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+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Threading;
+using OpenNest.CNC.CuttingPlanning;
+using OpenNest.Geometry;
+
+namespace OpenNest.Engine.CuttingPlanning;
+
+/// <summary>The three verdicts a candidate entry can receive from the shared lead validator.</summary>
+public enum ContourFeasibilityStatus
+{
+    /// <summary>Every emitted lead of this contour is complete AND clear.</summary>
+    Clear,
+
+    /// <summary>A complete check found a lead contact/overlap — the reason is preserved.</summary>
+    Blocked,
+
+    /// <summary>The check could not complete (incomplete material, malformed emission) — never clear.</summary>
+    Incomplete,
+}
+
+/// <summary>Verdict for one candidate entry. Complete/blocked/incomplete stay distinct.</summary>
+public sealed record ContourFeasibilityVerdict(ContourFeasibilityStatus Status, string? Reason)
+{
+    public bool IsClear => Status == ContourFeasibilityStatus.Clear;
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Feasibility adapter over the EXISTING <see cref="LeadPathValidator"/>: emits one owned
+/// candidate contour through the S06 diagnostic seam, reads it at the placement position,
+/// and certifies the emitted lead-in and lead-out against ALL placed material. It is not a
+/// new collision implementation and not a plan approval: a Clear verdict certifies this
+/// contour's emitted leads only — the missing-lead (NoLeadIn) check still runs later on the
+/// complete plan, and rapids/pierce clearance belong to their existing checkers. A
+/// candidate rejected here is not proven infeasible by anything else: this adapter only
+/// reports what the validator reported.
+/// One instance is one captured planning attempt: verdicts cache per exact choice and node
+/// context for the instance's lifetime — settings and placement are fixed per instance —
+/// and nothing is cached across instances or statically. Evaluation is lazy: only the
+/// choice handed to <see cref="Check"/> is ever emitted or validated, and
+/// <see cref="EvaluationCount"/> counts validator executions (not cache hits) for cost tests.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed class ContourEntryFeasibility
+{
+    private readonly PreparedContours prepared;
+    private readonly Vector location;
+    private readonly LeadMaterialSnapshot ownMaterial;
+    private readonly LeadMaterialSnapshot[] materials;
+    private readonly Dictionary<Key, ContourFeasibilityVerdict> cache = new();
+
+    public ContourEntryFeasibility(PreparedContours prepared, Vector location,
+        LeadMaterialSnapshot ownMaterial, IReadOnlyList<LeadMaterialSnapshot> otherMaterials)
+    {
+        this.prepared = prepared ?? throw new ArgumentException("Prepared contours are required.", nameof(prepared));
+        this.ownMaterial = ownMaterial ?? throw new ArgumentException("Own material snapshot is required.", nameof(ownMaterial));
+        if (otherMaterials == null)
+            throw new ArgumentException("Placed-material snapshots are required.", nameof(otherMaterials));
+        this.location = location;
+        // Immutable copy; the validator's own-material-first convention is preserved.
+        var all = new List<LeadMaterialSnapshot> { this.ownMaterial };
+        foreach (var material in otherMaterials)
+        {
+            if (material == null)
+                throw new ArgumentException("Placed-material snapshots must not be null.", nameof(otherMaterials));
+            if (!ReferenceEquals(material, this.ownMaterial))
+                all.Add(material);
+        }
+        materials = all.ToArray();
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>Validator executions performed (cache misses only) during this attempt.</summary>
+    public int EvaluationCount { get; private set; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The verdict for one owned candidate. Same choice + node context within this attempt
+    /// is answered from cache. Cancellation propagates; a malformed emission is an
+    /// Incomplete verdict with the emission's own reason, never a crash and never Clear.
+    /// </summary>
+    public ContourFeasibilityVerdict Check(ContourChoice choice, string nodeContext = "",
+        CancellationToken token = default)
+    {
+        token.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+        if (choice == null)
+            throw new ArgumentException("A contour choice is required.", nameof(choice));
+        var key = new Key(choice.ContourOrdinal, choice.EntityOrdinal,
+            choice.Point.X, choice.Point.Y, nodeContext ?? string.Empty);
+        if (cache.TryGetValue(key, out var known))
+            return known;
+        var verdict = Probe(choice, token);
+        cache[key] = verdict;
+        EvaluationCount++;
+        return verdict;
+    }
+
+    private ContourFeasibilityVerdict Probe(ContourChoice choice, CancellationToken token)
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            var program = prepared.EmitCandidateForValidation(choice);
+            var execution = ExecutionMotionReader.Read(program, location, null, token);
+            var result = LeadPathValidator.Check(execution, ownMaterial, materials, token);
+            if (!result.IsComplete)
+                return new(ContourFeasibilityStatus.Incomplete, result.Reason);
+            return result.IsClear
+                ? new(ContourFeasibilityStatus.Clear, null)
+                : new(ContourFeasibilityStatus.Blocked, result.Reason);
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex) when (ex is ArgumentException or NotSupportedException)
+        {
+            // Malformed emission or foreign choice: refused, reason preserved, never cached as clear.
+            return new(ContourFeasibilityStatus.Incomplete, ex.Message);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private readonly record struct Key(int ContourOrdinal, int EntityOrdinal, double X, double Y, string NodeContext);
+}
diff --git a/OpenNest.Tests/CuttingPlanning/ContourEntryFeasibilityTests.cs b/OpenNest.Tests/CuttingPlanning/ContourEntryFeasibilityTests.cs
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+using System.Threading;
+using OpenNest.CNC;
+using OpenNest.CNC.CuttingPlanning;
+using OpenNest.CNC.CuttingStrategy;
+using OpenNest.Engine.CuttingPlanning;
+using OpenNest.Geometry;
+
+namespace OpenNest.Tests.CuttingPlanning;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// S07: the feasibility adapter certifies EXACTLY what LeadPathValidator certifies for one
+/// emitted candidate contour — no more (NoLeadIn is not a plan approval) and no less
+/// (incomplete checks never read as clear), cached per captured attempt only.
+/// </summary>
+public class ContourEntryFeasibilityTests
+{
+    private static readonly Vector At = Vector.Zero;
+
+    private static (PreparedContours Prepared, ContourChoice Choice, LeadMaterialSnapshot Own)
+        PreparedSquare(string style = "line")
+    {
+        var clean = ExplicitContourTests.Square(false);
+        var prepared = PreparedContours.Capture(clean, ExplicitContourTests.Parameters(style));
+        var choice = prepared.Entry(0, 0, new Vector(0, 5)); // left edge, mid-side
+        return (prepared, choice, LeadMaterialSnapshot.Capture(clean, At));
+    }
+
+    private static LeadMaterialSnapshot Box(double x1, double y1, double x2, double y2)
+    {
+        var p = new Program();
+        p.MoveTo(x1, y1);
+        p.LineTo(x2, y1); p.LineTo(x2, y2); p.LineTo(x1, y2); p.LineTo(x1, y1);
+        var snapshot = LeadMaterialSnapshot.Capture(p, Vector.Zero);
+        Assert.True(snapshot.IsComplete, snapshot.Reason);
+        return snapshot;
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void FittingStraightLeadIsClear()
+    {
+        var (prepared, choice, own) = PreparedSquare();
+        var feasibility = new ContourEntryFeasibility(prepared, At, own, []);
+
+        var verdict = feasibility.Check(choice);
+
+        Assert.True(verdict.IsClear, verdict.Reason);
+        Assert.Equal(ContourFeasibilityStatus.Clear, verdict.Status);
+        Assert.Equal(1, feasibility.EvaluationCount);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void ArcLeadCandidateVerdictsComeFromTheSharedValidator()
+    {
+        var (prepared, choice, own) = PreparedSquare("arc");
+        var feasibility = new ContourEntryFeasibility(prepared, At, own, []);
+        Assert.True(feasibility.Check(choice).IsClear);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void NeighbourContactRejectsKeepingReason()
+    {
+        var (prepared, choice, own) = PreparedSquare();
+        // A neighbouring sheet covering the lead-in approach region.
+        var neighbour = Box(-1.5, 4.4, -0.05, 5.6);
+        var feasibility = new ContourEntryFeasibility(prepared, At, own, [neighbour]);
+
+        var verdict = feasibility.Check(choice);
+
+        Assert.Equal(ContourFeasibilityStatus.Blocked, verdict.Status);
+        Assert.False(verdict.IsClear);
+        Assert.False(string.IsNullOrEmpty(verdict.Reason));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void OwnMaterialCrossingRejects()
+    {
+        var clean = ExplicitContourTests.Square(false);
+        var prepared = PreparedContours.Capture(clean, ExplicitContourTests.Parameters());
+        var choice = prepared.Entry(0, 0, new Vector(0, 5));
+        // Own snapshot is where the sheet actually is; the placement drifts 0.4 east, so the
+        // emitted external lead (approach x=-0.21..0 relative, entry at x=0.4 absolute)
+        // crosses into the sheet's own material.
+        var own = LeadMaterialSnapshot.Capture(clean, Vector.Zero);
+        var feasibility = new ContourEntryFeasibility(prepared, new Vector(0.4, 0), own, []);
+
+        var verdict = feasibility.Check(choice);
+
+        Assert.Equal(ContourFeasibilityStatus.Blocked, verdict.Status);
+        Assert.False(verdict.IsClear);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void IncompleteMaterialNeverReadsAsClear()
+    {
+        var (prepared, choice, _) = PreparedSquare();
+        // Two touching rings: the capture itself refuses, producing an incomplete snapshot.
+        var joined = ExplicitContourTests.Square(false);
+        var touching = new Program();
+        touching.MoveTo(0, 10);
+        touching.LineTo(10, 10); touching.LineTo(10, 20); touching.LineTo(0, 20); touching.LineTo(0, 10);
+        joined.Codes.AddRange(touching.Codes);
+        var incomplete = LeadMaterialSnapshot.Capture(joined, Vector.Zero);
+        Assert.False(incomplete.IsComplete);
+        Assert.NotNull(incomplete.Reason);
+
+        var ownVerdict = new ContourEntryFeasibility(prepared, At, incomplete, []).Check(choice);
+        Assert.Equal(ContourFeasibilityStatus.Incomplete, ownVerdict.Status);
+        var otherVerdict = new ContourEntryFeasibility(prepared, At,
+            LeadMaterialSnapshot.Capture(ExplicitContourTests.Square(false), At), [incomplete]).Check(choice);
+        Assert.Equal(ContourFeasibilityStatus.Incomplete, otherVerdict.Status);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void NoLeadInClearVerdictIsNotAPlanApproval()
+    {
+        var parameters = ExplicitContourTests.Parameters();
+        parameters.ExternalLeadIn = new NoLeadIn();
+        parameters.InternalLeadIn = new NoLeadIn();
+        parameters.ArcCircleLeadIn = new NoLeadIn();
+        var clean = ExplicitContourTests.Square(false);
+        var prepared = PreparedContours.Capture(clean, parameters);
+        var choice = prepared.Entry(0, 0, new Vector(0, 5));
+        var feasibility = new ContourEntryFeasibility(prepared, At, LeadMaterialSnapshot.Capture(clean, At), []);
+
+        var verdict = feasibility.Check(choice);
+
+        // Nothing to certify means the validator passes vacuously — the emitted program
+        // carries no lead motion at all, so this verdict certifies no lead and the
+        // complete-plan missing-lead check still has to run later. The adapter must not
+        // silently drop the distinction: consumers can see it is vacuous by counting leads.
+        Assert.True(verdict.IsClear);
+        var motions = ExecutionMotionReader.Read(prepared.Emit(new[] { choice }), At, null, default).Motions;
+        Assert.Empty(motions.Where(m => !m.Rapid
+            && (m.Layer == LayerType.Leadin || m.Layer == LayerType.Leadout)));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void MalformedEmissionRefusesWithReasonInsteadOfCrashing()
+    {
+        var (prepared, choice, own) = PreparedSquare();
+        var (other, _, _) = PreparedSquare();
+        var forgedContour = choice with { Owner = other, ContourOrdinal = 99 };
+        var forgedEntity = choice with { Owner = prepared, EntityOrdinal = 99 };
+        var feasibility = new ContourEntryFeasibility(prepared, At, own, []);
+
+        var verdict = feasibility.Check(forgedContour);
+        Assert.Equal(ContourFeasibilityStatus.Incomplete, verdict.Status);
+        Assert.False(string.IsNullOrEmpty(verdict.Reason));
+        Assert.Equal(ContourFeasibilityStatus.Incomplete, feasibility.Check(forgedEntity).Status);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void CancellationPropagatesAndPoisonsNothing()
+    {
+        var (prepared, choice, own) = PreparedSquare();
+        var feasibility = new ContourEntryFeasibility(prepared, At, own, []);
+        using var cancelled = new CancellationTokenSource();
+        cancelled.Cancel();
+
+        Assert.ThrowsAny<OperationCanceledException>(() => feasibility.Check(choice, token: cancelled.Token));
+        Assert.Equal(0, feasibility.EvaluationCount);
+        Assert.True(feasibility.Check(choice).IsClear);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void SameChoiceAndNodeContextIsCachedWithinTheAttemptOnly()
+    {
+        var (prepared, choice, own) = PreparedSquare();
+        var feasibility = new ContourEntryFeasibility(prepared, At, own, []);
+
+        Assert.True(feasibility.Check(choice, "A").IsClear);
+        Assert.True(feasibility.Check(choice, "A").IsClear);
+        Assert.Equal(1, feasibility.EvaluationCount);
+
+        // A different node context is a different key (the cache is deliberately conservative).
+        Assert.True(feasibility.Check(choice, "B").IsClear);
+        Assert.Equal(2, feasibility.EvaluationCount);
+
+        // Nothing survives into a fresh planning attempt: no static or cross-instance cache.
+        var fresh = new ContourEntryFeasibility(prepared, At, own, []);
+        Assert.True(fresh.Check(choice, "A").IsClear);
+        Assert.Equal(1, fresh.EvaluationCount);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void EvaluationIsLazyPerCandidate()
+    {
+        var (prepared, choice, own) = PreparedSquare();
+        var feasibility = new ContourEntryFeasibility(prepared, At, own, []);
+        var other = prepared.Entry(0, 1, new Vector(5, 10));
+
+        // One Check evaluates exactly that candidate — never every point of every contour.
+        Assert.True(feasibility.Check(other).IsClear);
+        Assert.Equal(1, feasibility.EvaluationCount);
+        Assert.NotSame(choice, other);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void VerdictsAreTheValidatorsVerdictsExactly()
+    {
+        // Adapter verdict == LeadPathValidator outcome for the same emitted program.
+        var (prepared, choice, own) = PreparedSquare();
+        var materials = new[] { own };
+        var execution = ExecutionMotionReader.Read(
+            prepared.EmitCandidateForValidation(choice), At, null, default);
+        var direct = LeadPathValidator.Check(execution, own, materials, default);
+
+        var verdict = new ContourEntryFeasibility(prepared, At, own, materials).Check(choice);
+
+        Assert.Equal(direct.IsClear, verdict.IsClear);
+        Assert.Equal(direct.Reason, verdict.Reason);
+    }
+}