fix: harden Python workflow client boundary

src/wf_api/deployments.py

@@ -62,9 +62,7 @@ class WorkflowDeploymentApi:
             .model_dump(mode="json"),
         )
 
-    async def save_deployment(
-        self, deployment: dict[str, Any]
-    ) -> SaveDeploymentResult:
+    async def save_deployment(self, deployment: dict[str, Any]) -> SaveDeploymentResult:
         workflow_deployment = WorkflowDeployment.model_validate(deployment)
         self._artifact_store().save_deployment(workflow_deployment)
         self.context.events.record_workflow_event(
@@ -83,9 +81,7 @@ class WorkflowDeploymentApi:
             "saved": True,
         }
 
-    async def delete_deployment(
-        self, *, deployment_id: str
-    ) -> DeleteDeploymentResult:
+    async def delete_deployment(self, *, deployment_id: str) -> DeleteDeploymentResult:
         """Delete one mutable deployment environment binding."""
         self._artifact_store().delete_deployment(deployment_id)
         self.context.events.record_workflow_event(

src/wf_artifacts/factory.py

@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 
 from collections.abc import Mapping
 
+from pydantic import ValidationError
+
 from wf_core import ReducerRef, Workflow
 from wf_core.models.workflow_refs import WorkflowRef
 from wf_platform import CapabilityRef, NodeSpecInventory, hash_json_schema
@@ -69,7 +71,7 @@ def _required_object_field(plan: JsonObject, field_name: str) -> JsonObject:
 def _validate_workflow_plan(plan: JsonObject) -> None:
     try:
         workflow = Workflow.model_validate(plan)
-    except Exception as exc:
+    except ValidationError as exc:
         raise WorkflowPlanValidationError(f"invalid workflow plan: {exc}") from exc
 
     node_ids = {node.id for node in workflow.nodes}

src/wf_client/__init__.py

@@ -5,22 +5,6 @@ from wf_platform import CapabilityRef, Page
 from .app import App
 from .authoring import EditableWorkflow
 from .capabilities import CapabilityResult, CapabilitySummary, RemoteCapability
-from .codec import (
-    DecodedRunResult,
-    DecodedTracePage,
-    decode_capabilities_page,
-    decode_capability_call,
-    decode_capability_diagnostics,
-    decode_capability_inspect,
-    decode_dependency_diagnostics,
-    decode_deployment,
-    decode_deployment_validation,
-    decode_deployments,
-    decode_run_result,
-    decode_trace_result,
-    decode_validate_artifact_plan,
-    decode_workflow_artifact,
-)
 from .deployments import Deployment, DeploymentValidation
 from .errors import (
     ArtifactNotFound,
@@ -35,7 +19,6 @@ from .errors import (
     ValidationFailed,
     WorkflowClientError,
 )
-from .protocols import WorkflowClientPort
 from .runs import Run, TracePage
 from .workflows import (
     ArtifactRef,
@@ -54,8 +37,6 @@ __all__ = [
     "CapabilityRef",
     "CapabilityResult",
     "CapabilitySummary",
-    "DecodedRunResult",
-    "DecodedTracePage",
     "Diagnostic",
     "DeploymentNotRunnable",
     "DeploymentRequired",
@@ -70,22 +51,9 @@ __all__ = [
     "TransportError",
     "ValidationFailed",
     "WorkflowClientError",
-    "WorkflowClientPort",
     "EditableWorkflow",
     "WorkflowArtifact",
     "WorkflowDiagnostic",
     "WorkflowValidation",
     "TracePage",
-    "decode_capabilities_page",
-    "decode_capability_call",
-    "decode_capability_diagnostics",
-    "decode_capability_inspect",
-    "decode_dependency_diagnostics",
-    "decode_deployment_validation",
-    "decode_deployments",
-    "decode_deployment",
-    "decode_run_result",
-    "decode_trace_result",
-    "decode_validate_artifact_plan",
-    "decode_workflow_artifact",
 ]

src/wf_client/_http_port.py

@@ -0,0 +1,302 @@
+"""HTTP client-port adapter that exposes only public ``wf_client`` errors."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from collections.abc import Awaitable, Callable, Sequence
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+from json import JSONDecodeError
+from typing import Any, Literal, TypeVar
+
+import httpx
+
+from wf_api.models import (
+    CapabilityCallResult,
+    InspectCapabilityResult,
+    ListCapabilitiesResult,
+    ListDeploymentsResult,
+    RunResult,
+    RunTraceResult,
+    SaveArtifactResult,
+    SaveDeploymentResult,
+    ValidateArtifactPlanResult,
+    ValidateDeploymentResult,
+    WorkflowArtifactPayload,
+    WorkflowDeploymentPayload,
+)
+from wf_api.runs import TraceRangeLike
+from wf_transport_rpc_http import RpcWorkflowApiClient
+from wf_transport_rpc_http.client.base import RpcProtocolError
+
+from .errors import (
+    ArtifactNotFound,
+    ArtifactVersionConflict,
+    CapabilityNotFound,
+    DeploymentNotRunnable,
+    DeploymentRequired,
+    ProtocolError,
+    RevisionConflict,
+    TransportError,
+    WorkflowClientError,
+)
+
+_ResultT = TypeVar("_ResultT")
+
+
+def _server_detail(error: RpcProtocolError) -> tuple[str | None, str]:
+    data = error.data
+    if not isinstance(data, dict):
+        return error.code if isinstance(error.code, str) else None, error.message
+    code = data.get("code")
+    detail = data.get("message")
+    return (
+        (
+            code
+            if isinstance(code, str)
+            else error.code
+            if isinstance(error.code, str)
+            else None
+        ),
+        detail if isinstance(detail, str) else error.message,
+    )
+
+
+def _known_protocol_error(
+    operation: str,
+    error: RpcProtocolError,
+) -> WorkflowClientError | None:
+    """Translate only stable codes or exact legacy missing-resource signals."""
+    code, detail = _server_detail(error)
+    normalized = code.casefold() if code is not None else ""
+    if normalized in {"capability_not_found", "capabilitynotfound"}:
+        return CapabilityNotFound(detail)
+    if normalized in {"artifact_not_found", "artifactnotfound"}:
+        return ArtifactNotFound(detail)
+    if normalized in {"artifact_version_conflict", "artifactversionconflict"}:
+        return ArtifactVersionConflict(detail)
+    if normalized in {"revision_conflict", "revisionconflict"}:
+        return RevisionConflict(detail)
+    if normalized in {"deployment_required", "deploymentrequired"}:
+        return DeploymentRequired()
+    if normalized in {"deployment_not_runnable", "deploymentnotrunnable"}:
+        return DeploymentNotRunnable(error=detail)
+
+    # The current RPC server reports expected application exception class names
+    # in ``data.code``. A generic KeyError is safe to specialize only when both
+    # the operation and its exact resource phrase agree.
+    if code == "KeyError":
+        if operation.startswith("workflow.capabilities.") and (
+            "unknown workflow capability" in detail
+        ):
+            return CapabilityNotFound(detail)
+        if operation == "workflow.artifacts.inspect" and (
+            "unknown workflow artifact" in detail
+        ):
+            return ArtifactNotFound(detail)
+    return None
+
+
+@dataclass(slots=True)
+class PublicErrorWorkflowClientPort:
+    """Delegate RPC operations while preventing transport exception leakage."""
+
+    _rpc: RpcWorkflowApiClient
+
+    async def _invoke(
+        self,
+        operation: str,
+        call: Callable[..., Awaitable[_ResultT]],
+        /,
+        **params: Any,
+    ) -> _ResultT:
+        try:
+            return await call(**params)
+        except RpcProtocolError as exc:
+            known = _known_protocol_error(operation, exc)
+            if known is not None:
+                raise known from exc
+            raise ProtocolError(exc.code, exc.message, exc.data) from exc
+        except (httpx.TransportError, httpx.HTTPStatusError, JSONDecodeError) as exc:
+            raise TransportError(f"{operation} transport failed: {exc}") from exc
+        except RuntimeError as exc:
+            # The RPC transport uses RuntimeError only when a decoded JSON-RPC
+            # result is not an object. That is a protocol failure, not a public
+            # transport implementation detail.
+            raise ProtocolError(None, f"{operation}: {exc}") from exc
+
+    async def list_capabilities(
+        self,
+        *,
+        query: str | None = None,
+        source_id: str | None = None,
+        cursor: str | None = None,
+        limit: int = 50,
+    ) -> ListCapabilitiesResult:
+        return await self._invoke(
+            "workflow.capabilities.list",
+            self._rpc.list_capabilities,
+            query=query,
+            source_id=source_id,
+            cursor=cursor,
+            limit=limit,
+        )
+
+    async def inspect_capability(
+        self, *, qualified_name: str
+    ) -> InspectCapabilityResult:
+        return await self._invoke(
+            "workflow.capabilities.inspect",
+            self._rpc.inspect_capability,
+            qualified_name=qualified_name,
+        )
+
+    async def call_capability(
+        self,
+        *,
+        qualified_name: str,
+        payload: dict[str, Any],
+        deployment_id: str | None = None,
+    ) -> CapabilityCallResult:
+        return await self._invoke(
+            "workflow.capabilities.call",
+            self._rpc.call_capability,
+            qualified_name=qualified_name,
+            payload=payload,
+            deployment_id=deployment_id,
+        )
+
+    async def inspect_artifact(
+        self, *, artifact_id: str, version: int
+    ) -> WorkflowArtifactPayload:
+        return await self._invoke(
+            "workflow.artifacts.inspect",
+            self._rpc.inspect_artifact,
+            artifact_id=artifact_id,
+            version=version,
+        )
+
+    async def create_artifact_from_plan(
+        self,
+        *,
+        artifact_id: str,
+        version: int,
+        title: str,
+        plan: dict[str, Any],
+        outcomes: Sequence[str],
+        kind: Literal["workflow", "wrapper"] = "workflow",
+        description: str | None = None,
+        required_capabilities: dict[str, dict[str, Any]] | None = None,
+        source_bindings: dict[str, str] | None = None,
+        created_from_catalog_version: str | None = None,
+    ) -> SaveArtifactResult:
+        return await self._invoke(
+            "workflow.artifacts.create_from_plan",
+            self._rpc.create_artifact_from_plan,
+            artifact_id=artifact_id,
+            version=version,
+            title=title,
+            plan=plan,
+            outcomes=outcomes,
+            kind=kind,
+            description=description,
+            required_capabilities=required_capabilities,
+            source_bindings=source_bindings,
+            created_from_catalog_version=created_from_catalog_version,
+        )
+
+    async def validate_artifact_plan(
+        self,
+        *,
+        plan: dict[str, Any],
+        outcomes: Sequence[str],
+        required_capabilities: dict[str, dict[str, Any]] | None = None,
+        source_bindings: dict[str, str] | None = None,
+    ) -> ValidateArtifactPlanResult:
+        return await self._invoke(
+            "workflow.artifacts.validate_plan",
+            self._rpc.validate_artifact_plan,
+            plan=plan,
+            outcomes=outcomes,
+            required_capabilities=required_capabilities,
+            source_bindings=source_bindings,
+        )
+
+    async def list_deployments(self) -> ListDeploymentsResult:
+        return await self._invoke(
+            "workflow.deployments.list",
+            self._rpc.list_deployments,
+        )
+
+    async def inspect_deployment(
+        self, *, deployment_id: str
+    ) -> WorkflowDeploymentPayload:
+        return await self._invoke(
+            "workflow.deployments.inspect",
+            self._rpc.inspect_deployment,
+            deployment_id=deployment_id,
+        )
+
+    async def save_deployment(self, deployment: dict[str, Any]) -> SaveDeploymentResult:
+        return await self._invoke(
+            "workflow.deployments.save",
+            self._rpc.save_deployment,
+            deployment=deployment,
+        )
+
+    async def validate_deployment(
+        self, *, deployment_id: str, live_check: bool = False
+    ) -> ValidateDeploymentResult:
+        return await self._invoke(
+            "workflow.deployments.validate",
+            self._rpc.validate_deployment,
+            deployment_id=deployment_id,
+            live_check=live_check,
+        )
+
+    async def run_deployment(
+        self,
+        *,
+        deployment_id: str,
+        workflow_input: dict[str, Any],
+        trace_range: TraceRangeLike | None = None,
+    ) -> RunResult:
+        return await self._invoke(
+            "workflow.runs.start",
+            self._rpc.run_deployment,
+            deployment_id=deployment_id,
+            workflow_input=workflow_input,
+            trace_range=trace_range,
+        )
+
+    async def inspect_run(self, *, run_id: str) -> RunResult:
+        return await self._invoke(
+            "workflow.runs.inspect",
+            self._rpc.inspect_run,
+            run_id=run_id,
+        )
+
+    async def resume_run(
+        self,
+        *,
+        run_id: str,
+        resume_payload: dict[str, Any],
+        resume_outcome: str = "submitted",
+        trace_range: TraceRangeLike | None = None,
+    ) -> RunResult:
+        return await self._invoke(
+            "workflow.runs.resume",
+            self._rpc.resume_run,
+            run_id=run_id,
+            resume_payload=resume_payload,
+            resume_outcome=resume_outcome,
+            trace_range=trace_range,
+        )
+
+    async def read_run_trace(
+        self, *, run_id: str, trace_range: TraceRangeLike
+    ) -> RunTraceResult:
+        return await self._invoke(
+            "workflow.runs.trace",
+            self._rpc.read_run_trace,
+            run_id=run_id,
+            trace_range=trace_range,
+        )

src/wf_client/_identity.py

@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+"""Strict identity checks for reconstructing public client snapshots."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from collections.abc import Mapping
+
+from .errors import InvalidResponse
+
+
+def require_response_identity(
+    *,
+    operation: str,
+    actual: Mapping[str, object],
+    expected: Mapping[str, object],
+) -> None:
+    """Reject a validly shaped response that belongs to another resource.
+
+    Shape validation alone cannot prevent a server, proxy, or cache from
+    returning the wrong resource. Keeping this check centralized makes every
+    public reconstruction boundary report the operation and mismatched field.
+    """
+    for field, expected_value in expected.items():
+        actual_value = actual.get(field)
+        if actual_value != expected_value:
+            raise InvalidResponse(
+                operation=operation,
+                details=(
+                    f"response {field} {actual_value!r} does not match "
+                    f"requested {expected_value!r}"
+                ),
+            )

src/wf_client/app.py

@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any
 from wf_platform import CapabilityRef, Page, SourceRef
 from wf_transport_rpc_http import RpcWorkflowApiClient
 
+from ._http_port import PublicErrorWorkflowClientPort
+from ._identity import require_response_identity
 from .authoring import EditableWorkflow
 from .capabilities import CapabilitySummary, RemoteCapability
 from .codec import (
@@ -82,9 +84,11 @@ class App:
     ) -> App:
         """Configure a lazy HTTP JSON-RPC connection without performing I/O."""
         return cls(
-            _port=RpcWorkflowApiClient(
-                url=url,
-                timeout_seconds=timeout_seconds,
+            _port=PublicErrorWorkflowClientPort(
+                RpcWorkflowApiClient(
+                    url=url,
+                    timeout_seconds=timeout_seconds,
+                )
             ),
             endpoint=url,
         )
@@ -118,6 +122,7 @@ class App:
             output_schema=dict(wire["output_schema"]),
             outcomes=tuple(wire["outcomes"]),
             is_async=wire["is_async"],
+            _kind=wire["kind"],
         )
 
     async def capabilities(
@@ -170,6 +175,11 @@ class App:
                 version=version,
             )
         )
+        require_response_identity(
+            operation="workflow.artifacts.inspect",
+            actual={"artifact_id": artifact.id, "version": artifact.version},
+            expected={"artifact_id": artifact_id, "version": version},
+        )
         return WorkflowArtifact(self._port, artifact, workflow)
 
     async def edit_workflow(

src/wf_client/authoring.py

@@ -19,8 +19,13 @@ from wf_core import (
     Workflow,
 )
 
+from ._identity import require_response_identity
 from .capabilities import RemoteCapability
-from .codec import decode_validate_artifact_plan, decode_workflow_artifact
+from .codec import (
+    decode_save_artifact,
+    decode_validate_artifact_plan,
+    decode_workflow_artifact,
+)
 from .protocols import WorkflowClientPort
 from .workflows import (
     ArtifactRef,
@@ -39,9 +44,7 @@ class EditableWorkflow(WorkflowBuilder):
     artifact_title: str | None = field(default=None, kw_only=True)
     artifact_description: str | None = field(default=None, kw_only=True)
     _source_plan: dict[str, Any] | None = field(default=None, repr=False, kw_only=True)
-    _source_workflow: Workflow | None = field(
-        default=None, repr=False, kw_only=True
-    )
+    _source_workflow: Workflow | None = field(default=None, repr=False, kw_only=True)
     _permissive_node_defs: set[str] = field(
         default_factory=set, repr=False, kw_only=True
     )
@@ -191,18 +194,31 @@ class EditableWorkflow(WorkflowBuilder):
         validation = await self.validate()
         validation.raise_for_errors()
         _workflow, plan = self._plan()
-        saved_id = artifact_id or (self.based_on.artifact_id if self.based_on else self.name)
+        saved_id = artifact_id or (
+            self.based_on.artifact_id if self.based_on else self.name
+        )
         saved_title = title if title is not None else self.artifact_title or self.name
         saved_description = (
             description if description is not None else self.artifact_description
         )
-        await self._port.create_artifact_from_plan(
-            artifact_id=saved_id,
-            version=version,
-            title=saved_title,
-            plan=plan,
-            outcomes=tuple(self.outcomes),
-            description=saved_description,
+        acknowledgement = decode_save_artifact(
+            await self._port.create_artifact_from_plan(
+                artifact_id=saved_id,
+                version=version,
+                title=saved_title,
+                plan=plan,
+                outcomes=tuple(self.outcomes),
+                description=saved_description,
+            )
+        )
+        require_response_identity(
+            operation="workflow.artifacts.create_from_plan",
+            actual={
+                "artifact_id": acknowledgement["artifact_id"],
+                "version": acknowledgement["version"],
+                "saved": acknowledgement["saved"],
+            },
+            expected={"artifact_id": saved_id, "version": version, "saved": True},
         )
         # The acknowledgement is only an identity signal. Inspecting the exact
         # requested version ensures server normalization is retained losslessly.
@@ -211,6 +227,11 @@ class EditableWorkflow(WorkflowBuilder):
             version=version,
         )
         artifact, workflow = decode_workflow_artifact(inspected)
+        require_response_identity(
+            operation="workflow.artifacts.inspect",
+            actual={"artifact_id": artifact.id, "version": artifact.version},
+            expected={"artifact_id": saved_id, "version": version},
+        )
         return WorkflowArtifact(self._port, artifact, workflow)
 
 

src/wf_client/capabilities.py

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ from wf_artifacts.models import DependencyDiagnostic
 from wf_core.models.schemas import NodeDef, SchemaRef
 from wf_platform import CapabilityRef
 
+from ._identity import require_response_identity
 from ._repr import html_repr, short_repr
 from .codec import decode_capability_call, decode_capability_diagnostics
 from .errors import InvalidResponse
@@ -113,6 +114,7 @@ class RemoteCapability:
     output_schema: dict[str, Any]
     outcomes: tuple[str, ...]
     is_async: bool
+    _kind: str = field(default="node_spec", repr=False, compare=False)
 
     def __post_init__(self) -> None:
         # Freeze the public container shape at construction. The nested JSON
@@ -200,6 +202,23 @@ class RemoteCapability:
                     f"match requested {self.qualified_name!r}"
                 ),
             )
+        require_response_identity(
+            operation="workflow.capabilities.call",
+            actual={
+                "source_id": wire["source_id"],
+                "kind": wire["kind"],
+                "deployment_id": wire["deployment_id"],
+            },
+            expected={
+                "source_id": str(self.ref.source),
+                "kind": self._kind,
+                # Direct node calls intentionally ignore deployment ids; saved
+                # wrapper capabilities echo the selected deployment exactly.
+                "deployment_id": (
+                    deployment_id if self._kind == "wrapper_artifact" else None
+                ),
+            },
+        )
         if wire["outcome"] not in self.outcomes:
             raise InvalidResponse(
                 operation="workflow.capabilities.call",

src/wf_client/codec.py

@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ from wf_api.models import (
     RawWorkflowPlan,
     RunResult,
     RunTraceResult,
+    SaveArtifactResult,
+    SaveDeploymentResult,
     ValidateArtifactPlanResult,
     ValidateDeploymentResult,
     WorkflowArtifactPayload,
@@ -121,6 +123,24 @@ def decode_validate_artifact_plan(payload: object) -> ValidateArtifactPlanResult
     )
 
 
+def decode_save_artifact(payload: object) -> SaveArtifactResult:
+    """Validate an artifact creation acknowledgement."""
+    return _validate(
+        payload,
+        SaveArtifactResult,
+        "workflow.artifacts.create_from_plan",
+    )
+
+
+def decode_save_deployment(payload: object) -> SaveDeploymentResult:
+    """Validate a deployment save acknowledgement."""
+    return _validate(
+        payload,
+        SaveDeploymentResult,
+        "workflow.deployments.save",
+    )
+
+
 _ModelT = TypeVar("_ModelT", bound=BaseModel)
 
 

src/wf_client/deployments.py

@@ -51,22 +51,64 @@ class DeploymentValidation:
         )
 
 
-@dataclass(frozen=True, slots=True)
+@dataclass(frozen=True, slots=True, init=False)
 class Deployment:
     """Immutable snapshot of one configured artifact deployment."""
 
     _port: WorkflowClientPort = field(repr=False, compare=False)
-    model: WorkflowDeployment
-    diagnostics: tuple[DependencyDiagnostic, ...] = ()
+    _model: WorkflowDeployment = field(repr=False)
+    _diagnostics: tuple[DependencyDiagnostic, ...] = field(repr=False)
     runnable: bool | None = None
 
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        _port: WorkflowClientPort,
+        model: WorkflowDeployment,
+        diagnostics: tuple[DependencyDiagnostic, ...] = (),
+        runnable: bool | None = None,
+    ) -> None:
+        # Pydantic models remain mutable even inside a frozen dataclass. Keep
+        # private copies so public inspection cannot retarget later calls.
+        object.__setattr__(self, "_port", _port)
+        object.__setattr__(self, "_model", model.model_copy(deep=True))
+        object.__setattr__(
+            self,
+            "_diagnostics",
+            tuple(item.model_copy(deep=True) for item in diagnostics),
+        )
+        object.__setattr__(self, "runnable", runnable)
+
     @classmethod
     def from_payload(cls, port: WorkflowClientPort, payload: object) -> Deployment:
         return cls(_port=port, model=decode_deployment(payload))
 
+    def with_validation(
+        self,
+        *,
+        diagnostics: tuple[DependencyDiagnostic, ...],
+        runnable: bool,
+    ) -> Deployment:
+        """Return a new snapshot enriched with one validation result."""
+        return type(self)(
+            _port=self._port,
+            model=self._model,
+            diagnostics=diagnostics,
+            runnable=runnable,
+        )
+
+    @property
+    def model(self) -> WorkflowDeployment:
+        """Return a defensive copy of the deployment domain model."""
+        return self._model.model_copy(deep=True)
+
+    @property
+    def diagnostics(self) -> tuple[DependencyDiagnostic, ...]:
+        """Return defensive copies of loaded dependency diagnostics."""
+        return tuple(item.model_copy(deep=True) for item in self._diagnostics)
+
     @property
     def deployment_id(self) -> str:
-        return self.model.id
+        return self._model.id
 
     def __repr__(self) -> str:
         return short_repr(
@@ -89,19 +131,19 @@ class Deployment:
 
     @property
     def artifact_id(self) -> str:
-        return self.model.artifact_id
+        return self._model.artifact_id
 
     @property
     def artifact_version(self) -> int:
-        return self.model.artifact_version
+        return self._model.artifact_version
 
     @property
     def bindings(self) -> dict[str, str]:
-        return self.model.binding_map()
+        return self._model.binding_map()
 
     @property
     def drift_policy(self) -> DriftPolicy:
-        return self.model.drift_policy
+        return self._model.drift_policy
 
     async def validate(self) -> DeploymentValidation:
         payload = await self._port.validate_deployment(
@@ -171,7 +213,10 @@ class Deployment:
         if decoded.run_id is None or decoded.status in {"unrunnable", "rejected"}:
             raise DeploymentNotRunnable(
                 deployment_id=self.deployment_id,
-                diagnostics=decoded.diagnostics,
+                diagnostics=tuple(
+                    diagnostic.model_copy(deep=True)
+                    for diagnostic in decoded.diagnostics
+                ),
                 outcome=decoded.outcome,
                 error=decoded.error,
             )
@@ -194,7 +239,7 @@ async def run_artifact(
     *,
     deployment_id: str | None,
     bindings: Mapping[str, str] | None,
-    drift_policy: DriftPolicy | str,
+    drift_policy: DriftPolicy,
 ) -> Run:
     """Apply the artifact's strict deployment-selection policy."""
     if deployment_id is not None:
@@ -211,14 +256,14 @@ async def run_artifact(
                 ),
             )
         if (
-            deployment.artifact_id != artifact.artifact.id
-            or deployment.artifact_version != artifact.artifact.version
+            deployment.artifact_id != artifact.ref.artifact_id
+            or deployment.artifact_version != artifact.ref.version
         ):
             raise InvalidResponse(
                 operation="workflow.deployments.inspect",
                 details=(
                     f"deployment {deployment_id!r} does not target artifact "
-                    f"{artifact.artifact.id!r} version {artifact.artifact.version}"
+                    f"{artifact.ref.artifact_id!r} version {artifact.ref.version}"
                 ),
             )
         return await deployment.run(workflow_input)
@@ -228,8 +273,8 @@ async def run_artifact(
         (
             summary
             for summary in summaries
-            if summary["artifact_id"] == artifact.artifact.id
-            and summary["artifact_version"] == artifact.artifact.version
+            if summary["artifact_id"] == artifact.ref.artifact_id
+            and summary["artifact_version"] == artifact.ref.version
         ),
         key=lambda summary: summary["id"],
     )
@@ -237,7 +282,7 @@ async def run_artifact(
         raise DeploymentRequired(
             candidate_deployment_ids=tuple(summary["id"] for summary in matches)
         )
-    default_id = f"{artifact.artifact.id}.v{artifact.artifact.version}.default"
+    default_id = f"{artifact.ref.artifact_id}.v{artifact.ref.version}.default"
     if not matches:
         conflicting = next(
             (
@@ -245,8 +290,8 @@ async def run_artifact(
                 for summary in summaries
                 if summary["id"] == default_id
                 and (
-                    summary["artifact_id"] != artifact.artifact.id
-                    or summary["artifact_version"] != artifact.artifact.version
+                    summary["artifact_id"] != artifact.ref.artifact_id
+                    or summary["artifact_version"] != artifact.ref.version
                 )
             ),
             None,
@@ -275,14 +320,14 @@ async def run_artifact(
             ),
         )
     if (
-        deployment.artifact_id != artifact.artifact.id
-        or deployment.artifact_version != artifact.artifact.version
+        deployment.artifact_id != artifact.ref.artifact_id
+        or deployment.artifact_version != artifact.ref.version
     ):
         raise InvalidResponse(
             operation="workflow.deployments.inspect",
             details=(
                 f"deployment {matches[0]['id']!r} does not target artifact "
-                f"{artifact.artifact.id!r} version {artifact.artifact.version}"
+                f"{artifact.ref.artifact_id!r} version {artifact.ref.version}"
             ),
         )
     return await deployment.run(workflow_input)

src/wf_client/errors.py

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+from copy import deepcopy
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 
 from wf_artifacts import DependencyDiagnostic
@@ -16,7 +17,27 @@ class TransportError(WorkflowClientError):
 
 
 class ProtocolError(WorkflowClientError):
-    """The service returned a response that violates its protocol contract."""
+    """An inspectable JSON-RPC error not covered by a stable public subclass."""
+
+    code: int | str | None
+    message: str
+    data: object
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        code: int | str | None,
+        message: str,
+        data: object = None,
+    ) -> None:
+        self.code = code
+        self.message = message
+        self.data = deepcopy(data)
+        super().__init__(str(self))
+
+    def __str__(self) -> str:
+        if isinstance(self.data, dict) and isinstance(self.data.get("message"), str):
+            return f"{self.message}: {self.data['message']}"
+        return self.message
 
 
 @dataclass(slots=True)

src/wf_client/protocols.py

@@ -8,10 +8,8 @@ from typing import Any, Literal, Protocol
 from wf_api.models import (
     CapabilityCallResult,
     InspectCapabilityResult,
-    ListArtifactsResult,
     ListCapabilitiesResult,
     ListDeploymentsResult,
-    ListRunsResult,
     RunResult,
     RunTraceResult,
     SaveArtifactResult,
@@ -55,15 +53,6 @@ class WorkflowClientPort(Protocol):
         deployment_id: str | None = None,
     ) -> CapabilityCallResult: ...
 
-    async def list_artifacts(
-        self,
-        *,
-        query: str | None = None,
-        kind: Literal["workflow", "wrapper"] | None = None,
-        cursor: str | None = None,
-        limit: int = 50,
-    ) -> ListArtifactsResult: ...
-
     async def inspect_artifact(
         self,
         *,
@@ -71,8 +60,6 @@ class WorkflowClientPort(Protocol):
         version: int,
     ) -> WorkflowArtifactPayload: ...
 
-    async def save_artifact(self, artifact: dict[str, Any]) -> SaveArtifactResult: ...
-
     async def create_artifact_from_plan(
         self,
         *,
@@ -117,14 +104,6 @@ class WorkflowClientPort(Protocol):
         live_check: bool = False,
     ) -> ValidateDeploymentResult: ...
 
-    async def list_runs(
-        self,
-        *,
-        status: str | None = None,
-        cursor: str | None = None,
-        limit: int = 50,
-    ) -> ListRunsResult: ...
-
     async def run_deployment(
         self,
         *,

src/wf_client/runs.py

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 from collections.abc import Mapping
+from copy import deepcopy
 from dataclasses import dataclass, field
 from typing import Any
 
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ from wf_api import TraceRange
 from wf_artifacts import DependencyDiagnostic
 from wf_core import InterruptRequest, InterruptRoute, TraceEntry, WorkflowRef
 
+from ._identity import require_response_identity
 from ._repr import html_repr, short_repr
 from .codec import DecodedRunResult, decode_run_result, decode_trace_result
 from .errors import DeploymentNotRunnable, InvalidResponse
@@ -85,15 +87,20 @@ def _run_from_decoded(
     decoded: DecodedRunResult,
     *,
     expected_run_id: str | None = None,
+    expected_deployment_id: str | None = None,
     operation: str = "workflow.runs.inspect",
 ) -> Run:
     if expected_run_id is not None and decoded.run_id != expected_run_id:
-        raise InvalidResponse(
+        require_response_identity(
             operation=operation,
-            details=(
-                f"returned run {decoded.run_id!r} does not match requested "
-                f"{expected_run_id!r}"
-            ),
+            actual={"run_id": decoded.run_id},
+            expected={"run_id": expected_run_id},
+        )
+    if expected_deployment_id is not None:
+        require_response_identity(
+            operation=operation,
+            actual={"deployment_id": decoded.deployment_id},
+            expected={"deployment_id": expected_deployment_id},
         )
     if decoded.run_id is None:
         raise DeploymentNotRunnable(
@@ -115,7 +122,7 @@ def _run_from_decoded(
     )
 
 
-@dataclass(frozen=True, slots=True)
+@dataclass(frozen=True, slots=True, init=False)
 class Run:
     """Immutable client snapshot of one durable deployment run."""
 
@@ -124,11 +131,53 @@ class Run:
     deployment_id: str
     status: str
     outcome: str | None
-    output: dict[str, Any] | None
-    interrupt: InterruptRequest | None
-    diagnostics: tuple[DependencyDiagnostic, ...]
+    _output: dict[str, Any] | None = field(repr=False)
+    _interrupt: InterruptRequest | None = field(repr=False)
+    _diagnostics: tuple[DependencyDiagnostic, ...] = field(repr=False)
     trace_count: int
 
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        *,
+        _port: WorkflowClientPort,
+        run_id: str,
+        deployment_id: str,
+        status: str,
+        outcome: str | None,
+        output: dict[str, Any] | None,
+        interrupt: InterruptRequest | None,
+        diagnostics: tuple[DependencyDiagnostic, ...],
+        trace_count: int,
+    ) -> None:
+        object.__setattr__(self, "_port", _port)
+        object.__setattr__(self, "run_id", run_id)
+        object.__setattr__(self, "deployment_id", deployment_id)
+        object.__setattr__(self, "status", status)
+        object.__setattr__(self, "outcome", outcome)
+        object.__setattr__(self, "_output", deepcopy(output))
+        object.__setattr__(self, "_interrupt", deepcopy(interrupt))
+        object.__setattr__(
+            self,
+            "_diagnostics",
+            tuple(item.model_copy(deep=True) for item in diagnostics),
+        )
+        object.__setattr__(self, "trace_count", trace_count)
+
+    @property
+    def output(self) -> dict[str, Any] | None:
+        """Return a defensive copy of the already-loaded workflow output."""
+        return deepcopy(self._output)
+
+    @property
+    def interrupt(self) -> InterruptRequest | None:
+        """Return a defensive copy of the already-loaded interrupt contract."""
+        return deepcopy(self._interrupt)
+
+    @property
+    def diagnostics(self) -> tuple[DependencyDiagnostic, ...]:
+        """Return defensive copies of loaded dependency diagnostics."""
+        return tuple(item.model_copy(deep=True) for item in self._diagnostics)
+
     def __repr__(self) -> str:
         return short_repr(
             type(self).__name__,
@@ -136,8 +185,8 @@ class Run:
             deployment_id=self.deployment_id,
             status=self.status,
             outcome=self.outcome,
-            output=self.output,
-            diagnostics=f"{len(self.diagnostics)} diagnostics",
+            output=self._output,
+            diagnostics=f"{len(self._diagnostics)} diagnostics",
             trace=f"{self.trace_count} frames",
         )
 
@@ -148,8 +197,8 @@ class Run:
             deployment_id=self.deployment_id,
             status=self.status,
             outcome=self.outcome,
-            output=self.output,
-            diagnostics=f"{len(self.diagnostics)} diagnostics",
+            output=self._output,
+            diagnostics=f"{len(self._diagnostics)} diagnostics",
             trace=f"{self.trace_count} frames (use trace() for a bounded page)",
         )
 
@@ -160,6 +209,7 @@ class Run:
         payload: object,
         *,
         expected_run_id: str | None = None,
+        expected_deployment_id: str | None = None,
         operation: str = "workflow.runs.inspect",
     ) -> Run:
         """Validate one run response and reconstruct its immutable snapshot."""
@@ -167,6 +217,7 @@ class Run:
             port,
             decode_run_result(payload, operation=operation),
             expected_run_id=expected_run_id,
+            expected_deployment_id=expected_deployment_id,
             operation=operation,
         )
 
@@ -176,6 +227,7 @@ class Run:
             self._port,
             await self._port.inspect_run(run_id=self.run_id),
             expected_run_id=self.run_id,
+            expected_deployment_id=self.deployment_id,
             operation="workflow.runs.inspect",
         )
 
@@ -186,9 +238,9 @@ class Run:
         outcome: str = "submitted",
     ) -> Run:
         """Resume an interrupted run and return the server's new snapshot."""
-        if self.status != "interrupted" or self.interrupt is None:
+        if self.status != "interrupted" or self._interrupt is None:
             raise ValueError("only interrupted runs can be resumed")
-        if not self.interrupt.resumable:
+        if not self._interrupt.resumable:
             raise ValueError("run interrupt is not resumable")
         return self.from_payload(
             self._port,
@@ -198,6 +250,7 @@ class Run:
                 resume_outcome=outcome,
             ),
             expected_run_id=self.run_id,
+            expected_deployment_id=self.deployment_id,
             operation="workflow.runs.resume",
         )
 
@@ -213,10 +266,25 @@ class Run:
                 trace_range=TraceRange(start=start, limit=limit),
             )
         )
+        require_response_identity(
+            operation="workflow.runs.trace",
+            actual={
+                "run_id": decoded.run_id,
+                "deployment_id": decoded.deployment_id,
+                "trace_start": decoded.trace_start,
+                "trace_limit": decoded.trace_limit,
+            },
+            expected={
+                "run_id": self.run_id,
+                "deployment_id": self.deployment_id,
+                "trace_start": start,
+                "trace_limit": limit,
+            },
+        )
         frames = tuple(TraceEntry(**dict(frame)) for frame in (decoded.trace or ()))
         return TracePage(
-            start=decoded.trace_start if decoded.trace_start is not None else start,
-            limit=decoded.trace_limit if decoded.trace_limit is not None else limit,
+            start=start,
+            limit=limit,
             frames=frames,
             truncated=bool(decoded.trace_truncated),
             trace_count=decoded.trace_count,

src/wf_client/workflows.py

@@ -3,10 +3,11 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 from collections.abc import Mapping
-from dataclasses import dataclass, field, replace
+from dataclasses import dataclass, field
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Literal
 
 from wf_artifacts.models import (
+    DriftPolicy,
     RequiredCapability,
 )
 from wf_artifacts.models import (
@@ -14,7 +15,9 @@ from wf_artifacts.models import (
 )
 from wf_core import ValidationReport, Workflow
 
+from ._identity import require_response_identity
 from ._repr import html_repr, short_repr
+from .codec import decode_save_deployment
 from .errors import InvalidResponse, ValidationFailed
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
@@ -119,17 +122,39 @@ class WorkflowValidation:
         )
 
 
-@dataclass(frozen=True, slots=True)
+@dataclass(frozen=True, slots=True, init=False)
 class WorkflowArtifact:
     """Immutable client snapshot retaining the validated artifact and workflow."""
 
     _port: WorkflowClientPort = field(repr=False, compare=False)
-    artifact: ArtifactDomainModel
-    workflow: Workflow
+    _artifact: ArtifactDomainModel = field(repr=False)
+    _workflow: Workflow = field(repr=False)
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        port: WorkflowClientPort,
+        artifact: ArtifactDomainModel,
+        workflow: Workflow,
+    ) -> None:
+        # Frozen dataclasses do not recursively freeze Pydantic models. Retain
+        # private deep copies and expose only defensive projections below.
+        object.__setattr__(self, "_port", port)
+        object.__setattr__(self, "_artifact", artifact.model_copy(deep=True))
+        object.__setattr__(self, "_workflow", workflow.model_copy(deep=True))
+
+    @property
+    def artifact(self) -> ArtifactDomainModel:
+        """Return a defensive copy of the validated artifact envelope."""
+        return self._artifact.model_copy(deep=True)
+
+    @property
+    def workflow(self) -> Workflow:
+        """Return a defensive copy of the executable workflow."""
+        return self._workflow.model_copy(deep=True)
 
     @property
     def ref(self) -> ArtifactRef:
-        return ArtifactRef(self.artifact.id, self.artifact.version)
+        return ArtifactRef(self._artifact.id, self._artifact.version)
 
     def __repr__(self) -> str:
         return short_repr(
@@ -150,28 +175,28 @@ class WorkflowArtifact:
 
     @property
     def title(self) -> str:
-        return self.artifact.title
+        return self._artifact.title
 
     @property
     def description(self) -> str | None:
-        return self.artifact.description
+        return self._artifact.description
 
     @property
     def required_capabilities(self) -> tuple[RequiredCapability, ...]:
         return tuple(
-            capability
+            capability.model_copy(deep=True)
             if isinstance(capability, RequiredCapability)
             else RequiredCapability.model_validate(capability)
-            for capability in self.artifact.required_capabilities
+            for capability in self._artifact.required_capabilities
         )
 
     @property
     def workflow_dependencies(self) -> dict[str, int]:
-        return dict(self.artifact.workflow_dependencies)
+        return dict(self._artifact.workflow_dependencies)
 
     def inspect(self) -> Workflow:
         """Return a deep copy so inspecting an artifact cannot mutate its snapshot."""
-        return self.workflow.model_copy(deep=True)
+        return self._workflow.model_copy(deep=True)
 
     def edit(self) -> EditableWorkflow:
         """Seed an editable builder from this exact immutable artifact version."""
@@ -185,34 +210,37 @@ class WorkflowArtifact:
         deployment_id: str,
         *,
         bindings: Mapping[str, str] | None = None,
-        drift_policy: str = "block",
+        drift_policy: DriftPolicy = DriftPolicy.BLOCK,
     ) -> Deployment:
         """Save, inspect, and validate a deployment for this artifact version."""
         from .deployments import Deployment
 
-        saved = await self._port.save_deployment(
-            {
-                "id": deployment_id,
-                "artifact_id": self.artifact.id,
-                "artifact_version": self.artifact.version,
-                "bindings": dict(bindings or {}),
-                "drift_policy": drift_policy,
-            }
+        saved = decode_save_deployment(
+            await self._port.save_deployment(
+                {
+                    "id": deployment_id,
+                    "artifact_id": self._artifact.id,
+                    "artifact_version": self._artifact.version,
+                    "bindings": dict(bindings or {}),
+                    "drift_policy": drift_policy,
+                }
+            )
+        )
+        require_response_identity(
+            operation="workflow.deployments.save",
+            actual={
+                "deployment_id": saved["deployment_id"],
+                "artifact_id": saved["artifact_id"],
+                "artifact_version": saved["artifact_version"],
+                "saved": saved["saved"],
+            },
+            expected={
+                "deployment_id": deployment_id,
+                "artifact_id": self._artifact.id,
+                "artifact_version": self._artifact.version,
+                "saved": True,
+            },
         )
-        if (
-            not isinstance(saved, Mapping)
-            or saved.get("deployment_id") != deployment_id
-        ):
-            saved_id = (
-                saved.get("deployment_id") if isinstance(saved, Mapping) else None
-            )
-            raise InvalidResponse(
-                operation="workflow.deployments.save",
-                details=(
-                    f"saved deployment id {saved_id!r} does not match requested "
-                    f"{deployment_id!r}"
-                ),
-            )
         deployment = Deployment.from_payload(
             self._port,
             await self._port.inspect_deployment(deployment_id=deployment_id),
@@ -226,19 +254,18 @@ class WorkflowArtifact:
                 ),
             )
         if (
-            deployment.artifact_id != self.artifact.id
-            or deployment.artifact_version != self.artifact.version
+            deployment.artifact_id != self._artifact.id
+            or deployment.artifact_version != self._artifact.version
         ):
             raise InvalidResponse(
                 operation="workflow.deployments.inspect",
                 details=(
                     f"deployment {deployment_id!r} does not target artifact "
-                    f"{self.artifact.id!r} version {self.artifact.version}"
+                    f"{self._artifact.id!r} version {self._artifact.version}"
                 ),
             )
         validation = await deployment.validate()
-        return replace(
-            deployment,
+        return deployment.with_validation(
             diagnostics=validation.diagnostics,
             runnable=validation.runnable,
         )
@@ -249,7 +276,7 @@ class WorkflowArtifact:
         *,
         deployment_id: str | None = None,
         bindings: Mapping[str, str] | None = None,
-        drift_policy: str = "block",
+        drift_policy: DriftPolicy = DriftPolicy.BLOCK,
     ) -> Run:
         """Run the artifact under the strict deployment selection policy."""
         from .deployments import run_artifact

src/wf_contract_manifest/__init__.py

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ def __getattr__(name: str) -> object:
         return generate_manifest
     raise AttributeError(name)
 
+
 __all__ = [
     "ContractManifest",
     "JsonSchema",

src/wf_contract_manifest/__main__.py

@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@ from .model import ManifestError
 
 
 def _parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
-    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Manage the checked workflow API contract manifest.")
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
+        description="Manage the checked workflow API contract manifest."
+    )
     parser.add_argument("command", choices=("write", "check"))
     return parser
 

src/wf_transport_rpc_http/client/base.py

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ from uuid import uuid4
 import httpx
 
 
-@dataclass(frozen=True, slots=True)
+@dataclass(slots=True)
 class RpcProtocolError(RuntimeError):
     """Structured JSON-RPC application error returned by a remote endpoint.
 
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ class RpcClientTransport:
             response = await self.http_client.post(self.url, json=request)
         response.raise_for_status()
         payload = response.json()
+        if not isinstance(payload, dict):
+            raise RuntimeError("JSON-RPC response must be an object")
         if "error" in payload:
             error = payload["error"]
             if not isinstance(error, dict):