fix(headless): complete connected movement gate

src/AcDream.Core/Physics/PhysicsEngine.cs

@@ -55,6 +55,12 @@ public sealed class PhysicsEngine
     /// <summary>Number of registered landblocks (diagnostic).</summary>
     public int LandblockCount => _landblocks.Count;
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Optional high-volume collision trace sink. Production leaves this
+    /// unset; focused diagnostic gates may opt in explicitly.
+    /// </summary>
+    public Action<string>? DiagnosticLog { get; set; }
+
     /// <summary>
     /// True once the landblock covering <paramref name="cellOrLandblockId"/> has had its
     /// terrain + cells registered via <see cref="AddLandblock"/>. Accepts a canonical
@@ -797,8 +803,8 @@ public sealed class PhysicsEngine
 
         if (physics is null)
         {
-            if (snapDiag)
+            if (snapDiag && DiagnosticLog is { } noLandblockLog)
-                Console.WriteLine(System.FormattableString.Invariant(
+                noLandblockLog(System.FormattableString.Invariant(
                     $"[snap] claim=0x{cellId:X8} pos=({currentPos.X:F3},{currentPos.Y:F3},{currentPos.Z:F3}) branch=NO-LANDBLOCK (lbs={_landblocks.Count}) -> verbatim"));
             return new ResolveResult(candidatePos, cellId, IsOnGround: false);
         }
@@ -831,8 +837,11 @@ public sealed class PhysicsEngine
             float? claimFloorZ = WalkableFloorZNearest(cellId, candidatePos, currentPos.Z);
             if (claimFloorZ is not null)
             {
-                Console.WriteLine(System.FormattableString.Invariant(
+                if (DiagnosticLog is { } validatedLog)
+                {
+                    validatedLog(System.FormattableString.Invariant(
                         $"[snap] claim=0x{cellId:X8} pos=({currentPos.X:F3},{currentPos.Y:F3},{currentPos.Z:F3}) VALIDATED -> grounded to its walkable floor z={claimFloorZ.Value:F3}"));
+                }
                 // #133 (2026-06-13): return the VALIDATED claim's OWN full cell id,
                 // NOT lbPrefix | (cellId & 0xFFFF). lbPrefix is found by scanning
                 // resident landblocks for one whose [0,192) local bounds contain
@@ -1017,10 +1026,14 @@ public sealed class PhysicsEngine
                 // max(terrain, z) stays as the under-terrain sanity bound —
                 // our recoverable stand-in for retail's lost-cell machinery
                 // (documented divergence, same as the #107 demote).
-                if (snapDiag && currentPos.Z > terrainZ)
+                if (snapDiag
+                    && currentPos.Z > terrainZ)
                 {
-                    Console.WriteLine(System.FormattableString.Invariant(
+                    if (DiagnosticLog is { } outdoorLog)
+                    {
+                        outdoorLog(System.FormattableString.Invariant(
                         $"[snap] OUTDOOR claim 0x{cellId:X8} z={currentPos.Z:F3} above terrain {terrainZ:F3} — committing the server Z (retail SetPositionInternal shape; physics settles on tick 1)"));
+                    }
                     targetZ = currentPos.Z;
                 }
             }
@@ -1028,8 +1041,8 @@ public sealed class PhysicsEngine
 
         // Step-height enforcement: block upward movement that exceeds the limit.
         float zDelta = targetZ - currentPos.Z;
-        if (snapDiag)
+        if (snapDiag && DiagnosticLog is { } resultLog)
-            Console.WriteLine(System.FormattableString.Invariant(
+            resultLog(System.FormattableString.Invariant(
                 $"[snap] claim=0x{cellId:X8} pos=({currentPos.X:F3},{currentPos.Y:F3},{currentPos.Z:F3}) cells={physics.Cells.Count} bestCell=0x{(bestCell?.CellId ?? 0u):X8} bestZ={(bestCellZ?.ToString("F3") ?? "none")} terrainZ={terrainZ:F3} indoor={currentlyIndoor} -> targetZ={targetZ:F3} targetCell=0x{(lbPrefix | (targetCellId & 0xFFFFu)):X8} stepReject={zDelta > stepUpHeight}"));
         if (zDelta > stepUpHeight)
         {

src/AcDream.Headless/Configuration/HeadlessCommandLine.cs

@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ namespace AcDream.Headless.Configuration;
 internal sealed record HeadlessCommandLine(
     string Command,
     string ConfigurationPath,
-    HeadlessPathOverrides Paths)
+    HeadlessPathOverrides Paths,
+    HeadlessDirectCredentials? DirectCredentials)
 {
     internal static HeadlessCommandLine Parse(
         IReadOnlyList<string> arguments)
@@ -20,6 +21,8 @@ internal sealed record HeadlessCommandLine(
         string? configDirectory = null;
         string? dataDirectory = null;
         string? cacheDirectory = null;
+        string? user = null;
+        string? password = null;
         for (int index = 1; index < arguments.Count; index += 2)
         {
             if (index + 1 >= arguments.Count)
@@ -50,6 +53,14 @@ internal sealed record HeadlessCommandLine(
                 case "--cache-dir":
                     SetOnce(ref cacheDirectory, value);
                     break;
+                case "-user":
+                case "--user":
+                    SetOnce(ref user, value);
+                    break;
+                case "-password":
+                case "--password":
+                    SetOnce(ref password, value);
+                    break;
                 default:
                     throw new HeadlessCommandLineException(
                         "Unknown command option.");
@@ -61,6 +72,16 @@ internal sealed record HeadlessCommandLine(
             throw new HeadlessCommandLineException(
                 "The --config option is required.");
         }
+        if ((user is null) != (password is null))
+        {
+            throw new HeadlessCommandLineException(
+                "The user and password options must be supplied together.");
+        }
+        if (user is not null && command != "run")
+        {
+            throw new HeadlessCommandLineException(
+                "Direct credentials are valid only for run mode.");
+        }
 
         return new HeadlessCommandLine(
             command,
@@ -68,7 +89,10 @@ internal sealed record HeadlessCommandLine(
             new HeadlessPathOverrides(
                 configDirectory,
                 dataDirectory,
-                cacheDirectory));
+                cacheDirectory),
+            user is null
+                ? null
+                : new HeadlessDirectCredentials(user, password!));
     }
 
     private static void SetOnce(ref string? destination, string value)
@@ -81,3 +105,7 @@ internal sealed record HeadlessCommandLine(
         destination = value;
     }
 }
+
+internal sealed record HeadlessDirectCredentials(
+    string User,
+    string Password);

src/AcDream.Headless/HeadlessEntryPoint.cs

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ internal static class HeadlessEntryPoint
         Usage:
           acdream-headless --help
           acdream-headless validate --config <path> [path overrides]
-          acdream-headless run --config <path> [path overrides]
+          acdream-headless run --config <path> [path overrides] [credentials]
 
         Commands:
           validate   Validate a versioned headless configuration without connecting.
@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@ internal static class HeadlessEntryPoint
           --data-dir <path>
           --cache-dir <path>
 
-        Secrets are never accepted on the command line.
+        Direct single-session credentials:
+          -user <account> -password <password>
+          --user <account> --password <password>
         """;
 
     internal static int Run(
@@ -76,7 +78,9 @@ internal static class HeadlessEntryPoint
                     configuration,
                     paths,
                     standardInput,
-                    output);
+                    output,
+                    directCredentials:
+                        commandLine.DirectCredentials);
                 return (int)host.RunAsync(cancellationToken)
                     .GetAwaiter()
                     .GetResult();

src/AcDream.Headless/Hosting/HeadlessProcessHost.cs

@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ internal sealed class HeadlessProcessHost : IDisposable
         TextWriter diagnostics,
         ILiveSessionOperations? sessionOperations = null,
         TimeProvider? timeProvider = null,
-        IHeadlessProcessContentFactory? contentFactory = null)
+        IHeadlessProcessContentFactory? contentFactory = null,
+        HeadlessDirectCredentials? directCredentials = null)
     {
         ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(configuration);
         ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(paths);
@@ -34,6 +35,12 @@ internal sealed class HeadlessProcessHost : IDisposable
             throw new HeadlessConfigurationException(
                 "Headless run mode requires at least one session.");
         }
+        if (directCredentials is not null
+            && configuration.Sessions.Count != 1)
+        {
+            throw new HeadlessConfigurationException(
+                "Direct credentials require exactly one configured session.");
+        }
         HeadlessStaticStateAudit.ValidateProcessIsolation();
 
         _diagnostics = new HeadlessDiagnosticWriter(diagnostics);
@@ -61,10 +68,19 @@ internal sealed class HeadlessProcessHost : IDisposable
                 HeadlessSessionDescriptor descriptor = candidate
                     ?? throw new HeadlessConfigurationException(
                         "Headless run mode cannot contain a null session.");
-                HeadlessCredentialSecret secret =
+                if (directCredentials is not null)
-                    credentials.Resolve(
+                {
+                    descriptor = WithAccount(
+                        descriptor,
+                        directCredentials.User);
+                }
+                HeadlessCredentialSecret secret = directCredentials is null
+                    ? credentials.Resolve(
                         descriptor.Id,
-                        descriptor.Credential);
+                        descriptor.Credential)
+                    : new HeadlessCredentialSecret(
+                        "command-line",
+                        directCredentials.Password);
                 HeadlessProcessContentOwner.HeadlessProcessContentLease?
                     contentLease = content?.AcquireLease(descriptor.Id);
                 try
@@ -111,6 +127,19 @@ internal sealed class HeadlessProcessHost : IDisposable
     internal HeadlessProcessContentSnapshot? Content =>
         _content?.CaptureSnapshot();
 
+    private static HeadlessSessionDescriptor WithAccount(
+        HeadlessSessionDescriptor source,
+        string account) =>
+        new()
+        {
+            Id = source.Id,
+            Endpoint = source.Endpoint,
+            Account = account,
+            Character = source.Character,
+            Policy = source.Policy,
+            Credential = source.Credential,
+        };
+
     internal async Task<HeadlessExitCode> RunAsync(
         CancellationToken cancellationToken)
     {

src/AcDream.Headless/Hosting/HeadlessSessionWorldProjection.cs

@@ -293,10 +293,20 @@ internal sealed class HeadlessSessionWorldProjection
 
     public void ProjectPosition(
         RuntimeEntityRecord record,
-        bool isLocalPlayer)
+        bool isLocalPlayer,
+        PositionTimestampDisposition disposition)
+    {
+        if (!isLocalPlayer)
+            return;
+
+        if (_runtime.MovementOwner.Controller is null)
         {
-        if (isLocalPlayer)
             SynchronizeLocalPlayer(record);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (disposition is PositionTimestampDisposition.ForcePosition)
+            BlipLocalPlayer(record);
     }
 
     public void BeginTeleport()
@@ -383,6 +393,28 @@ internal sealed class HeadlessSessionWorldProjection
         controller.SetBodyOrientation(orientation);
     }
 
+    private void BlipLocalPlayer(RuntimeEntityRecord record)
+    {
+        if (record.ServerGuid
+            != _runtime.PlayerIdentity.ServerGuid
+            || record.Snapshot.Position is not { } position
+            || _runtime.MovementOwner.Controller is not { } controller)
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        _collision.CenterOn(position.LandblockId);
+        Vector3 wirePosition = new(
+            position.PositionX,
+            position.PositionY,
+            position.PositionZ);
+        controller.LocalEntityId = record.LocalEntityId ?? 0u;
+        controller.BlipPosition(
+            wirePosition,
+            position.LandblockId,
+            wirePosition);
+    }
+
     private PlayerMovementController CreateController(
         RuntimeEntityRecord record)
     {

src/AcDream.Headless/Policies/HeadlessBotPolicy.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using AcDream.Headless.Configuration;
 using AcDream.Runtime;
+using AcDream.Runtime.Gameplay;
 
 namespace AcDream.Headless.Policies;
 
@@ -17,6 +18,8 @@ internal static class HeadlessBotPolicyFactory
         {
             "idle" => new IdleHeadlessBotPolicy(),
             "lifecycle-smoke" => new LifecycleSmokeHeadlessBotPolicy(),
+            "observer-movement" => new ObserverMovementHeadlessBotPolicy(),
+            "portal-route-smoke" => new PortalRouteSmokeHeadlessBotPolicy(),
             _ => throw new HeadlessConfigurationException(
                 $"Unknown headless bot policy '{id}'."),
         };
@@ -189,3 +192,384 @@ internal sealed class LifecycleSmokeHeadlessBotPolicy
         }
     }
 }
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Long-lived connected observer gate. It materializes at the canonical
+/// Rynthid checkpoint, announces itself, and alternates run/turn intents
+/// through the same typed Runtime command API used by graphical hosts. The
+/// process remains connected until externally cancelled so a second client
+/// has an unambiguous observation window.
+/// </summary>
+internal sealed class ObserverMovementHeadlessBotPolicy
+    : IHeadlessBotPolicy
+{
+    private const uint RynthidCell = 0xF6820033u;
+    private int _stage;
+    private long _issuedAfterPortalGeneration;
+    private double _movementDeadline;
+    private bool _turning;
+
+    public bool IsComplete => false;
+
+    public void Tick(
+        IGameRuntimeView view,
+        IGameRuntimeCommands commands)
+    {
+        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(view);
+        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(commands);
+
+        if (!HasLocalPlayer(view))
+            return;
+
+        if (_stage == 0)
+        {
+            _issuedAfterPortalGeneration =
+                view.Portal.Snapshot.Generation;
+            Require(commands.Chat.Execute(
+                view.Generation,
+                new RuntimeChatCommand(
+                    RuntimeChatChannel.Say,
+                    "@teleloc 0xF6820033 145.7 49.855 58.010 1 0 0 0")));
+            _stage = 1;
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (_stage == 1)
+        {
+            RuntimePortalSnapshot portal = view.Portal.Snapshot;
+            if (portal.Generation <= _issuedAfterPortalGeneration
+                || portal.Kind is not RuntimePortalKind.Portal
+                || !portal.Completed)
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+            if (portal.DestinationCell != RynthidCell)
+            {
+                throw new InvalidOperationException(
+                    $"Observer gate completed at "
+                    + $"0x{portal.DestinationCell:X8}; expected "
+                    + $"0x{RynthidCell:X8}.");
+            }
+
+            Require(commands.Chat.Execute(
+                view.Generation,
+                new RuntimeChatCommand(
+                    RuntimeChatChannel.Say,
+                    "[acdream headless observer active]")));
+            StartMovement(view, commands);
+            _stage = 2;
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (view.Clock.SimulationTimeSeconds
+            < _movementDeadline)
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        StartMovement(view, commands);
+    }
+
+    public void OnLifecycle(in RuntimeLifecycleDelta delta)
+    {
+    }
+
+    public void OnCommand(in RuntimeCommandDelta delta)
+    {
+    }
+
+    public void OnEntity(in RuntimeEntityDelta delta)
+    {
+    }
+
+    public void OnInventory(in RuntimeInventoryDelta delta)
+    {
+    }
+
+    public void OnChat(in RuntimeChatDelta delta)
+    {
+    }
+
+    public void OnMovement(in RuntimeMovementDelta delta)
+    {
+    }
+
+    public void OnPortal(in RuntimePortalDelta delta)
+    {
+    }
+
+    public void OnCombat(in RuntimeCombatDelta delta)
+    {
+    }
+
+    public void Dispose()
+    {
+    }
+
+    private void StartMovement(
+        IGameRuntimeView view,
+        IGameRuntimeCommands commands)
+    {
+        _turning = !_turning;
+        MovementInput input = _turning
+            ? new MovementInput(TurnRight: true)
+            : new MovementInput(Forward: true, Run: true);
+        Require(commands.Movement.SetIntent(
+            view.Generation,
+            input));
+        _movementDeadline =
+            view.Clock.SimulationTimeSeconds
+            + (_turning ? 1.25 : 4.0);
+    }
+
+    private static bool HasLocalPlayer(
+        IGameRuntimeView view) =>
+        view.Lifecycle.State
+            is RuntimeLifecycleState.InWorld
+        && view.Lifecycle.PlayerGuid != 0u
+        && view.Entities.TryGet(
+            view.Lifecycle.PlayerGuid,
+            out _);
+
+    private static void Require(
+        in RuntimeCommandResult result)
+    {
+        if (!result.Accepted)
+        {
+            throw new InvalidOperationException(
+                $"Observer gate command was rejected with "
+                + $"{result.Status}.");
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Explicit connected portal-route gate. It visits the same named locations
+/// used by the canonical graphical soak, then performs a typed lifestone
+/// recall. A later command is never issued until the preceding portal has
+/// produced a new completed Runtime portal generation.
+/// </summary>
+internal sealed class PortalRouteSmokeHeadlessBotPolicy
+    : IHeadlessBotPolicy
+{
+    private const uint AerlintheCell = 0x09040008u;
+    private const uint CaulCell = 0xC95B0001u;
+    private const uint RynthidCell = 0xF6820033u;
+
+    private static readonly RouteStop[] Stops =
+    [
+        new(
+            "aerlinthe",
+            "@teleloc 0x09040008 11.4 188.6 87.705 1 0 0 0",
+            AerlintheCell),
+        new(
+            "caul",
+            "@teleloc 0xC95B0001 14.8 0.3 12.005 1 0 0 0",
+            CaulCell),
+        new(
+            "rynthid",
+            "@teleloc 0xF6820033 145.7 49.855 58.010 1 0 0 0",
+            RynthidCell),
+        new("lifestone", null, null),
+    ];
+
+    private int _nextStop;
+    private bool _awaitingPortal;
+    private long _issuedAfterPortalGeneration;
+    private RouteMovementStage _movementStage;
+    private double _movementDeadline;
+
+    public bool IsComplete =>
+        _nextStop == Stops.Length
+        && !_awaitingPortal
+        && _movementStage is RouteMovementStage.None;
+
+    public void Tick(
+        IGameRuntimeView view,
+        IGameRuntimeCommands commands)
+    {
+        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(view);
+        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(commands);
+
+        if (!HasLocalPlayer(view))
+            return;
+
+        if (_awaitingPortal)
+        {
+            RuntimePortalSnapshot portal = view.Portal.Snapshot;
+            if (portal.Generation <= _issuedAfterPortalGeneration
+                || portal.Kind is not RuntimePortalKind.Portal
+                || !portal.Completed)
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            RouteStop completed = Stops[_nextStop];
+            if (completed.ExpectedCell is uint expectedCell
+                && portal.DestinationCell != expectedCell)
+            {
+                throw new InvalidOperationException(
+                    $"Portal route '{completed.Name}' completed at "
+                    + $"0x{portal.DestinationCell:X8}; expected "
+                    + $"0x{expectedCell:X8}.");
+            }
+
+            _awaitingPortal = false;
+            StartMovement(
+                view,
+                commands,
+                RouteMovementStage.ForwardOne);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (_movementStage is not RouteMovementStage.None)
+        {
+            TickMovement(view, commands);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (_nextStop == Stops.Length)
+            return;
+
+        RouteStop stop = Stops[_nextStop];
+        _issuedAfterPortalGeneration = view.Portal.Snapshot.Generation;
+        RuntimeCommandResult result = stop.ServerCommand is string text
+            ? commands.Chat.Execute(
+                view.Generation,
+                new RuntimeChatCommand(RuntimeChatChannel.Say, text))
+            : commands.Portal.Execute(
+                view.Generation,
+                RuntimePortalCommand.RecallLifestone);
+        Require(result, stop.Name);
+        _awaitingPortal = true;
+    }
+
+    private void TickMovement(
+        IGameRuntimeView view,
+        IGameRuntimeCommands commands)
+    {
+        if (view.Clock.SimulationTimeSeconds < _movementDeadline)
+            return;
+
+        switch (_movementStage)
+        {
+            case RouteMovementStage.ForwardOne:
+                StartMovement(
+                    view,
+                    commands,
+                    RouteMovementStage.TurnRight);
+                break;
+            case RouteMovementStage.TurnRight:
+                StartMovement(
+                    view,
+                    commands,
+                    RouteMovementStage.ForwardTwo);
+                break;
+            case RouteMovementStage.ForwardTwo:
+                Require(
+                    commands.Movement.ClearIntent(view.Generation),
+                    Stops[_nextStop].Name);
+                _movementStage = RouteMovementStage.None;
+                _nextStop++;
+                break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void StartMovement(
+        IGameRuntimeView view,
+        IGameRuntimeCommands commands,
+        RouteMovementStage stage)
+    {
+        MovementInput input;
+        double durationSeconds;
+        switch (stage)
+        {
+            case RouteMovementStage.ForwardOne:
+            case RouteMovementStage.ForwardTwo:
+                input = new MovementInput(Forward: true, Run: true);
+                durationSeconds = 4.0;
+                break;
+            case RouteMovementStage.TurnRight:
+                input = new MovementInput(TurnRight: true);
+                durationSeconds = 2.0;
+                break;
+            default:
+                throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException(nameof(stage));
+        }
+
+        Require(
+            commands.Movement.SetIntent(view.Generation, input),
+            Stops[_nextStop].Name);
+        _movementStage = stage;
+        _movementDeadline =
+            view.Clock.SimulationTimeSeconds + durationSeconds;
+    }
+
+    public void OnLifecycle(in RuntimeLifecycleDelta delta)
+    {
+    }
+
+    public void OnCommand(in RuntimeCommandDelta delta)
+    {
+    }
+
+    public void OnEntity(in RuntimeEntityDelta delta)
+    {
+    }
+
+    public void OnInventory(in RuntimeInventoryDelta delta)
+    {
+    }
+
+    public void OnChat(in RuntimeChatDelta delta)
+    {
+    }
+
+    public void OnMovement(in RuntimeMovementDelta delta)
+    {
+    }
+
+    public void OnPortal(in RuntimePortalDelta delta)
+    {
+    }
+
+    public void OnCombat(in RuntimeCombatDelta delta)
+    {
+    }
+
+    public void Dispose()
+    {
+    }
+
+    private static bool HasLocalPlayer(IGameRuntimeView view) =>
+        view.Lifecycle.State is RuntimeLifecycleState.InWorld
+        && view.Lifecycle.PlayerGuid != 0u
+        && view.Entities.TryGet(
+            view.Lifecycle.PlayerGuid,
+            out _);
+
+    private static void Require(
+        in RuntimeCommandResult result,
+        string stop)
+    {
+        if (!result.Accepted)
+        {
+            throw new InvalidOperationException(
+                $"Portal route '{stop}' command was rejected with "
+                + $"{result.Status}.");
+        }
+    }
+
+    private readonly record struct RouteStop(
+        string Name,
+        string? ServerCommand,
+        uint? ExpectedCell);
+
+    private enum RouteMovementStage
+    {
+        None,
+        ForwardOne,
+        TurnRight,
+        ForwardTwo,
+    }
+}

src/AcDream.Runtime/Session/RuntimeLiveEntitySessionController.cs

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ using AcDream.Core.Net;
 using AcDream.Core.Net.Messages;
 using AcDream.Core.Physics;
 using AcDream.Runtime.Entities;
+using AcDream.Runtime.Gameplay;
 using AcDream.Runtime.World;
 
 namespace AcDream.Runtime.Session;
@@ -15,7 +16,8 @@ public interface IRuntimeDirectWorldProjection
 
     void ProjectPosition(
         RuntimeEntityRecord record,
-        bool isLocalPlayer);
+        bool isLocalPlayer,
+        PositionTimestampDisposition disposition);
 
     void BeginTeleport();
 
@@ -36,6 +38,8 @@ public sealed class RuntimeLiveEntitySessionController
     private readonly WorldSession _session;
     private readonly Action<string> _log;
     private readonly IRuntimeDirectWorldProjection? _worldProjection;
+    private readonly LocalPlayerOutboundController _localPlayerOutbound =
+        new((_, _, _, _, _, _) => { });
 
     public RuntimeLiveEntitySessionController(
         GameRuntime runtime,
@@ -135,11 +139,13 @@ public sealed class RuntimeLiveEntitySessionController
     {
         bool isLocal =
             update.Guid == _runtime.PlayerIdentity.ServerGuid;
+        PlayerMovementController? localController =
+            isLocal ? _runtime.MovementOwner.Controller : null;
         bool known = Entities.TryApplyPosition(
             update,
             isLocal,
-            forcePositionRotation: null,
+            forcePositionRotation: localController?.BodyOrientation,
-            currentLocalVelocity: null,
+            currentLocalVelocity: localController?.BodyVelocity,
             projectionRequiresTeleportHook: false,
             acknowledgeProjection: null,
             out PositionTimestampDisposition disposition,
@@ -152,6 +158,8 @@ public sealed class RuntimeLiveEntitySessionController
             return;
         }
 
+        if (disposition is PositionTimestampDisposition.Apply)
+        {
             var position = update.Position;
             var destination = new RuntimeTeleportDestination(
                 update.Guid,
@@ -173,13 +181,21 @@ public sealed class RuntimeLiveEntitySessionController
             _runtime.TransitOwner.OfferTeleportDestination(
                 destination,
                 timestamps.TeleportAdvanced);
+        }
         if (Entities.Entities.TryGetActive(
                 update.Guid,
                 out RuntimeEntityRecord record))
         {
             _worldProjection?.ProjectPosition(
                 record,
-                isLocalPlayer: true);
+                isLocalPlayer: true,
+                disposition);
+        }
+        if (disposition is PositionTimestampDisposition.ForcePosition)
+        {
+            _localPlayerOutbound.SendImmediatePosition(
+                _session,
+                _runtime.MovementOwner.Controller);
         }
         TryCompletePortal();
     }

tests/AcDream.Core.Tests/Physics/PhysicsEngineTests.cs

@@ -31,6 +31,33 @@ public class PhysicsEngineTests
         return engine;
     }
 
+    [Fact]
+    public void Resolve_ZeroDeltaSnapTrace_IsExplicitlyOptIn()
+    {
+        var engine = new PhysicsEngine();
+        var diagnostics = new List<string>();
+
+        Assert.Null(engine.DiagnosticLog);
+        _ = engine.Resolve(
+            Vector3.Zero,
+            cellId: 0xA9B40001u,
+            delta: Vector3.Zero,
+            stepUpHeight: 0.5f);
+
+        engine.DiagnosticLog = diagnostics.Add;
+        _ = engine.Resolve(
+            Vector3.Zero,
+            cellId: 0xA9B40001u,
+            delta: Vector3.Zero,
+            stepUpHeight: 0.5f);
+
+        Assert.Single(diagnostics);
+        Assert.StartsWith(
+            "[snap] claim=0xA9B40001",
+            diagnostics[0],
+            StringComparison.Ordinal);
+    }
+
     [Fact]
     public void Resolve_FlatTerrain_ZMatchesTerrain()
     {

tests/AcDream.Headless.Tests/HeadlessEntryPointTests.cs

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+using AcDream.Headless.Configuration;
+
 namespace AcDream.Headless.Tests;
 
 public sealed class HeadlessEntryPointTests
@@ -17,10 +19,48 @@ public sealed class HeadlessEntryPointTests
 
         Assert.Equal(0, exitCode);
         Assert.Contains("acdream-headless", output.ToString());
-        Assert.Contains("Secrets are never accepted", output.ToString());
+        Assert.Contains("--password", output.ToString());
         Assert.Equal(string.Empty, error.ToString());
     }
 
+    [Fact]
+    public void RunCommandAcceptsDirectCredentialAliases()
+    {
+        HeadlessCommandLine command = HeadlessCommandLine.Parse(
+        [
+            "run",
+            "--config",
+            "bot.json",
+            "-user",
+            "testaccount",
+            "--password",
+            "fixture-password",
+        ]);
+
+        Assert.Equal("testaccount", command.DirectCredentials?.User);
+        Assert.Equal(
+            "fixture-password",
+            command.DirectCredentials?.Password);
+    }
+
+    [Theory]
+    [InlineData("-user", "testaccount")]
+    [InlineData("--password", "fixture-password")]
+    public void DirectCredentialPairMustBeComplete(
+        string option,
+        string value)
+    {
+        Assert.Throws<HeadlessCommandLineException>(
+            () => HeadlessCommandLine.Parse(
+            [
+                "run",
+                "--config",
+                "bot.json",
+                option,
+                value,
+            ]));
+    }
+
     [Fact]
     public void ValidateAcceptsStrictEmptyNoConnectConfiguration()
     {

tests/AcDream.Headless.Tests/HeadlessSessionHostTests.cs

@@ -95,6 +95,41 @@ public sealed class HeadlessSessionHostTests
             diagnostics.ToString());
     }
 
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task DirectCredentialsOverrideSingleConfiguredSession()
+    {
+        var configuration = new HeadlessConfiguration
+        {
+            Version = 1,
+            Sessions = [Descriptor()],
+        };
+        HeadlessPathSet paths = HeadlessPathSet.Resolve(
+            new HeadlessPathOverrides());
+        using var diagnostics = new StringWriter();
+        var operations = new FixtureSessionOperations();
+        using var host = new HeadlessProcessHost(
+            configuration,
+            paths,
+            TextReader.Null,
+            diagnostics,
+            operations,
+            directCredentials: new HeadlessDirectCredentials(
+                "direct-account",
+                "direct-secret"));
+        using var cancellation = new CancellationTokenSource();
+        cancellation.Cancel();
+
+        HeadlessExitCode result =
+            await host.RunAsync(cancellation.Token);
+
+        Assert.Equal(HeadlessExitCode.Success, result);
+        Assert.Equal("direct-account", operations.LastUser);
+        Assert.Equal("direct-secret", operations.LastPassword);
+        Assert.DoesNotContain(
+            "direct-secret",
+            diagnostics.ToString());
+    }
+
     [Fact]
     public void DirectFrameUsesSharedRetailOrderAndMovementCadence()
     {
@@ -220,10 +255,17 @@ public sealed class HeadlessSessionHostTests
         PlayerMovementController controller =
             Assert.IsType<PlayerMovementController>(
                 runtime.MovementOwner.Controller);
-        projection.ProjectPosition(record, isLocalPlayer: true);
+        controller.SetPosition(
+            new Vector3(48f, 49f, 50f),
+            0xA9B40001u);
+        projection.ProjectPosition(
+            record,
+            isLocalPlayer: true,
+            PositionTimestampDisposition.Apply);
 
         Assert.Same(controller, runtime.MovementOwner.Controller);
         Assert.Equal(record.LocalEntityId, controller.LocalEntityId);
+        Assert.Equal(new Vector3(48f, 49f, 50f), controller.Position);
         Assert.Equal(
             0xA9B40000u,
             controller.CellId & 0xFFFF0000u);
@@ -248,10 +290,89 @@ public sealed class HeadlessSessionHostTests
         Assert.True(readiness.IsCollisionReady);
         Assert.False(readiness.IsUnhydratable);
         Assert.Equal(PlayerState.InWorld, controller.State);
-        Assert.Equal(4, collision.CenterCount);
+        Assert.Equal(3, collision.CenterCount);
         Assert.Equal(0xA9B40001u, collision.LastCell);
     }
 
+    [Fact]
+    public void WorldProjectionIgnoresNormalEchoButBlipsForcePosition()
+    {
+        var operations = new FixtureSessionOperations();
+        using var credential = new HeadlessCredentialSecret(
+            "fixture",
+            "password");
+        using var host = new HeadlessSessionHost(
+            Descriptor(),
+            credential,
+            new HeadlessDiagnosticWriter(TextWriter.Null),
+            operations);
+        GameRuntime runtime = host.Runtime;
+        const uint player = 0x50000003u;
+        runtime.PlayerIdentity.ServerGuid = player;
+        AddFlatLandblock(runtime.EntityObjects.Physics.Engine);
+        RuntimeEntityRecord record = runtime.EntityObjects
+            .RegisterEntity(Spawn(player))
+            .Canonical!;
+        Assert.True(runtime.EntityObjects.ApplyAcceptedSpawn(
+            record,
+            record.CreateIntegrationVersion,
+            record.Snapshot,
+            replaceGeneration: false));
+        var collision = new FixtureCollisionNeighborhood();
+        var projection = new HeadlessSessionWorldProjection(
+            runtime,
+            collision);
+        projection.ProjectSpawn(record, isLocalPlayer: true);
+        PlayerMovementController controller =
+            Assert.IsType<PlayerMovementController>(
+                runtime.MovementOwner.Controller);
+
+        controller.SetPosition(
+            new Vector3(48f, 49f, 50f),
+            0xA9B40001u);
+        projection.ProjectPosition(
+            record,
+            isLocalPlayer: true,
+            PositionTimestampDisposition.Apply);
+
+        Assert.Equal(new Vector3(48f, 49f, 50f), controller.Position);
+
+        var force = new WorldSession.EntityPositionUpdate(
+            player,
+            record.Snapshot.Position!.Value with
+            {
+                PositionX = 72f,
+                PositionY = 73f,
+            },
+            Velocity: null,
+            PlacementId: null,
+            IsGrounded: true,
+            InstanceSequence: 1,
+            PositionSequence: 2,
+            TeleportSequence: 0,
+            ForcePositionSequence: 1);
+        Assert.True(runtime.EntityObjects.TryApplyPosition(
+            force,
+            isLocalPlayer: true,
+            forcePositionRotation: Quaternion.Identity,
+            currentLocalVelocity: controller.BodyVelocity,
+            projectionRequiresTeleportHook: false,
+            acknowledgeProjection: null,
+            out PositionTimestampDisposition disposition,
+            out _,
+            out _));
+        Assert.Equal(
+            PositionTimestampDisposition.ForcePosition,
+            disposition);
+        projection.ProjectPosition(
+            record,
+            isLocalPlayer: true,
+            disposition);
+
+        Assert.Equal(new Vector3(72f, 73f, 50f), controller.Position);
+        Assert.Equal(2, collision.CenterCount);
+    }
+
     private static HeadlessSessionDescriptor Descriptor(
         HeadlessCredentialProviderKind provider =
             HeadlessCredentialProviderKind.Environment,
@@ -389,6 +510,8 @@ public sealed class HeadlessSessionHostTests
         public List<WorldSession> Sessions { get; } = [];
         public int CreatedSessionCount { get; private set; }
         public int DisposedSessionCount { get; private set; }
+        public string? LastUser { get; private set; }
+        public string? LastPassword { get; private set; }
 
         public IPEndPoint ResolveEndpoint(string host, int port) =>
             new(IPAddress.Loopback, port);
@@ -406,6 +529,8 @@ public sealed class HeadlessSessionHostTests
             string user,
             string password)
         {
+            LastUser = user;
+            LastPassword = password;
         }
 
         public CharacterList.Parsed GetCharacters(

tests/AcDream.Runtime.Tests/Session/RuntimeLiveEntitySessionControllerTests.cs

@@ -145,6 +145,9 @@ public sealed class RuntimeLiveEntitySessionControllerTests
         Assert.Equal(1, projection.PrepareCount);
         Assert.True(projection.LastSpawnWasLocal);
         Assert.True(projection.LastPositionWasLocal);
+        Assert.Equal(
+            PositionTimestampDisposition.Apply,
+            projection.LastPositionDisposition);
         Assert.Equal(playerGuid, projection.LastRecord?.ServerGuid);
         Assert.Equal(0x01020001u, projection.LastDestination.CellId);
         Assert.True(runtime.TransitOwner.CaptureOwnership().IsSessionIdle);
@@ -269,6 +272,11 @@ public sealed class RuntimeLiveEntitySessionControllerTests
         public int PrepareCount { get; private set; }
         public bool LastSpawnWasLocal { get; private set; }
         public bool LastPositionWasLocal { get; private set; }
+        public PositionTimestampDisposition LastPositionDisposition
+        {
+            get;
+            private set;
+        }
         public RuntimeEntityRecord? LastRecord { get; private set; }
         public RuntimeTeleportDestination LastDestination { get; private set; }
 
@@ -283,11 +291,13 @@ public sealed class RuntimeLiveEntitySessionControllerTests
 
         public void ProjectPosition(
             RuntimeEntityRecord record,
-            bool isLocalPlayer)
+            bool isLocalPlayer,
+            PositionTimestampDisposition disposition)
         {
             PositionCount++;
             LastRecord = record;
             LastPositionWasLocal = isLocalPlayer;
+            LastPositionDisposition = disposition;
         }
 
         public void BeginTeleport() => TeleportStartCount++;