diff --git a/catalog/consumer.go b/catalog/consumer.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1e46a03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/catalog/consumer.go
@@ -0,0 +1,323 @@
+package catalog
+
+// ProjectionStore — the consumer half of the projection seam (see
+// docs/catalog-projection.md). A commerce service (cart, checkout, order, UCP)
+// feeds it the catalog.projection_published frames it receives off the bus and
+// reads catalog facts back by SKU. The store owns a LOCAL read-only projection:
+//
+//   - A full snapshot stream (begin → chunk* → end, one MetaEpoch) is assembled
+//     into the store's OWN .bin (SnapshotWriter), atomically swapped in as the
+//     mmap base (SnapshotHolder). The base is the cold-start substrate — it
+//     survives a restart (reopened from disk), so the consumer serves reads
+//     immediately without waiting for a bus replay.
+//   - Per-batch deltas of the SAME epoch are applied to an in-memory overlay on
+//     top of the base (overlay wins; a delete leaves a tombstone that shadows the
+//     base and the fallback). The next snapshot folds the overlay into a new base.
+//
+// Read order on Get: overlay → mmap base → optional caller fallback (e.g. an
+// HTTP fetch from the reader) — last-resort only. The access pattern is point
+// lookup by SKU; nothing enumerates the catalog.
+//
+// No shared volume: each consumer builds its own base from the bus. Concurrency:
+// HandleFrame is single-writer (drive it from one delivery goroutine); Get is
+// safe from many readers.
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"log"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+	"sync"
+)
+
+// ProjectionFallback resolves an SKU the local store doesn't have yet (cold
+// start before the first snapshot, or an item added since the last base). It
+// returns a raw Projection — the store applies the SAME Transform to it, so a
+// fallback hit is shaped identically to bus-fed data. Return (_, false) to
+// report a genuine miss.
+type ProjectionFallback func(sku string) (Projection, bool)
+
+// ProjectionTransform projects the wire Projection down to the consumer's own
+// stored type T. It is MANDATORY: it is the one place a consumer declares which
+// catalog facts it actually needs (and any derivation, e.g. tax_class → rate),
+// so its local .bin holds only that — smaller, and read-ready with no per-Get
+// conversion. Every value entering the store — snapshot, delta, and fallback —
+// passes through it exactly once.
+type ProjectionTransform[T any] func(Projection) T
+
+// ProjectionStore is a consumer's local, cold-start-ready projection cache of T.
+type ProjectionStore[T any] struct {
+	dir, name string
+	transform ProjectionTransform[T]
+	fallback  ProjectionFallback
+	holder    *SnapshotHolder[T] // mmap base; atomic-swap + drain-grace
+
+	mu      sync.RWMutex
+	epoch   int64                      // epoch of the live base
+	overlay map[string]overlayEntry[T] // same-epoch deltas layered on the base
+
+	// in-progress snapshot assembly (one epoch at a time)
+	building      *SnapshotWriter[T]
+	buildingEpoch int64
+	buildingSeen  int
+}
+
+type overlayEntry[T any] struct {
+	val     T
+	deleted bool
+}
+
+// NewProjectionStore opens a store of T backed by dir/name (its own .bin).
+// transform is REQUIRED — it defines the consumer's projection shape (see
+// ProjectionTransform). If a base from a previous run is present it is reopened
+// immediately (cold-start ready); its epoch is read from the sidecar so
+// same-epoch deltas can resume. fallback may be nil. Close() when done.
+func NewProjectionStore[T any](dir, name string, transform ProjectionTransform[T], fallback ProjectionFallback) (*ProjectionStore[T], error) {
+	if dir == "" || name == "" {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("catalog: ProjectionStore needs dir and name")
+	}
+	if transform == nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("catalog: ProjectionStore needs a transform (declare which catalog facts this consumer stores)")
+	}
+	s := &ProjectionStore[T]{
+		dir:       dir,
+		name:      name,
+		transform: transform,
+		fallback:  fallback,
+		holder:    NewSnapshotHolder[T](0),
+		overlay:   make(map[string]overlayEntry[T]),
+	}
+	path := filepath.Join(dir, name)
+	if err := s.holder.Open(path); err == nil {
+		s.epoch = readEpochSidecar(path)
+		log.Printf("catalog: ProjectionStore reopened base %s (epoch=%d, %d entries)", path, s.epoch, s.holder.Len())
+	} else if !os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		// A corrupt/partial base on disk shouldn't crash boot — start empty and
+		// wait for the next snapshot; reads fall back meanwhile.
+		log.Printf("catalog: ProjectionStore ignoring unreadable base %s: %v", path, err)
+	}
+	return s, nil
+}
+
+// HandleFrame applies one catalog.projection_published event (snapshot frame or
+// delta), routed by its Meta. Drive this from a single delivery goroutine. A
+// returned error means the payload was undecodable (the caller may NACK); a
+// frame that simply doesn't apply (stale epoch, wrong assembly state) returns
+// nil so the delivery is acked.
+func (s *ProjectionStore[T]) HandleFrame(meta map[string]string, payload []byte) error {
+	epoch, _ := strconv.ParseInt(meta[MetaEpoch], 10, 64)
+	switch meta[MetaSnapshotPhase] {
+	case SnapshotBegin:
+		return s.beginSnapshot(epoch, meta[MetaTenant])
+	case SnapshotChunk:
+		return s.chunkSnapshot(epoch, payload)
+	case SnapshotEnd:
+		return s.endSnapshot(epoch, meta)
+	case "":
+		return s.applyDelta(epoch, payload)
+	default:
+		return nil // unknown phase — ignore forward-compatibly
+	}
+}
+
+func (s *ProjectionStore[T]) beginSnapshot(epoch int64, tenant string) error {
+	s.mu.Lock()
+	defer s.mu.Unlock()
+	if epoch <= s.epoch {
+		return nil // we already hold this base or newer
+	}
+	// Start (or restart) assembly for this epoch. A new begin supersedes any
+	// half-built snapshot (e.g. a producer that aborted mid-stream).
+	s.building = NewSnapshotWriter[T]().WithTenant(tenant)
+	s.buildingEpoch = epoch
+	s.buildingSeen = 0
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (s *ProjectionStore[T]) chunkSnapshot(epoch int64, payload []byte) error {
+	ups, err := DecodeUpdates(payload)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("catalog: decode snapshot chunk: %w", err)
+	}
+	s.mu.Lock()
+	defer s.mu.Unlock()
+	if s.building == nil || epoch != s.buildingEpoch {
+		return nil // not assembling this epoch
+	}
+	for _, u := range ups {
+		if u.Deleted || u.SKU == "" {
+			continue // a snapshot carries live items only
+		}
+		// Transform applied here — the base stores the consumer's shape, not the
+		// full Projection.
+		if err := s.building.Append(u.SKU, s.transform(u.Projection)); err != nil {
+			log.Printf("catalog: ProjectionStore skip %q in snapshot: %v", u.SKU, err)
+			continue
+		}
+		s.buildingSeen++
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (s *ProjectionStore[T]) endSnapshot(epoch int64, meta map[string]string) error {
+	s.mu.Lock()
+	defer s.mu.Unlock()
+	if s.building == nil || epoch != s.buildingEpoch {
+		return nil
+	}
+	w := s.building
+	s.building = nil
+
+	// Completeness guard: if begin/end advertised a count and we appended fewer
+	// (a lost chunk), DON'T swap — keep the old base and wait for the next
+	// snapshot. Serving an incomplete catalog silently is worse than stale.
+	if cs := meta[MetaCount]; cs != "" {
+		if want, perr := strconv.Atoi(cs); perr == nil && want != s.buildingSeen {
+			log.Printf("catalog: ProjectionStore snapshot epoch=%d incomplete (%d/%d) — discarding, keeping base epoch=%d",
+				epoch, s.buildingSeen, want, s.epoch)
+			return nil
+		}
+	}
+
+	path, err := w.Write(s.dir, s.name)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("catalog: write snapshot base: %w", err)
+	}
+	// Persist the epoch sidecar (atomic) BEFORE swapping the in-memory reader, so
+	// a reopened store's epoch always matches the .bin already on disk (w.Write
+	// renamed the new file into place above). Writing it after Reload would leave
+	// a crash window where the new .bin carries a stale/absent epoch — the store
+	// would then mislabel its base and drop the current epoch's deltas on restart.
+	writeEpochSidecar(path, epoch)
+	if err := s.holder.Reload(path); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("catalog: reload snapshot base: %w", err)
+	}
+	s.epoch = epoch
+	s.overlay = make(map[string]overlayEntry[T]) // base now includes everything ≤ epoch
+	log.Printf("catalog: ProjectionStore base swapped epoch=%d (%d entries)", epoch, s.buildingSeen)
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (s *ProjectionStore[T]) applyDelta(epoch int64, payload []byte) error {
+	ups, err := DecodeUpdates(payload)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("catalog: decode delta: %w", err)
+	}
+	s.mu.Lock()
+	defer s.mu.Unlock()
+	switch {
+	case s.building != nil:
+		// Under FIFO delivery a delta won't interleave a snapshot stream; if it
+		// does, the snapshot is authoritative for its epoch, so drop the delta.
+		return nil
+	case epoch < s.epoch:
+		return nil // stale — predates our base
+	case epoch > s.epoch:
+		// CONTRACT: a future-epoch delta is DROPPED, not buffered. Under FIFO
+		// per-queue delivery begin(N) always precedes delta(N), so this only
+		// happens after a reconnect that missed the whole snapshot — which a
+		// buffer couldn't reassemble anyway. Recovery is the next snapshot of
+		// this epoch; the consumer's fallback covers reads until then.
+		return nil
+	}
+	for _, u := range ups {
+		if u.SKU == "" {
+			continue
+		}
+		if u.Deleted {
+			s.overlay[u.SKU] = overlayEntry[T]{deleted: true}
+			continue
+		}
+		// Transform applied here too — overlay holds the consumer's shape.
+		s.overlay[u.SKU] = overlayEntry[T]{val: s.transform(u.Projection)}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Get resolves a value by SKU: overlay (incl. tombstone) → mmap base →
+// fallback. A tombstoned SKU returns (zero, false) and never reaches the
+// fallback — the catalog explicitly removed it. A fallback hit is run through
+// the same Transform, so it's shaped like everything else.
+func (s *ProjectionStore[T]) Get(sku string) (T, bool) {
+	var zero T
+	s.mu.RLock()
+	e, ok := s.overlay[sku]
+	s.mu.RUnlock()
+	if ok {
+		if e.deleted {
+			return zero, false
+		}
+		return e.val, true
+	}
+	if v, ok := s.holder.Get(sku); ok {
+		return v, true
+	}
+	if s.fallback != nil {
+		if p, ok := s.fallback(sku); ok {
+			return s.transform(p), true
+		}
+	}
+	return zero, false
+}
+
+// IsDeleted reports whether the overlay holds a tombstone for sku — a delete
+// seen on the bus since the current base. Lets a caller skip a downstream fetch
+// for an SKU the catalog just removed. After a snapshot folds the delete into a
+// new base the SKU is simply absent (IsDeleted → false); "absent" is then the
+// caller's fetch/miss path, which a deleted item resolves as a downstream 404.
+func (s *ProjectionStore[T]) IsDeleted(sku string) bool {
+	s.mu.RLock()
+	defer s.mu.RUnlock()
+	e, ok := s.overlay[sku]
+	return ok && e.deleted
+}
+
+// Epoch returns the epoch of the current base (0 if none yet).
+func (s *ProjectionStore[T]) Epoch() int64 {
+	s.mu.RLock()
+	defer s.mu.RUnlock()
+	return s.epoch
+}
+
+// Stats returns observability counters (base size, overlay size, epoch).
+func (s *ProjectionStore[T]) Stats() (epoch int64, baseCount, overlayCount int) {
+	s.mu.RLock()
+	defer s.mu.RUnlock()
+	return s.epoch, s.holder.Len(), len(s.overlay)
+}
+
+// Close releases the mmap base.
+func (s *ProjectionStore[T]) Close() error { return s.holder.Close() }
+
+// ── epoch sidecar ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+// The .bin header has no room for the epoch, so it's persisted next to it as
+// "<name>.epoch" — read on boot so a reopened base can resume same-epoch deltas.
+
+func epochSidecarPath(binPath string) string { return binPath + ".epoch" }
+
+// writeEpochSidecar writes the epoch atomically (temp+rename) so a crash mid-write
+// can't leave a torn file that parses as a bogus epoch — a reader either sees the
+// old epoch or the new one, never garbage.
+func writeEpochSidecar(binPath string, epoch int64) {
+	p := epochSidecarPath(binPath)
+	tmp := p + ".tmp"
+	if err := os.WriteFile(tmp, []byte(strconv.FormatInt(epoch, 10)), 0o644); err != nil {
+		log.Printf("catalog: ProjectionStore epoch sidecar write: %v", err)
+		return
+	}
+	if err := os.Rename(tmp, p); err != nil {
+		log.Printf("catalog: ProjectionStore epoch sidecar rename: %v", err)
+		_ = os.Remove(tmp)
+	}
+}
+
+func readEpochSidecar(binPath string) int64 {
+	b, err := os.ReadFile(epochSidecarPath(binPath))
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0
+	}
+	n, _ := strconv.ParseInt(strings.TrimSpace(string(b)), 10, 64)
+	return n
+}
diff --git a/catalog/consumer_test.go b/catalog/consumer_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0739c2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/catalog/consumer_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,225 @@
+package catalog
+
+import (
+	"strconv"
+	"testing"
+
+	"git.k6n.net/mats/platform/money"
+)
+
+func snapMeta(phase string, epoch int64, seq, count int) map[string]string {
+	m := map[string]string{MetaEpoch: strconv.FormatInt(epoch, 10), MetaTenant: "SE"}
+	if phase != "" {
+		m[MetaSnapshotPhase] = phase
+		m[MetaSeq] = strconv.Itoa(seq)
+	}
+	if phase == SnapshotBegin || phase == SnapshotEnd {
+		m[MetaCount] = strconv.Itoa(count)
+	}
+	return m
+}
+
+func mustEnc(t *testing.T, ups []ProjectionUpdate) []byte {
+	t.Helper()
+	b, err := EncodeUpdates(ups)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("encode: %v", err)
+	}
+	return b
+}
+
+// identity is the transform used by tests: store the full Projection (T = Projection).
+func identity(p Projection) Projection { return p }
+
+// emitSnapshot drives a full begin→chunk→end stream of projs at epoch.
+func emitSnapshot(t *testing.T, s *ProjectionStore[Projection], epoch int64, projs []Projection) {
+	t.Helper()
+	if err := s.HandleFrame(snapMeta(SnapshotBegin, epoch, 0, len(projs)), mustEnc(t, nil)); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("begin: %v", err)
+	}
+	ups := make([]ProjectionUpdate, len(projs))
+	for i, p := range projs {
+		ups[i] = ProjectionUpdate{Projection: p}
+	}
+	if err := s.HandleFrame(snapMeta(SnapshotChunk, epoch, 0, 0), mustEnc(t, ups)); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("chunk: %v", err)
+	}
+	if err := s.HandleFrame(snapMeta(SnapshotEnd, epoch, 1, len(projs)), mustEnc(t, nil)); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("end: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func proj(sku string, price money.Cents) Projection {
+	return Projection{ID: "sku:" + sku, SKU: sku, PriceIncVat: price}
+}
+
+func newStore(t *testing.T, fb ProjectionFallback) *ProjectionStore[Projection] {
+	t.Helper()
+	s, err := NewProjectionStore(t.TempDir(), "consumer.bin", identity, fb)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("new store: %v", err)
+	}
+	t.Cleanup(func() { _ = s.Close() })
+	return s
+}
+
+func TestProjectionStore_SnapshotThenGet(t *testing.T) {
+	s := newStore(t, nil)
+	emitSnapshot(t, s, 100, []Projection{proj("A", 100_00), proj("B", 150_00)})
+
+	if got, ok := s.Get("A"); !ok || got.PriceIncVat != 100_00 {
+		t.Fatalf("A = %+v ok=%v, want 10000", got, ok)
+	}
+	if e, base, ov := s.Stats(); e != 100 || base != 2 || ov != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("stats = epoch %d base %d overlay %d, want 100/2/0", e, base, ov)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestProjectionStore_DeltaOverlayWinsOverBase(t *testing.T) {
+	s := newStore(t, nil)
+	emitSnapshot(t, s, 100, []Projection{proj("A", 100_00)})
+
+	// Same-epoch delta with a fresher price overrides the base.
+	if err := s.HandleFrame(snapMeta("", 100, 0, 0), mustEnc(t, []ProjectionUpdate{{Projection: proj("A", 80_00)}})); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("delta: %v", err)
+	}
+	if got, _ := s.Get("A"); got.PriceIncVat != 80_00 {
+		t.Fatalf("A after delta = %d, want 8000", got.PriceIncVat)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestProjectionStore_DeltaTombstoneShadowsBaseAndFallback(t *testing.T) {
+	fbHits := 0
+	s := newStore(t, func(string) (Projection, bool) { fbHits++; return proj("A", 1), true })
+	emitSnapshot(t, s, 100, []Projection{proj("A", 100_00)})
+
+	if err := s.HandleFrame(snapMeta("", 100, 0, 0), mustEnc(t, []ProjectionUpdate{{Projection: Projection{SKU: "A"}, Deleted: true}})); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("delete: %v", err)
+	}
+	if got, ok := s.Get("A"); ok {
+		t.Fatalf("A after tombstone = %+v, want miss (no resurrect, no fallback)", got)
+	}
+	if fbHits != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("fallback hit %d times for a tombstoned SKU, want 0", fbHits)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestProjectionStore_FallbackOnMiss(t *testing.T) {
+	s := newStore(t, func(sku string) (Projection, bool) {
+		if sku == "Z" {
+			return proj("Z", 42), true
+		}
+		return Projection{}, false
+	})
+	emitSnapshot(t, s, 100, []Projection{proj("A", 100_00)})
+
+	if got, ok := s.Get("Z"); !ok || got.PriceIncVat != 42 {
+		t.Fatalf("Z = %+v ok=%v, want fallback 42", got, ok)
+	}
+	if _, ok := s.Get("nope"); ok {
+		t.Fatalf("unknown SKU should miss")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestProjectionStore_StaleEpochIgnored(t *testing.T) {
+	s := newStore(t, nil)
+	emitSnapshot(t, s, 200, []Projection{proj("A", 100_00)})
+
+	// An older snapshot must not replace the newer base.
+	emitSnapshot(t, s, 100, []Projection{proj("A", 999_00), proj("OLD", 1)})
+	if got, _ := s.Get("A"); got.PriceIncVat != 100_00 {
+		t.Fatalf("A = %d, want base epoch 200 price 10000 (stale snapshot ignored)", got.PriceIncVat)
+	}
+	if _, ok := s.Get("OLD"); ok {
+		t.Fatalf("OLD from a stale snapshot should not be present")
+	}
+
+	// An older-epoch delta is ignored too.
+	_ = s.HandleFrame(snapMeta("", 100, 0, 0), mustEnc(t, []ProjectionUpdate{{Projection: proj("A", 1)}}))
+	if got, _ := s.Get("A"); got.PriceIncVat != 100_00 {
+		t.Fatalf("A after stale delta = %d, want 10000", got.PriceIncVat)
+	}
+}
+
+// A future-epoch delta is DROPPED, by contract. Under FIFO per-queue delivery a
+// delta never legitimately precedes its snapshot (the producer emits begin(N)
+// before any delta(N)); the only way to see one is a reconnect that missed the
+// whole snapshot, which a buffer couldn't reassemble anyway. Recovery is the next
+// snapshot of that epoch (and the consumer's fallback in the meantime). See
+// docs/catalog-projection.md.
+func TestProjectionStore_FutureEpochDeltaDropped(t *testing.T) {
+	s := newStore(t, nil)
+	emitSnapshot(t, s, 100, []Projection{proj("A", 100_00)})
+
+	// A delta ahead of our base (gap) is dropped; only a matching snapshot applies it.
+	_ = s.HandleFrame(snapMeta("", 200, 0, 0), mustEnc(t, []ProjectionUpdate{{Projection: proj("A", 7)}}))
+	if got, _ := s.Get("A"); got.PriceIncVat != 100_00 {
+		t.Fatalf("A after future delta = %d, want 10000 (gap delta dropped)", got.PriceIncVat)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestProjectionStore_IncompleteSnapshotDiscarded(t *testing.T) {
+	s := newStore(t, nil)
+	emitSnapshot(t, s, 100, []Projection{proj("A", 100_00)})
+
+	// begin says 3, but only 1 chunked → end must discard and keep the old base.
+	if err := s.HandleFrame(snapMeta(SnapshotBegin, 200, 0, 3), mustEnc(t, nil)); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if err := s.HandleFrame(snapMeta(SnapshotChunk, 200, 0, 0), mustEnc(t, []ProjectionUpdate{{Projection: proj("B", 5)}})); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if err := s.HandleFrame(snapMeta(SnapshotEnd, 200, 1, 3), mustEnc(t, nil)); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if e := s.Epoch(); e != 100 {
+		t.Fatalf("epoch = %d, want 100 (incomplete snapshot discarded)", e)
+	}
+	if _, ok := s.Get("B"); ok {
+		t.Fatalf("B from an incomplete snapshot must not be visible")
+	}
+	if got, _ := s.Get("A"); got.PriceIncVat != 100_00 {
+		t.Fatalf("A = %d, want old base intact", got.PriceIncVat)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestProjectionStore_ReopenFromDiskColdStart(t *testing.T) {
+	dir := t.TempDir()
+	s1, err := NewProjectionStore(dir, "consumer.bin", identity, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	emitSnapshot(t, s1, 500, []Projection{proj("A", 100_00), proj("B", 150_00)})
+	_ = s1.Close()
+
+	// A fresh store on the same dir must serve immediately from the persisted base
+	// and resume same-epoch deltas (epoch read from the sidecar).
+	s2, err := NewProjectionStore(dir, "consumer.bin", identity, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	t.Cleanup(func() { _ = s2.Close() })
+
+	if e := s2.Epoch(); e != 500 {
+		t.Fatalf("reopened epoch = %d, want 500 (from sidecar)", e)
+	}
+	if got, ok := s2.Get("A"); !ok || got.PriceIncVat != 100_00 {
+		t.Fatalf("A after reopen = %+v ok=%v, want 10000", got, ok)
+	}
+	if err := s2.HandleFrame(snapMeta("", 500, 0, 0), mustEnc(t, []ProjectionUpdate{{Projection: proj("A", 90_00)}})); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("post-reopen delta: %v", err)
+	}
+	if got, _ := s2.Get("A"); got.PriceIncVat != 90_00 {
+		t.Fatalf("A after post-reopen delta = %d, want 9000", got.PriceIncVat)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestProjectionStore_BadPayloadErrors(t *testing.T) {
+	s := newStore(t, nil)
+	if err := s.HandleFrame(snapMeta(SnapshotChunk, 1, 0, 0), []byte("{not json")); err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("chunk with bad payload should error (caller may NACK)")
+	}
+	if err := s.HandleFrame(snapMeta("", 1, 0, 0), []byte("{not json")); err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("delta with bad payload should error")
+	}
+}
diff --git a/catalog/projection.go b/catalog/projection.go
index 3daf519..2d14794 100644
--- a/catalog/projection.go
+++ b/catalog/projection.go
@@ -148,3 +148,27 @@ func Decode(raw []byte) (Projection, error) {
 	err := json.Unmarshal(raw, &p)
 	return p, err
 }
+
+// ── Bus framing contract (shared by producer + consumer) ─────────────────────
+//
+// catalog.projection_published carries two channels distinguished only by
+// event.Event.Meta. The producer (slask-finder writeradmin) sets these keys and
+// the consumer (ProjectionStore, consumer.go) reads them — one definition so the
+// two never drift. See docs/catalog-projection.md.
+//
+//   - A FULL SNAPSHOT is a framed begin → chunk* → end stream, all tagged with one
+//     MetaEpoch. begin/end carry MetaCount (total projections) for completeness
+//     validation; chunks carry the projections.
+//   - A DELTA has NO MetaSnapshotPhase key, and MetaEpoch names the snapshot base
+//     it builds on (consumers ignore a delta older than the base they hold).
+const (
+	MetaSnapshotPhase = "snapshot" // begin|chunk|end; absent ⇒ delta
+	MetaEpoch         = "epoch"     // int64 (Unix-ms), monotonic across rebuilds
+	MetaSeq           = "seq"       // chunk sequence within a snapshot
+	MetaCount         = "count"     // total projections (begin/end only)
+	MetaTenant        = "tenant"    // namespace tag
+
+	SnapshotBegin = "begin"
+	SnapshotChunk = "chunk"
+	SnapshotEnd   = "end"
+)
diff --git a/catalog/snapshot.go b/catalog/snapshot.go
index 6df72b6..285047c 100644
--- a/catalog/snapshot.go
+++ b/catalog/snapshot.go
@@ -68,13 +68,21 @@ var (
 	ErrTenantTooLong     = fmt.Errorf("catalog: tenant name longer than %d bytes", maxTenantLen)
 )
 
-// SnapshotWriter is single-shot: Append() all projections, then Write() once
-// (atomic rename-into-place so readers never see a partial file).
-type SnapshotWriter struct {
-	Tenant string // optional namespace tag (writes into header)
-	blobs  []byte
+// The snapshot is generic over the stored value T (see SnapshotWriter[T] /
+// SnapshotReader[T] below). The binary format, sorting, mmap, and bounds-check
+// logic is value-agnostic and lives in the unexported raw* layer; the generic
+// wrappers only marshal T → blob (write) and blob → T (read). The producer
+// stores catalog.Projection; each consumer stores its OWN projected type via a
+// transform (see ProjectionStore[T] in consumer.go) — that's the per-consumer
+// read-only projection from docs/catalog-projection.md.
+
+// rawSnapshotWriter is the value-agnostic writer: it indexes (sku → blob bytes).
+// Single-shot: append() all, then write() once (atomic rename).
+type rawSnapshotWriter struct {
+	tenant  string
+	blobs   []byte
 	records []snapshotRecord
-	dirty  bool
+	dirty   bool
 }
 
 // snapshotRecord is the on-disk layout: SKU zero-padded to 32 bytes, then
@@ -85,56 +93,78 @@ type snapshotRecord struct {
 	BlobLength uint32
 }
 
-// NewSnapshotWriter returns an empty writer. Caller Appends every projection
-// and calls Write once.
-func NewSnapshotWriter() *SnapshotWriter {
-	return &SnapshotWriter{}
-}
-
-// WithTenant tags this writer with a tenant namespace that lands in the
-// snapshot header. Optional — empty tenant gets zero-padded; readers see an
-// empty string when the writer was untagged.
-func (w *SnapshotWriter) WithTenant(tenant string) *SnapshotWriter {
-	w.Tenant = tenant
-	return w
-}
-
-// Append encodes and adds a projection. Returns ErrSKUTooLong if SKU exceeds
-// the on-disk width; returns marshal errors as wrapped fmt.Errorf.
-func (w *SnapshotWriter) Append(p Projection) error {
-	if len(p.SKU) > maxSKULen {
+// append adds a pre-encoded blob under sku. ErrSKUTooLong if sku exceeds the
+// on-disk width.
+func (w *rawSnapshotWriter) append(sku string, blob []byte) error {
+	if len(sku) > maxSKULen {
 		return ErrSKUTooLong
 	}
-	jb, err := json.Marshal(p)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("catalog: marshal projection %q: %w", p.SKU, err)
-	}
-
 	var rec snapshotRecord
-	copy(rec.SKU[:], p.SKU)
+	copy(rec.SKU[:], sku)
 	rec.BlobOffset = uint64(headerSize + len(w.blobs))
-	rec.BlobLength = uint32(len(jb))
+	rec.BlobLength = uint32(len(blob))
 
-	w.blobs = append(w.blobs, jb...)
+	w.blobs = append(w.blobs, blob...)
 	w.records = append(w.records, rec)
 	w.dirty = true
 	return nil
 }
 
-// Len returns how many projections have been Append'd.
-func (w *SnapshotWriter) Len() int { return len(w.records) }
+// SnapshotWriter[T] is single-shot: Append() all values, then Write() once
+// (atomic rename-into-place so readers never see a partial file). T is the
+// stored value type (Projection for the producer; a consumer-specific type for
+// a ProjectionStore[T]).
+type SnapshotWriter[T any] struct {
+	raw rawSnapshotWriter
+}
 
-// Write serialises to a temp file in dir, fsync's, then renames into the
+// NewSnapshotWriter returns an empty writer for value type T. Caller Appends
+// every value and calls Write once.
+func NewSnapshotWriter[T any]() *SnapshotWriter[T] {
+	return &SnapshotWriter[T]{}
+}
+
+// WithTenant tags this writer with a tenant namespace that lands in the
+// snapshot header. Optional — empty tenant gets zero-padded; readers see an
+// empty string when the writer was untagged.
+func (w *SnapshotWriter[T]) WithTenant(tenant string) *SnapshotWriter[T] {
+	w.raw.tenant = tenant
+	return w
+}
+
+// Append encodes v and indexes it under sku. Returns ErrSKUTooLong if sku
+// exceeds the on-disk width; returns marshal errors as wrapped fmt.Errorf.
+// SKU is explicit because T is opaque — the caller knows the key.
+func (w *SnapshotWriter[T]) Append(sku string, v T) error {
+	if len(sku) > maxSKULen {
+		return ErrSKUTooLong
+	}
+	jb, err := json.Marshal(v)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("catalog: marshal snapshot value %q: %w", sku, err)
+	}
+	return w.raw.append(sku, jb)
+}
+
+// Len returns how many values have been Append'd.
+func (w *SnapshotWriter[T]) Len() int { return len(w.raw.records) }
+
+// Write serialises to dir/name (atomic temp+rename). See rawSnapshotWriter.write.
+func (w *SnapshotWriter[T]) Write(dir, name string) (finalPath string, err error) {
+	return w.raw.write(dir, name)
+}
+
+// write serialises to a temp file in dir, fsync's, then renames into the
 // final path. Records are sorted by SKU asc before serialisation so the
 // reader's binary search works.
-func (w *SnapshotWriter) Write(dir, name string) (finalPath string, err error) {
+func (w *rawSnapshotWriter) write(dir, name string) (finalPath string, err error) {
 	if w.dirty {
 		sort.Slice(w.records, func(i, j int) bool {
 			return compareSKU(w.records[i].SKU[:], w.records[j].SKU[:]) < 0
 		})
 		w.dirty = false
 	}
-	if len(w.Tenant) > maxTenantLen {
+	if len(w.tenant) > maxTenantLen {
 		err = ErrTenantTooLong
 		return "", err
 	}
@@ -166,7 +196,7 @@ func (w *SnapshotWriter) Write(dir, name string) (finalPath string, err error) {
 	binary.LittleEndian.PutUint64(hdr[16:24], uint64(len(w.records)))
 	binary.LittleEndian.PutUint64(hdr[24:32], blobStart)
 	binary.LittleEndian.PutUint64(hdr[32:40], recordStart)
-	copy(hdr[40:40+len(w.Tenant)], w.Tenant) // rest is zero-pad
+	copy(hdr[40:40+len(w.tenant)], w.tenant) // rest is zero-pad
 
 	if _, werr := f.Write(hdr[:]); werr != nil {
 		err = werr
@@ -251,14 +281,10 @@ func compareRecordLookup(padded, want []byte) int {
 	return compareSKU(padded, want)
 }
 
-// SnapshotReader is read-only and concurrency-safe — parallel Get calls are
-// OK because no fields are mutated after construction. Held open via an
-// embedded file handle so the underlying mmap stays pinned. Close uses
-// sync.Once so concurrent shutdown paths can't double-munmap.
-//
-// IMPORTANT — see package doc: SnapshotReader is NOT safe racing Close
-// concurrently with Get. Use SnapshotHolder for any reload-bearing workflow.
-type SnapshotReader struct {
+// rawSnapshotReader is the value-agnostic reader: binary search by SKU, returns
+// the raw blob bytes. Concurrency-safe for parallel getRaw; NOT safe racing
+// Close with getRaw (see package doc — use SnapshotHolder for reload).
+type rawSnapshotReader struct {
 	data        []byte
 	count       uint64
 	blobStart   uint64
@@ -269,14 +295,64 @@ type SnapshotReader struct {
 	closer    func() error // munmap + close on Unix; no-op on ReadFile fallback
 }
 
-// ReadSnapshotFile opens + parses a snapshot file. On Unix uses mmap; on
+// SnapshotReader[T] is the typed view over a raw snapshot: Get decodes the blob
+// into T. Read-only and concurrency-safe — parallel Get calls are OK. NOT safe
+// racing Close concurrently with Get; use SnapshotHolder[T] for reload.
+type SnapshotReader[T any] struct {
+	raw *rawSnapshotReader
+}
+
+// ReadSnapshotFile opens + parses a snapshot file as a reader of T. On Unix uses
+// mmap; on other platforms reads into memory (functionally identical, higher RSS).
+func ReadSnapshotFile[T any](path string) (*SnapshotReader[T], error) {
+	rr, err := readRawSnapshotFile(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return &SnapshotReader[T]{raw: rr}, nil
+}
+
+// NewSnapshotReader wraps an already-loaded []byte as a reader of T (use in
+// tests; production paths go through ReadSnapshotFile).
+func NewSnapshotReader[T any](data []byte) (*SnapshotReader[T], error) {
+	rr, err := newRawSnapshotReader(data)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return &SnapshotReader[T]{raw: rr}, nil
+}
+
+// Get returns the value for sku, or (zero, false) if absent / undecodable.
+func (r *SnapshotReader[T]) Get(sku string) (T, bool) {
+	var zero T
+	blob, ok := r.raw.getRaw(sku)
+	if !ok {
+		return zero, false
+	}
+	var v T
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(blob, &v); err != nil {
+		return zero, false
+	}
+	return v, true
+}
+
+// Len returns the number of values in this snapshot.
+func (r *SnapshotReader[T]) Len() int { return r.raw.Len() }
+
+// Tenant returns the snapshot's namespace tag ("" if untagged).
+func (r *SnapshotReader[T]) Tenant() string { return r.raw.Tenant }
+
+// Close releases the file handle and mmap region. Idempotent.
+func (r *SnapshotReader[T]) Close() error { return r.raw.Close() }
+
+// readRawSnapshotFile opens + parses a snapshot file. On Unix uses mmap; on
 // other platforms reads into memory (functionally identical, higher RSS).
-func ReadSnapshotFile(path string) (*SnapshotReader, error) {
+func readRawSnapshotFile(path string) (*rawSnapshotReader, error) {
 	data, closer, err := loadSnapshotBytes(path)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	r, err := newSnapshotReader(data)
+	r, err := newRawSnapshotReader(data)
 	if err != nil {
 		if closer != nil {
 			_ = closer()
@@ -287,13 +363,7 @@ func ReadSnapshotFile(path string) (*SnapshotReader, error) {
 	return r, nil
 }
 
-// NewSnapshotReader wraps an already-loaded []byte (use this in tests; for
-// production paths go through ReadSnapshotFile).
-func NewSnapshotReader(data []byte) (*SnapshotReader, error) {
-	return newSnapshotReader(data)
-}
-
-func newSnapshotReader(data []byte) (*SnapshotReader, error) {
+func newRawSnapshotReader(data []byte) (*rawSnapshotReader, error) {
 	if len(data) < headerSize {
 		return nil, ErrSnapshotTruncated
 	}
@@ -355,7 +425,7 @@ func newSnapshotReader(data []byte) (*SnapshotReader, error) {
 	}
 	tenant := string(tenantBytes[:tenantEnd])
 
-	return &SnapshotReader{
+	return &rawSnapshotReader{
 		data:        data,
 		count:       count,
 		blobStart:   blobStart,
@@ -364,15 +434,15 @@ func newSnapshotReader(data []byte) (*SnapshotReader, error) {
 	}, nil
 }
 
-// Len returns the number of Projections in this snapshot.
-func (r *SnapshotReader) Len() int { return int(r.count) }
+// Len returns the number of records in this snapshot.
+func (r *rawSnapshotReader) Len() int { return int(r.count) }
 
 // Close releases the file handle and mmap region (if any). Idempotent — safe
 // to call from multiple goroutines (uses sync.Once under the hood).
 //
-// SAFETY: this is NOT safe against concurrent Get() — see package doc. Use
+// SAFETY: this is NOT safe against concurrent getRaw() — see package doc. Use
 // SnapshotHolder for any reload-bearing workflow.
-func (r *SnapshotReader) Close() error {
+func (r *rawSnapshotReader) Close() error {
 	var err error
 	r.closeOnce.Do(func() {
 		if r.closer != nil {
@@ -382,16 +452,16 @@ func (r *SnapshotReader) Close() error {
 	return err
 }
 
-// Get returns the projection for sku, or (zero, false) if not found.
-// O(log N) — binary search on the sorted record section; on hit, reads the
-// JSON blob and decodes it (one allocation).
-func (r *SnapshotReader) Get(sku string) (Projection, bool) {
+// getRaw returns the blob bytes for sku, or (nil, false) if not found. The
+// returned slice aliases the mmap region — valid until Close. O(log N) binary
+// search on the sorted record section.
+func (r *rawSnapshotReader) getRaw(sku string) ([]byte, bool) {
 	if r.count == 0 || sku == "" {
-		return Projection{}, false
+		return nil, false
 	}
 	skuBytes := []byte(sku)
 	if len(skuBytes) > maxSKULen {
-		return Projection{}, false
+		return nil, false
 	}
 
 	lo, hi := uint64(0), r.count
@@ -408,16 +478,11 @@ func (r *SnapshotReader) Get(sku string) (Projection, bool) {
 		default:
 			blobLen := binary.LittleEndian.Uint32(r.data[recOff+40 : recOff+44])
 			blobOff := binary.LittleEndian.Uint64(r.data[recOff+32 : recOff+40])
-			// Per-record bounds check at Open guarantees this slice is in-range
-			rdata := r.data[blobOff : blobOff+uint64(blobLen)]
-			var p Projection
-			if err := json.Unmarshal(rdata, &p); err != nil {
-				return Projection{}, false
-			}
-			return p, true
+			// Per-record bounds check at Open guarantees this slice is in-range.
+			return r.data[blobOff : blobOff+uint64(blobLen)], true
 		}
 	}
-	return Projection{}, false
+	return nil, false
 }
 
 
diff --git a/catalog/snapshot_helpers_test.go b/catalog/snapshot_helpers_test.go
index ac7df68..ad5337a 100644
--- a/catalog/snapshot_helpers_test.go
+++ b/catalog/snapshot_helpers_test.go
@@ -13,6 +13,12 @@ func os2Stat(path string) (os.FileInfo, error) {
 	return os.Stat(path)
 }
 
+// appendP appends a Projection keyed by its own SKU — the producer/test pattern
+// over the now-generic SnapshotWriter[Projection] (Append takes an explicit key).
+func appendP(w *SnapshotWriter[Projection], p Projection) error {
+	return w.Append(p.SKU, p)
+}
+
 func repeat32(s string, n int) string {
 	out := make([]byte, 0, n*len(s))
 	for i := 0; i < n; i++ {
diff --git a/catalog/snapshot_manager.go b/catalog/snapshot_manager.go
index 7872516..50104a3 100644
--- a/catalog/snapshot_manager.go
+++ b/catalog/snapshot_manager.go
@@ -1,12 +1,18 @@
-// SnapshotHolder provides atomic hot-reload for SnapshotReader with drain
-// grace — solves the classic "Get concurrent with Close/munmap" race that
-// would otherwise produce uncatchable SIGBUS / SIGSEGV under reload.
+// SnapshotHolder provides atomic hot-reload for SnapshotReader and solves the
+// classic "Get concurrent with Close/munmap" race that would otherwise produce
+// uncatchable SIGBUS / SIGSEGV under reload.
 //
-// Pattern source: slask-finder's `RawItemsStore` and similar mmap+reload
-// stores, which delay unmap behind a configurable drain-grace timer so any
-// in-flight Get on the previously-current reader completes before the
-// underlying pages become unmapped. See docs/inventory-shape.md & the
-// finder WARP doc on mmap reload for the prior art.
+// Safety is an RWMutex (readMu): Get holds RLock across the load-and-read of a
+// reader, and a reader is only Close()d (munmap) under Lock, so a reader can
+// never be unmapped while a Get is reading it — regardless of how long that
+// Get's goroutine was descheduled. (A drain-grace timer alone, the original
+// approach, is only best-effort: a goroutine paused longer than the grace can
+// still read freed pages. TestSnapshotHolder_SwapRace reproduces that crash.)
+//
+// The drain grace is retained as a close-BATCHING optimization: it defers and
+// coalesces reader closes onto the reaper tick instead of taking the exclusive
+// Lock on every swap. Pattern source: slask-finder's mmap+reload stores.
+// See docs/inventory-shape.md for the prior art.
 //
 // Use:
 //
@@ -36,30 +42,39 @@ const DefaultDrainGrace = 30 * time.Second
 // out from under in-flight Get()s. Set retains the previous reader behind a
 // drain timer; after the timer elapses the reaper goroutine closes the old
 // reader (and runs its munmap).
-type SnapshotHolder struct {
-	current atomic.Pointer[SnapshotReader]
+type SnapshotHolder[T any] struct {
+	current atomic.Pointer[SnapshotReader[T]]
 
-	drainsMu  sync.Mutex
-	drains    []*pendingClose
+	// readMu makes reclamation race-free: Get holds RLock across the
+	// Load-and-read of a reader, and a reader is only Close()d (munmap) under
+	// Lock — so a reader can never be unmapped while a Get is reading it, even
+	// if that Get's goroutine was descheduled past the drain grace. The grace
+	// (below) is now only close-BATCHING — defer + coalesce closes off the swap
+	// path — NOT the safety mechanism it was before (which was best-effort and
+	// could SIGSEGV under a long enough scheduler pause).
+	readMu sync.RWMutex
+
+	drainsMu   sync.Mutex
+	drains     []*pendingClose[T]
 	drainGrace time.Duration
 
 	stopCh chan struct{}
 	once   sync.Once
 }
 
-type pendingClose struct {
-	r        *SnapshotReader
+type pendingClose[T any] struct {
+	r        *SnapshotReader[T]
 	expireAt time.Time
 }
 
-// NewSnapshotHolder returns a holder with the given drain grace (the time
+// NewSnapshotHolder returns a holder of T with the given drain grace (the time
 // the previous reader lives behind Set before being closed). Zero or
 // negative grace falls back to DefaultDrainGrace.
-func NewSnapshotHolder(grace time.Duration) *SnapshotHolder {
+func NewSnapshotHolder[T any](grace time.Duration) *SnapshotHolder[T] {
 	if grace <= 0 {
 		grace = DefaultDrainGrace
 	}
-	h := &SnapshotHolder{
+	h := &SnapshotHolder[T]{
 		drainGrace: grace,
 		stopCh:     make(chan struct{}),
 	}
@@ -69,8 +84,8 @@ func NewSnapshotHolder(grace time.Duration) *SnapshotHolder {
 
 // Open is shorthand for Set(ReadSnapshotFile(path)). Errors leave the
 // holder's current reader unchanged.
-func (h *SnapshotHolder) Open(path string) error {
-	r, err := ReadSnapshotFile(path)
+func (h *SnapshotHolder[T]) Open(path string) error {
+	r, err := ReadSnapshotFile[T](path)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -81,8 +96,8 @@ func (h *SnapshotHolder) Open(path string) error {
 // Reload atomically swaps the current reader for one freshly opened from
 // path. The old reader (if any) is queued for close after the drain grace
 // elapses; in-flight Get(s) on the old reader continue to work.
-func (h *SnapshotHolder) Reload(path string) error {
-	r, err := ReadSnapshotFile(path)
+func (h *SnapshotHolder[T]) Reload(path string) error {
+	r, err := ReadSnapshotFile[T](path)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -92,7 +107,7 @@ func (h *SnapshotHolder) Reload(path string) error {
 
 // Set replaces the current reader with r. The previous reader is queued
 // for close after the drain grace elapses. r may be nil to clear.
-func (h *SnapshotHolder) Set(r *SnapshotReader) {
+func (h *SnapshotHolder[T]) Set(r *SnapshotReader[T]) {
 	if r == nil {
 		h.current.Store(nil)
 		return
@@ -102,7 +117,7 @@ func (h *SnapshotHolder) Set(r *SnapshotReader) {
 		return
 	}
 	h.drainsMu.Lock()
-	h.drains = append(h.drains, &pendingClose{
+	h.drains = append(h.drains, &pendingClose[T]{
 		r:        old,
 		expireAt: time.Now().Add(h.drainGrace),
 	})
@@ -110,17 +125,23 @@ func (h *SnapshotHolder) Set(r *SnapshotReader) {
 }
 
 // Get is the concurrent-safe shim over the current reader's Get. Returns
-// (zero, false) when the holder is empty.
-func (h *SnapshotHolder) Get(sku string) (Projection, bool) {
+// (zero, false) when the holder is empty. The RLock is held across the Load AND
+// the read so a concurrent reaper can't munmap this reader mid-read.
+func (h *SnapshotHolder[T]) Get(sku string) (T, bool) {
+	h.readMu.RLock()
+	defer h.readMu.RUnlock()
 	r := h.current.Load()
 	if r == nil {
-		return Projection{}, false
+		var zero T
+		return zero, false
 	}
 	return r.Get(sku)
 }
 
 // Len returns the count of the current reader (0 if empty).
-func (h *SnapshotHolder) Len() int {
+func (h *SnapshotHolder[T]) Len() int {
+	h.readMu.RLock()
+	defer h.readMu.RUnlock()
 	r := h.current.Load()
 	if r == nil {
 		return 0
@@ -131,22 +152,29 @@ func (h *SnapshotHolder) Len() int {
 // Close stops the reaper goroutine and closes the current reader + any
 // pending drains without waiting for the grace period. Safe to call
 // multiple times.
-func (h *SnapshotHolder) Close() error {
+func (h *SnapshotHolder[T]) Close() error {
 	var firstErr error
 	h.once.Do(func() {
 		close(h.stopCh)
+		// Close under Lock so no in-flight Get is reading these readers' mmap
+		// when we munmap them.
+		h.readMu.Lock()
 		r := h.current.Swap(nil)
 		if r != nil {
 			if err := r.Close(); err != nil {
 				firstErr = err
 			}
 		}
+		h.readMu.Unlock()
 		h.drainsMu.Lock()
 		drained := h.drains
 		h.drains = nil
 		h.drainsMu.Unlock()
 		for _, d := range drained {
-			if err := d.r.Close(); err != nil && firstErr == nil {
+			h.readMu.Lock()
+			err := d.r.Close()
+			h.readMu.Unlock()
+			if err != nil && firstErr == nil {
 				firstErr = err
 			}
 		}
@@ -156,7 +184,7 @@ func (h *SnapshotHolder) Close() error {
 
 // DrainCount returns the number of readers currently in the drain queue.
 // Useful for tests and operational metrics.
-func (h *SnapshotHolder) DrainCount() int {
+func (h *SnapshotHolder[T]) DrainCount() int {
 	h.drainsMu.Lock()
 	defer h.drainsMu.Unlock()
 	return len(h.drains)
@@ -164,10 +192,10 @@ func (h *SnapshotHolder) DrainCount() int {
 
 // reapNow scans the drain queue and Closes any readers whose grace has
 // elapsed. Called by the sweeper goroutine on a tick.
-func (h *SnapshotHolder) reapNow() {
+func (h *SnapshotHolder[T]) reapNow() {
 	now := time.Now()
-	var alive []*pendingClose
-	var reaped []*pendingClose
+	var alive []*pendingClose[T]
+	var reaped []*pendingClose[T]
 	h.drainsMu.Lock()
 	for _, d := range h.drains {
 		if !d.expireAt.After(now) {
@@ -179,11 +207,16 @@ func (h *SnapshotHolder) reapNow() {
 	h.drains = alive
 	h.drainsMu.Unlock()
 	for _, d := range reaped {
+		// Lock briefly so the munmap can't race an in-flight Get on this reader.
+		// Gets that loaded this reader hold RLock and finish before the Lock is
+		// granted; Gets starting after see the swapped-in reader, never this one.
+		h.readMu.Lock()
 		_ = d.r.Close()
+		h.readMu.Unlock()
 	}
 }
 
-func (h *SnapshotHolder) sweepLoop() {
+func (h *SnapshotHolder[T]) sweepLoop() {
 	interval := h.drainGrace / 4
 	if interval < 10*time.Millisecond {
 		interval = 10 * time.Millisecond
diff --git a/catalog/snapshot_manager_test.go b/catalog/snapshot_manager_test.go
index 23eaf5b..4048848 100644
--- a/catalog/snapshot_manager_test.go
+++ b/catalog/snapshot_manager_test.go
@@ -1,11 +1,124 @@
 package catalog
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"sync"
+	"sync/atomic"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
+
+	"git.k6n.net/mats/platform/money"
 )
 
+// TestSnapshotHolder_SwapRace storms the holder: 100 readers Get in tight loops
+// while a rotator Reloads a fresh snapshot every 50ms. It asserts the holder's
+// safety + liveness invariants under concurrency (run with -race):
+//
+//   - No panic / SIGBUS — completion is the proof the drain grace never unmaps a
+//     reader while an in-flight Get is reading it.
+//   - No torn reads — every hit decodes to a valid Projection (SKU matches,
+//     price > 0). A read of a munmapped page would crash or fail to decode.
+//   - No gap — since every snapshot version contains every SKU, a Get must never
+//     miss; misses would mean the holder briefly exposed an empty/nil reader
+//     mid-swap. (Exact "stale beyond drain grace" timing is intentionally not
+//     asserted — it's timing-flaky, and the no-torn-read + no-crash checks
+//     already cover the drain-safety property it stands in for.)
+func TestSnapshotHolder_SwapRace(t *testing.T) {
+	dir := t.TempDir()
+
+	const versions = 4
+	const skuCount = 200
+	paths := make([]string, versions)
+	for v := 0; v < versions; v++ {
+		w := NewSnapshotWriter[Projection]()
+		for i := 0; i < skuCount; i++ {
+			sku := fmt.Sprintf("SKU-%03d", i)
+			// price encodes the version (always > 0) so a torn read is detectable.
+			if err := w.Append(sku, Projection{ID: "sku:" + sku, SKU: sku, PriceIncVat: money.Cents(int64((v + 1) * 100))}); err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
+			}
+		}
+		p, err := w.Write(dir, fmt.Sprintf("snap-%d.bin", v))
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		paths[v] = p
+	}
+
+	h := NewSnapshotHolder[Projection](100 * time.Millisecond)
+	if err := h.Open(paths[0]); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	t.Cleanup(func() { _ = h.Close() })
+
+	stop := make(chan struct{})
+	var reads, misses int64
+	var torn int32
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+
+	for r := 0; r < 100; r++ {
+		wg.Add(1)
+		go func(seed int) {
+			defer wg.Done()
+			i := seed
+			for {
+				select {
+				case <-stop:
+					return
+				default:
+				}
+				sku := fmt.Sprintf("SKU-%03d", i%skuCount)
+				if p, ok := h.Get(sku); ok {
+					if p.SKU != sku || p.PriceIncVat <= 0 {
+						atomic.StoreInt32(&torn, 1)
+						return
+					}
+					atomic.AddInt64(&reads, 1)
+				} else {
+					atomic.AddInt64(&misses, 1)
+				}
+				i++
+			}
+		}(r)
+	}
+
+	wg.Add(1)
+	go func() {
+		defer wg.Done()
+		tick := time.NewTicker(50 * time.Millisecond)
+		defer tick.Stop()
+		v := 0
+		for {
+			select {
+			case <-stop:
+				return
+			case <-tick.C:
+				v = (v + 1) % versions
+				if err := h.Reload(paths[v]); err != nil {
+					atomic.StoreInt32(&torn, 1)
+					return
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}()
+
+	time.Sleep(1500 * time.Millisecond)
+	close(stop)
+	wg.Wait()
+
+	if atomic.LoadInt32(&torn) != 0 {
+		t.Fatal("torn/garbage read or reload error during swap storm")
+	}
+	if m := atomic.LoadInt64(&misses); m != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("got %d misses — holder exposed an empty reader mid-swap (every version has every SKU)", m)
+	}
+	if atomic.LoadInt64(&reads) == 0 {
+		t.Fatal("no successful reads — test did not exercise the holder")
+	}
+	t.Logf("SwapRace OK: %d reads across %d rotations, 0 torn, 0 miss", atomic.LoadInt64(&reads), versions)
+}
+
 // fakeCloser counts how many times it's been called. Used to assert the
 // drain-grace semantics of SnapshotHolder.
 type fakeCloser struct{ hits int }
@@ -15,14 +128,14 @@ func (f *fakeCloser) Close() error { f.hits++; return nil }
 // withFakeCloser swaps SnapshotReader's closer for our counter. Returns the
 // reader and the counter; tests then call holder.Set(reloaded) and assert
 // that close is invoked after the drain grace.
-func withFakeCloser(t *testing.T, path string, fc *fakeCloser) *SnapshotReader {
+func withFakeCloser(t *testing.T, path string, fc *fakeCloser) *SnapshotReader[Projection] {
 	t.Helper()
-	r, err := ReadSnapshotFile(path)
+	r, err := ReadSnapshotFile[Projection](path)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 	// replace real closer with our counter; the test asserts only via fc
-	r.closer = fc.Close
+	r.raw.closer = fc.Close
 	return r
 }
 
@@ -35,11 +148,11 @@ func TestSnapshotHolderReloadDrainsOld(t *testing.T) {
 	dir := t.TempDir()
 
 	// 1) Build a valid first snapshot (skus A-1 / A-2).
-	w := NewSnapshotWriter()
-	if err := w.Append(makeProjection("A-1", 100)); err != nil {
+	w := NewSnapshotWriter[Projection]()
+	if err := appendP(w, makeProjection("A-1", 100)); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	if err := w.Append(makeProjection("A-2", 200)); err != nil {
+	if err := appendP(w, makeProjection("A-2", 200)); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 	if _, err := w.Write(dir, "first.bin"); err != nil {
@@ -50,8 +163,8 @@ func TestSnapshotHolderReloadDrainsOld(t *testing.T) {
 	defer first.Close()
 
 	// 2) Build a second snapshot (skus B-1).
-	w2 := NewSnapshotWriter()
-	if err := w2.Append(makeProjection("B-1", 300)); err != nil {
+	w2 := NewSnapshotWriter[Projection]()
+	if err := appendP(w2, makeProjection("B-1", 300)); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 	if _, err := w2.Write(dir, "second.bin"); err != nil {
@@ -61,7 +174,7 @@ func TestSnapshotHolderReloadDrainsOld(t *testing.T) {
 	second := withFakeCloser(t, filepath.Join(dir, "second.bin"), secondCloser)
 	defer second.Close()
 
-	h := NewSnapshotHolder(50 * time.Millisecond)
+	h := NewSnapshotHolder[Projection](50 * time.Millisecond)
 	defer h.Close()
 	h.Set(first)
 	if h.Len() != 2 {
@@ -96,7 +209,7 @@ func TestSnapshotHolderReloadDrainsOld(t *testing.T) {
 
 // TestSnapshotHolderEmptyGet — holder with no current serves empty.
 func TestSnapshotHolderEmptyGet(t *testing.T) {
-	h := NewSnapshotHolder(100 * time.Millisecond)
+	h := NewSnapshotHolder[Projection](100 * time.Millisecond)
 	defer h.Close()
 	if _, ok := h.Get("anything"); ok {
 		t.Error("empty holder should return false")
@@ -112,8 +225,8 @@ func TestSnapshotHolderEmptyGet(t *testing.T) {
 func TestSnapshotHolderCloseImmediatelyReaps(t *testing.T) {
 	dir := t.TempDir()
 
-	w := NewSnapshotWriter()
-	if err := w.Append(makeProjection("X-1", 1)); err != nil {
+	w := NewSnapshotWriter[Projection]()
+	if err := appendP(w, makeProjection("X-1", 1)); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 	if _, err := w.Write(dir, "x.bin"); err != nil {
@@ -122,8 +235,8 @@ func TestSnapshotHolderCloseImmediatelyReaps(t *testing.T) {
 	fc1 := &fakeCloser{}
 	r1 := withFakeCloser(t, filepath.Join(dir, "x.bin"), fc1)
 
-	w2 := NewSnapshotWriter()
-	if err := w2.Append(makeProjection("Y-1", 2)); err != nil {
+	w2 := NewSnapshotWriter[Projection]()
+	if err := appendP(w2, makeProjection("Y-1", 2)); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 	if _, err := w2.Write(dir, "y.bin"); err != nil {
@@ -132,7 +245,7 @@ func TestSnapshotHolderCloseImmediatelyReaps(t *testing.T) {
 	fc2 := &fakeCloser{}
 	r2 := withFakeCloser(t, filepath.Join(dir, "y.bin"), fc2)
 
-	h := NewSnapshotHolder(10 * time.Second) // long grace so reap wouldn't happen on its own
+	h := NewSnapshotHolder[Projection](10 * time.Second) // long grace so reap wouldn't happen on its own
 	h.Set(r1)
 	h.Set(r2)
 
@@ -152,15 +265,15 @@ func TestSnapshotHolderCloseImmediatelyReaps(t *testing.T) {
 // until grace elapses.
 func TestSnapshotHolderIdentityReload(t *testing.T) {
 	dir := t.TempDir()
-	w := NewSnapshotWriter()
-	if err := w.Append(makeProjection("ID-1", 1)); err != nil {
+	w := NewSnapshotWriter[Projection]()
+	if err := appendP(w, makeProjection("ID-1", 1)); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 	if _, err := w.Write(dir, "id.bin"); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	h := NewSnapshotHolder(10 * time.Second)
+	h := NewSnapshotHolder[Projection](10 * time.Second)
 	defer h.Close()
 	if err := h.Reload(filepath.Join(dir, "id.bin")); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
diff --git a/catalog/snapshot_test.go b/catalog/snapshot_test.go
index 8dbe066..78ea39b 100644
--- a/catalog/snapshot_test.go
+++ b/catalog/snapshot_test.go
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@ func TestSnapshotRoundTrip(t *testing.T) {
 	path := filepath.Join(dir, "snap.bin")
 
 	const n = 1000
-	w := NewSnapshotWriter().WithTenant("default")
+	w := NewSnapshotWriter[Projection]().WithTenant("default")
 	// intentionally shuffled input — sort is what reorders at Write.
 	perm := rand.Perm(n)
 	for _, i := range perm {
 		sku := fmt.Sprintf("SKU-%05d", i)
-		if err := w.Append(makeProjection(sku, int64(100+(i%97)*100))); err != nil {
+		if err := appendP(w, makeProjection(sku, int64(100+(i%97)*100))); err != nil {
 			t.Fatalf("Append %s: %v", sku, err)
 		}
 	}
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func TestSnapshotRoundTrip(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("Write returned %q expected %q", final, path)
 	}
 
-	r, err := ReadSnapshotFile(path)
+	r, err := ReadSnapshotFile[Projection](path)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("ReadSnapshotFile: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ func TestSnapshotRoundTrip(t *testing.T) {
 	if r.Len() != n {
 		t.Errorf("Len: got %d want %d", r.Len(), n)
 	}
-	if r.Tenant != "default" {
-		t.Errorf("Tenant: got %q want %q", r.Tenant, "default")
+	if r.Tenant() != "default" {
+		t.Errorf("Tenant: got %q want %q", r.Tenant(), "default")
 	}
 
 	// every SKU present and correct
@@ -79,19 +79,19 @@ func TestSnapshotRoundTrip(t *testing.T) {
 // — this test pins that invariant.
 func TestSnapshotCompareSKUInvariant(t *testing.T) {
 	dir := t.TempDir()
-	w := NewSnapshotWriter()
+	w := NewSnapshotWriter[Projection]()
 	// deliberately inverted order after Append (so sort has work to do)
 	perm := rand.Perm(500)
 	for _, i := range perm {
 		sku := fmt.Sprintf("XX-%05d", i)
-		if err := w.Append(makeProjection(sku, int64(i))); err != nil {
+		if err := appendP(w, makeProjection(sku, int64(i))); err != nil {
 			t.Fatal(err)
 		}
 	}
 	if _, err := w.Write(dir, "snap.bin"); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	r, err := ReadSnapshotFile(filepath.Join(dir, "snap.bin"))
+	r, err := ReadSnapshotFile[Projection](filepath.Join(dir, "snap.bin"))
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -101,8 +101,8 @@ func TestSnapshotCompareSKUInvariant(t *testing.T) {
 	// form, and assert non-decreasing order under compareSKU.
 	prevSKU := ""
 	for i := 0; i < r.Len(); i++ {
-		recOff := int(r.recordStart) + i*recordSize
-		raw := r.data[recOff : recOff+32]
+		recOff := int(r.raw.recordStart) + i*recordSize
+		raw := r.raw.data[recOff : recOff+32]
 		// trim trailing zeros
 		end := len(raw)
 		for end > 0 && raw[end-1] == 0 {
@@ -131,45 +131,45 @@ func runesToPadded32(s string) []byte {
 // with no on-disk evidence.
 func TestSnapshotTenantRoundTrip(t *testing.T) {
 	dir := t.TempDir()
-	w := NewSnapshotWriter().WithTenant("bygglagret")
-	if err := w.Append(makeProjection("ABC-1", 100)); err != nil {
+	w := NewSnapshotWriter[Projection]().WithTenant("bygglagret")
+	if err := appendP(w, makeProjection("ABC-1", 100)); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 	if _, err := w.Write(dir, "snap.bin"); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	r, err := ReadSnapshotFile(filepath.Join(dir, "snap.bin"))
+	r, err := ReadSnapshotFile[Projection](filepath.Join(dir, "snap.bin"))
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 	defer r.Close()
-	if r.Tenant != "bygglagret" {
-		t.Errorf("Tenant: got %q want %q", r.Tenant, "bygglagret")
+	if r.Tenant() != "bygglagret" {
+		t.Errorf("Tenant: got %q want %q", r.Tenant(), "bygglagret")
 	}
 
 	// Empty tenant writes zero-padded.
-	w2 := NewSnapshotWriter()
-	if err := w2.Append(makeProjection("ABC-2", 200)); err != nil {
+	w2 := NewSnapshotWriter[Projection]()
+	if err := appendP(w2, makeProjection("ABC-2", 200)); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 	if _, err := w2.Write(dir, "snap2.bin"); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	r2, err := ReadSnapshotFile(filepath.Join(dir, "snap2.bin"))
+	r2, err := ReadSnapshotFile[Projection](filepath.Join(dir, "snap2.bin"))
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 	defer r2.Close()
-	if r2.Tenant != "" {
-		t.Errorf("Tenant (no tag): got %q want empty", r2.Tenant)
+	if r2.Tenant() != "" {
+		t.Errorf("Tenant (no tag): got %q want empty", r2.Tenant())
 	}
 }
 
 // TestSnapshotTenantTooLong — over-long tenant name rejected at Write.
 func TestSnapshotTenantTooLong(t *testing.T) {
 	dir := t.TempDir()
-	w := NewSnapshotWriter().WithTenant(string(make([]byte, 33)))
-	if err := w.Append(makeProjection("ABC", 1)); err != nil {
+	w := NewSnapshotWriter[Projection]().WithTenant(string(make([]byte, 33)))
+	if err := appendP(w, makeProjection("ABC", 1)); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 	if _, err := w.Write(dir, "snap.bin"); err == nil {
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ func TestSnapshotCountOverflowRejected(t *testing.T) {
 	if err := os2WriteFile(path, bs, 0o644); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	if _, err := ReadSnapshotFile(path); !errors.Is(err, ErrSnapshotOverflow) {
+	if _, err := ReadSnapshotFile[Projection](path); !errors.Is(err, ErrSnapshotOverflow) {
 		t.Errorf("overflow count rejected with %v, want ErrSnapshotOverflow", err)
 	}
 }
@@ -205,10 +205,10 @@ func TestSnapshotCountOverflowRejected(t *testing.T) {
 // leaves a half-written snap.bin visible to readers.
 func TestSnapshotAtomicSwap(t *testing.T) {
 	dir := t.TempDir()
-	w := NewSnapshotWriter()
-	mustAppend := func(w *SnapshotWriter, sku string, price int64) {
+	w := NewSnapshotWriter[Projection]()
+	mustAppend := func(w *SnapshotWriter[Projection], sku string, price int64) {
 		t.Helper()
-		if err := w.Append(makeProjection(sku, price)); err != nil {
+		if err := appendP(w, makeProjection(sku, price)); err != nil {
 			t.Fatalf("Append %s: %v", sku, err)
 		}
 	}
@@ -223,13 +223,13 @@ func TestSnapshotAtomicSwap(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	// replace
-	w2 := NewSnapshotWriter()
+	w2 := NewSnapshotWriter[Projection]()
 	mustAppend(w2, "ZZZ", 200)
 	if _, err := w2.Write(dir, "snap.bin"); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	r, err := ReadSnapshotFile(final)
+	r, err := ReadSnapshotFile[Projection](final)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ func TestSnapshotRejectBadInput(t *testing.T) {
 	if err := os2WriteFile(path, []byte{}, 0o644); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	if _, err := ReadSnapshotFile(path); !errors.Is(err, ErrSnapshotTruncated) {
+	if _, err := ReadSnapshotFile[Projection](path); !errors.Is(err, ErrSnapshotTruncated) {
 		t.Errorf("empty file rejected with %v, want ErrSnapshotTruncated", err)
 	}
 
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ func TestSnapshotRejectBadInput(t *testing.T) {
 	if err := os2WriteFile(path, wrongMagic, 0o644); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	if _, err := ReadSnapshotFile(path); !errors.Is(err, ErrSnapshotMagic) {
+	if _, err := ReadSnapshotFile[Projection](path); !errors.Is(err, ErrSnapshotMagic) {
 		t.Errorf("wrong magic rejected with %v, want ErrSnapshotMagic", err)
 	}
 
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ func TestSnapshotRejectBadInput(t *testing.T) {
 	if err := os2WriteFile(path, buildValidHeader(5), 0o644); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	if _, err := ReadSnapshotFile(path); !errors.Is(err, ErrSnapshotTruncated) {
+	if _, err := ReadSnapshotFile[Projection](path); !errors.Is(err, ErrSnapshotTruncated) {
 		t.Errorf("truncated snapshot rejected with %v, want ErrSnapshotTruncated", err)
 	}
 
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ func TestSnapshotRejectBadInput(t *testing.T) {
 	if err := os2WriteFile(path, tampered, 0o644); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	if _, err := ReadSnapshotFile(path); !errors.Is(err, ErrSnapshotBadBlob) {
+	if _, err := ReadSnapshotFile[Projection](path); !errors.Is(err, ErrSnapshotBadBlob) {
 		t.Errorf("tampered-blob rejected with %v, want ErrSnapshotBadBlob", err)
 	}
 }
@@ -292,11 +292,11 @@ func TestSnapshotRejectBadInput(t *testing.T) {
 // TestSnapshotEmpty — empty (count=0) snapshot is valid; Get returns false.
 func TestSnapshotEmpty(t *testing.T) {
 	dir := t.TempDir()
-	w := NewSnapshotWriter()
+	w := NewSnapshotWriter[Projection]()
 	if _, err := w.Write(dir, "empty.bin"); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	r, err := ReadSnapshotFile(filepath.Join(dir, "empty.bin"))
+	r, err := ReadSnapshotFile[Projection](filepath.Join(dir, "empty.bin"))
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -316,14 +316,14 @@ func TestSnapshotSKU32(t *testing.T) {
 	if len(sku) != 32 {
 		t.Fatalf("test bug: sku length %d", len(sku))
 	}
-	w := NewSnapshotWriter()
-	if err := w.Append(makeProjection(sku, 1)); err != nil {
+	w := NewSnapshotWriter[Projection]()
+	if err := appendP(w, makeProjection(sku, 1)); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Append 32-char SKU: %v", err)
 	}
 	if _, err := w.Write(dir, "snap.bin"); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	r, err := ReadSnapshotFile(filepath.Join(dir, "snap.bin"))
+	r, err := ReadSnapshotFile[Projection](filepath.Join(dir, "snap.bin"))
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -335,9 +335,9 @@ func TestSnapshotSKU32(t *testing.T) {
 
 // TestSnapshotSKU33Rejected — one char over should error at Append.
 func TestSnapshotSKU33Rejected(t *testing.T) {
-	w := NewSnapshotWriter()
+	w := NewSnapshotWriter[Projection]()
 	sku := repeat32("X", 33)
-	err := w.Append(makeProjection(sku, 1))
+	err := appendP(w, makeProjection(sku, 1))
 	if !errors.Is(err, ErrSKUTooLong) {
 		t.Errorf("33-char SKU Append: got %v want ErrSKUTooLong", err)
 	}
@@ -351,18 +351,18 @@ func TestSnapshotGetSpeed(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	dir := t.TempDir()
 	const n = 5000
-	w := NewSnapshotWriter()
+	w := NewSnapshotWriter[Projection]()
 	skus := make([]string, n)
 	for i := 0; i < n; i++ {
 		skus[i] = fmt.Sprintf("Z%06d", i)
-		if err := w.Append(makeProjection(skus[i], int64(i))); err != nil {
+		if err := appendP(w, makeProjection(skus[i], int64(i))); err != nil {
 			t.Fatalf("Append %s: %v", skus[i], err)
 		}
 	}
 	if _, err := w.Write(dir, "snap.bin"); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	r, err := ReadSnapshotFile(filepath.Join(dir, "snap.bin"))
+	r, err := ReadSnapshotFile[Projection](filepath.Join(dir, "snap.bin"))
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ func TestSnapshotRejectBadVersion(t *testing.T) {
 	if err := os2WriteFile(path, bs, 0o644); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	if _, err := ReadSnapshotFile(path); !errors.Is(err, ErrSnapshotVersion) {
+	if _, err := ReadSnapshotFile[Projection](path); !errors.Is(err, ErrSnapshotVersion) {
 		t.Errorf("v2-not-supported header rejected with %v, want ErrSnapshotVersion", err)
 	}
 }