diff --git a/TestProject/Assets/Tests/PlayMode/GenericWorldCaptureTests.cs b/TestProject/Assets/Tests/PlayMode/GenericWorldCaptureTests.cs
index 77bd210..bd73fb6 100644
--- a/TestProject/Assets/Tests/PlayMode/GenericWorldCaptureTests.cs
+++ b/TestProject/Assets/Tests/PlayMode/GenericWorldCaptureTests.cs
@@ -205,7 +205,11 @@ namespace GameCult.EveUnity.GenericClient.PlayModeTests
                 bridge = new EveUnitySceneLiveProviderBridge(transport);
                 bridge.Connect();
                 runtime = EveUnityPlayableWorldRuntime.CreateForGameObjectScene(
-                    root.transform, bridge, bridge, bridge, bridge);
+                    root.transform,
+                    bridge,
+                    bridge,
+                    assetManifestDocuments: null,
+                    receiptSource: bridge);
                 var initial = runtime.Connect();
                 Assert.That(initial.ActiveEntities, Is.GreaterThan(0));
                 Assert.That(runtime.ActiveWorld.PlayerEntityId, Is.Not.Empty);
@@ -227,6 +231,10 @@ namespace GameCult.EveUnity.GenericClient.PlayModeTests
 
                 Assert.That(runtime.LastReceipt, Is.Not.Null);
                 Assert.That(runtime.LastReceipt.CommandId, Is.EqualTo(request.CommandId));
+                Assert.That(
+                    runtime.LastReceipt.State,
+                    Is.EqualTo("accepted").Or.EqualTo("reconciled"),
+                    runtime.LastReceipt.Message);
                 Assert.That(runtime.LastReceipt.SourceVersion, Is.GreaterThan(initialVersion));
                 Assert.That(runtime.ActiveVersion, Is.GreaterThan(initialVersion));
                 Assert.That(Vector3.Distance(FindMarker(root, playerId).transform.position, initialPosition), Is.GreaterThan(0.01f));
@@ -238,8 +246,20 @@ namespace GameCult.EveUnity.GenericClient.PlayModeTests
                 var camera = cameraObject.AddComponent<Camera>();
                 camera.clearFlags = CameraClearFlags.SolidColor;
                 camera.backgroundColor = new Color(0.035f, 0.055f, 0.08f, 1f);
-                camera.transform.position = new Vector3(14f, 12f, -16f);
-                camera.transform.LookAt(FindMarker(root, playerId).transform.position);
+                foreach (var entityMarker in root.GetComponentsInChildren<EveUnityPlayableWorldEntityMarker>())
+                {
+                    var renderer = entityMarker.GetComponent<Renderer>();
+                    renderer.material.color = entityMarker.Controllable
+                        ? new Color(0.18f, 0.75f, 1f)
+                        : entityMarker.EntityKind == "enemy"
+                            ? new Color(1f, 0.25f, 0.2f)
+                            : new Color(1f, 0.78f, 0.15f);
+                }
+                var playerMarker = FindMarker(root, playerId);
+                var playerBounds = playerMarker.GetComponent<Renderer>().bounds;
+                var cameraDistance = Mathf.Max(8f, playerBounds.extents.magnitude * 4f);
+                camera.transform.position = playerBounds.center + new Vector3(1f, 0.8f, -1.2f).normalized * cameraDistance;
+                camera.transform.LookAt(playerBounds.center);
                 target = new RenderTexture(640, 360, 24, RenderTextureFormat.ARGB32);
                 camera.targetTexture = target;
                 yield return null;
diff --git a/packages/org.gamecult.eve.unity-scene/Runtime/EveUnitySceneSurfaceLowerer.cs b/packages/org.gamecult.eve.unity-scene/Runtime/EveUnitySceneSurfaceLowerer.cs
index 6c02fef..b098b05 100644
--- a/packages/org.gamecult.eve.unity-scene/Runtime/EveUnitySceneSurfaceLowerer.cs
+++ b/packages/org.gamecult.eve.unity-scene/Runtime/EveUnitySceneSurfaceLowerer.cs
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ namespace GameCult.Eve.UnityScene
             return new EveSurfaceCommandRequest(
                 projection.ProviderId,
                 projection.SurfaceId,
-                ResolveOperation(document, command),
+                ResolveOperation(document, command, $"unity-scene-{Guid.NewGuid():N}"),
                 CultMesh.OperationPayload(payload ?? new Dictionary<string, string>(StringComparer.Ordinal)),
                 issuedAt ?? DateTimeOffset.UtcNow,
                 "unity-scene",
@@ -61,15 +61,16 @@ namespace GameCult.Eve.UnityScene
 
         private static CultMeshOperationInvocationDescriptor ResolveOperation(
             EveSurfaceDocument document,
-            string command)
+            string command,
+            string idempotencyKey)
         {
             foreach (var template in document.Commands)
             {
                 if (string.Equals(template.Command, command, StringComparison.Ordinal))
-                    return CultMesh.OperationInvocation(template.Operation);
+                    return CultMesh.OperationInvocation(template.Operation, idempotencyKey);
             }
 
-            return CultMesh.OperationInvocation(command);
+            return CultMesh.OperationInvocation(command, idempotencyKey: idempotencyKey);
         }
 
         private static EveUnitySceneNode BuildSceneGraph(EveSurfaceComponent component)
diff --git a/scripts/run-aetheria-daemon-world-witness.ps1 b/scripts/run-aetheria-daemon-world-witness.ps1
index 726c6a8..ab8c534 100644
--- a/scripts/run-aetheria-daemon-world-witness.ps1
+++ b/scripts/run-aetheria-daemon-world-witness.ps1
@@ -23,7 +23,14 @@ foreach ($required in @($UnityExe, $projectRoot, $daemonProject, (Join-Path $Cul
 }
 
 New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path $outputRoot | Out-Null
-foreach ($ephemeralPath in @($replicaPath, $statePath)) {
+foreach ($ephemeralPath in @(
+  $replicaPath,
+  "$replicaPath.records",
+  "$replicaPath.cultmesh",
+  $statePath,
+  "$statePath.records",
+  "$statePath.cultmesh"
+)) {
   $resolved = [IO.Path]::GetFullPath($ephemeralPath)
   if (-not $resolved.StartsWith([IO.Path]::GetFullPath($outputRoot), [StringComparison]::OrdinalIgnoreCase)) {
     throw "Witness cleanup escaped its artifact directory: $resolved"
@@ -42,6 +49,7 @@ $daemonArguments = @(
   "--client-cultmesh-port", $Port,
   "--no-odin-announcements"
 )
+$env:AETHERIA_TRACE_EVE_SNAPSHOTS = "1"
 $daemon = Start-Process -FilePath "dotnet" -ArgumentList $daemonArguments -PassThru -WindowStyle Hidden `
   -RedirectStandardOutput $daemonLogPath -RedirectStandardError (Join-Path $outputRoot "aetheria-daemon.error.log")
 Write-Host "Aetheria daemon PID: $($daemon.Id)"
@@ -86,4 +94,5 @@ try {
 finally {
   if ($null -ne $daemon -and -not $daemon.HasExited) { Stop-Process -Id $daemon.Id -Force }
   Remove-Item Env:EVEUNITY_PROVIDER_ENDPOINT, Env:EVEUNITY_PROVIDER_ID, Env:EVEUNITY_SURFACE_ID, Env:EVEUNITY_REPLICA_PATH, Env:EVEUNITY_AETHERIA_CAPTURE_PATH -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+  Remove-Item Env:AETHERIA_TRACE_EVE_SNAPSHOTS -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
 }