent of ENOSPC.
+func isNoSpaceError(err error) bool {
+	if err == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	return errors.Is(err, windows.ERROR_DISK_FULL) || errors.Is(err, windows.ERROR_HANDLE_DISK_FULL)
+}

vfs/disk/enospc_windows_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+//go:build windows
+
+package disk
+
+import (
+	"io"
+	"os"
+	"testing"
+
+	"golang.org/x/sys/windows"
+
+	"s1d3sw1ped/steamcache2/steamcache/metrics"
+)
+
+func TestIsNoSpaceError(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	if isNoSpaceError(nil) {
+		t.Error("nil must not be disk-full")
+	}
+	if isNoSpaceError(io.EOF) {
+		t.Error("EOF must not be disk-full")
+	}
+	if !isNoSpaceError(windows.ERROR_DISK_FULL) {
+		t.Error("ERROR_DISK_FULL should match")
+	}
+	if !isNoSpaceError(windows.ERROR_HANDLE_DISK_FULL) {
+		t.Error("ERROR_HANDLE_DISK_FULL should match")
+	}
+	wrapped := &os.PathError{Op: "write", Path: "x", Err: windows.ERROR_DISK_FULL}
+	if !isNoSpaceError(wrapped) {
+		t.Error("PathError wrapping ERROR_DISK_FULL should match")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDiskFS_ENOSPCCapacityPressure(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	d, err := New(t.TempDir(), 1024, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	met := metrics.NewMetrics()
+	d.SetMetrics(met)
+
+	d.recordIfNoSpace(io.EOF)
+	if got := met.GetStats().CapacityPressureEvents; got != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("non-ENOSPC counted: %d", got)
+	}
+
+	d.recordIfNoSpace(windows.ERROR_DISK_FULL)
+	if got := met.GetStats().CapacityPressureEvents; got != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("ERROR_DISK_FULL: CapacityPressureEvents=%d, want 1", got)
+	}
+	if got := met.GetStats().Evictions; got != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("disk-full must not increment evictions, got %d", got)
+	}
+}

vfs/memory/memory.go

@@ -289,7 +289,8 @@ func (m *MemoryFS) Delete(key string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// Stat returns file information
+// Stat returns a snapshot of file information. The returned *FileInfo is not
+// the live cache entry; Close may update Size on the in-map object under m.mu.
 func (m *MemoryFS) Stat(key string) (*types.FileInfo, error) {
 	if key == "" {
 		return nil, vfserror.ErrInvalidKey
@@ -310,7 +311,7 @@ func (m *MemoryFS) Stat(key string) (*types.FileInfo, error) {
 	defer m.mu.RUnlock()
 
 	if fi, ok := m.info[key]; ok {
-		return fi, nil
+		return fi.Clone(), nil
 	}
 
 	return nil, vfserror.ErrNotFound
@@ -357,9 +358,7 @@ func (m *MemoryFS) EvictLRU(bytesNeeded uint) uint {
 	}
 	m.mu.Unlock()
 
-	if m.metrics != nil && evicted > 0 {
-		m.metrics.IncrementEvictions()
-	}
+	metrics.NoteSoftEviction(m.metrics, "memory", evicted)
 	return evicted
 }
 
@@ -412,9 +411,7 @@ func (m *MemoryFS) EvictBySize(bytesNeeded uint, ascending bool) uint {
 	}
 	m.mu.Unlock()
 
-	if m.metrics != nil && evicted > 0 {
-		m.metrics.IncrementEvictions()
-	}
+	metrics.NoteSoftEviction(m.metrics, "memory", evicted)
 	return evicted
 }
 
@@ -463,9 +460,7 @@ func (m *MemoryFS) EvictFIFO(bytesNeeded uint) uint {
 	}
 	m.mu.Unlock()
 
-	if m.metrics != nil && evicted > 0 {
-		m.metrics.IncrementEvictions()
-	}
+	metrics.NoteSoftEviction(m.metrics, "memory", evicted)
 	return evicted
 }
 
@@ -519,9 +514,7 @@ func (m *MemoryFS) EvictLFU(bytesNeeded uint) uint {
 	}
 	m.mu.Unlock()
 
-	if m.metrics != nil && evicted > 0 {
-		m.metrics.IncrementEvictions()
-	}
+	metrics.NoteSoftEviction(m.metrics, "memory", evicted)
 	return evicted
 }
 
@@ -577,8 +570,6 @@ func (m *MemoryFS) EvictHybrid(bytesNeeded uint) uint {
 	}
 	m.mu.Unlock()
 
-	if m.metrics != nil && evicted > 0 {
-		m.metrics.IncrementEvictions()
-	}
+	metrics.NoteSoftEviction(m.metrics, "memory", evicted)
 	return evicted
 }

vfs/memory/memory_test.go

@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ import (
 	"sync/atomic"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
+
+	"s1d3sw1ped/steamcache2/steamcache/metrics"
 )
 
 func TestMemoryFS_Basic(t *testing.T) {
@@ -60,6 +62,8 @@ func TestMemoryFS_EvictUnderPressure(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
+	met := metrics.NewMetrics()
+	m.SetMetrics(met)
 	// create 3x200 = 600 >500, should trigger internal? but direct evict call
 	for i := 0; i < 3; i++ {
 		w, _ := m.Create("f"+string(rune('0'+i)), 200)
@@ -71,6 +75,13 @@ func TestMemoryFS_EvictUnderPressure(t *testing.T) {
 	if evicted == 0 || m.Size() > 500 {
 		t.Errorf("evict failed: evicted=%d size=%d", evicted, m.Size())
 	}
+	st := met.GetStats()
+	if st.Evictions == 0 {
+		t.Error("evictions counter not incremented under memory cap pressure")
+	}
+	if st.CapacityPressureEvents == 0 {
+		t.Error("capacity_pressure_events not incremented under memory cap pressure")
+	}
 }
 
 func TestMemoryFS_SizeNeverExceedsAfterEvict(t *testing.T) {
@@ -346,6 +357,45 @@ func TestMemoryFS_ConcurrentCloseAndEvict_RaceFree(t *testing.T) {
 	_ = m.LRU.Len()
 }
 
+func TestMemoryFS_StatReturnsSnapshot(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	m, err := New(1024)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	w, err := m.Create("k", 10)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if _, err := w.Write([]byte("hello")); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if err := w.Close(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	fi, err := m.Stat("k")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if fi.Size != 5 {
+		t.Fatalf("size %d want 5", fi.Size)
+	}
+	fi.Size = 999
+	fi.AccessCount = 0
+
+	fi2, err := m.Stat("k")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if fi2.Size != 5 {
+		t.Errorf("Stat returned live FileInfo; store size became %d", fi2.Size)
+	}
+	if fi2.AccessCount == 0 {
+		t.Error("Stat returned live FileInfo; AccessCount mutation leaked")
+	}
+}
+
 func TestMemoryFS_EvictVariantsAndErrors(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 	m, err := New(800)

vfs/types/types.go

@@ -27,6 +27,17 @@ func NewFileInfo(key string, size int64) *FileInfo {
 	}
 }
 
+// Clone returns a snapshot copy of fi. Stat returns Clone() so callers can
+// read Size and other fields without racing Close/Open mutations of the
+// in-map FileInfo.
+func (fi *FileInfo) Clone() *FileInfo {
+	if fi == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	cp := *fi
+	return &cp
+}
+
 // NewFileInfoFromOS creates a FileInfo from os.FileInfo
 func NewFileInfoFromOS(info os.FileInfo, key string) *FileInfo {
 	return &FileInfo{

vfs/types/types_test.go

@@ -16,6 +16,34 @@ func TestNewFileInfo(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestFileInfoClone(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	fi := NewFileInfo("k", 42)
+	fi.AccessCount = 7
+	cp := fi.Clone()
+	if cp == fi {
+		t.Fatal("Clone returned the same pointer")
+	}
+	if cp.Key != fi.Key || cp.Size != fi.Size || cp.AccessCount != fi.AccessCount {
+		t.Errorf("Clone mismatch: %+v vs %+v", cp, fi)
+	}
+	if !cp.ATime.Equal(fi.ATime) || !cp.CTime.Equal(fi.CTime) {
+		t.Error("Clone timestamps mismatch")
+	}
+	cp.Size = 99
+	cp.AccessCount = 1
+	if fi.Size != 42 || fi.AccessCount != 7 {
+		t.Error("mutating Clone affected original")
+	}
+	if NewFileInfo("x", 1).Clone() == nil {
+		t.Error("Clone of non-nil was nil")
+	}
+	var none *FileInfo
+	if none.Clone() != nil {
+		t.Error("Clone of nil was non-nil")
+	}
+}
+
 func TestUpdateAccess(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 	fi := NewFileInfo("k", 1)