diff --git a/_primitives/_rust/Cargo.lock b/_primitives/_rust/Cargo.lock
index 492cd96..b5c82ee 100644
--- a/_primitives/_rust/Cargo.lock
+++ b/_primitives/_rust/Cargo.lock
@@ -2168,6 +2168,8 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
  "tempfile",
+ "toml",
+ "walkdir",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
diff --git a/_primitives/_rust/kei-sage/Cargo.toml b/_primitives/_rust/kei-sage/Cargo.toml
index d76c394..2a8be1f 100644
--- a/_primitives/_rust/kei-sage/Cargo.toml
+++ b/_primitives/_rust/kei-sage/Cargo.toml
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ serde = { version = "1", features = ["derive"] }
 serde_json = "1"
 anyhow = "1"
 chrono = { version = "0.4", default-features = false, features = ["clock"] }
+toml = "0.8"
+walkdir = "2"
 kei-atom-discovery = { path = "../kei-atom-discovery" }
 kei-entity-store = { path = "../kei-entity-store" }
 
diff --git a/_primitives/_rust/kei-sage/src/atom_cli.rs b/_primitives/_rust/kei-sage/src/atom_cli.rs
index 94befaa..568bae1 100644
--- a/_primitives/_rust/kei-sage/src/atom_cli.rs
+++ b/_primitives/_rust/kei-sage/src/atom_cli.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 use crate::atom_index::index_atoms;
 use crate::atoms::{discover_atoms, AtomRecord};
 use crate::bfs::bfs;
+use crate::facet_query::{discover_primitives, matches_all, parse_filters};
+use crate::lineage::{discover_lineage, nodes_by_author, trace_lineage};
 use crate::pagerank::pagerank;
 use crate::rule_index::discover_rules;
 use crate::search::fts_search;
@@ -23,6 +25,57 @@ pub fn default_rules_root() -> PathBuf {
     PathBuf::from(home).join(".claude/rules")
 }
 
+pub fn default_capabilities_root() -> PathBuf {
+    let home = std::env::var("HOME").unwrap_or_else(|_| ".".into());
+    PathBuf::from(home).join(".claude/_capabilities")
+}
+
+pub fn default_manifests_root() -> PathBuf {
+    let home = std::env::var("HOME").unwrap_or_else(|_| ".".into());
+    PathBuf::from(home).join(".claude/_manifests")
+}
+
+pub fn cmd_facet_query(cap_root: &Path, man_root: &Path, filters: &[String]) -> Result<()> {
+    let pairs = parse_filters(filters);
+    let all = discover_primitives(cap_root, man_root);
+    for p in all.iter().filter(|p| matches_all(p, &pairs)) {
+        println!("{}", p.full_id);
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+pub fn cmd_lineage(cap_root: &Path, man_root: &Path, id: &str, depth: usize) -> Result<()> {
+    let nodes = discover_lineage(cap_root, man_root);
+    let trace = trace_lineage(&nodes, id, depth);
+    if let Some(f) = &trace.focus {
+        if let Some(c) = &f.created_at {
+            if let Some(by) = &f.created_by {
+                println!("created: {} by {}", c, by);
+            } else {
+                println!("created: {}", c);
+            }
+        } else if let Some(by) = &f.created_by {
+            println!("created-by: {}", by);
+        }
+    }
+    println!("ancestors: {}", format_list(&trace.ancestors));
+    println!("descendants: {}", format_list(&trace.descendants));
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+pub fn cmd_author(cap_root: &Path, man_root: &Path, creator: &str, limit: usize) -> Result<()> {
+    let nodes = discover_lineage(cap_root, man_root);
+    for n in nodes_by_author(&nodes, creator, limit) {
+        let ts = n.created_at.unwrap_or_else(|| "-".into());
+        println!("{}\t{}", ts, n.id);
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn format_list(items: &[String]) -> String {
+    if items.is_empty() { "(none)".into() } else { items.join(", ") }
+}
+
 pub fn cmd_atoms_discover(root: &Path) -> Result<()> {
     let records = discover_atoms(root)?;
     println!("full_id\tkind\tstability\tmd_path");
diff --git a/_primitives/_rust/kei-sage/src/facet_query.rs b/_primitives/_rust/kei-sage/src/facet_query.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4e18bcb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/_primitives/_rust/kei-sage/src/facet_query.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,134 @@
+//! Facet-query over capability.toml + manifest .toml primitives.
+//!
+//! TX1 adds `[taxonomy]` + `[lineage]` sections to primitive TOMLs.
+//! This module walks a capabilities root (`<root>/*/*/capability.toml`)
+//! and a manifests root (`<root>/*.toml`), parses the taxonomy section,
+//! and filters by `key=value` AND predicates.
+
+use anyhow::{Context, Result};
+use serde::Deserialize;
+use std::collections::BTreeMap;
+use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
+use walkdir::WalkDir;
+
+/// A primitive's identity + its taxonomy facets.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct PrimitiveFacets {
+    pub full_id: String,
+    pub source: PathBuf,
+    pub facets: BTreeMap<String, String>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
+struct CapabilityDoc {
+    capability: Option<CapabilityHead>,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    taxonomy: Option<BTreeMap<String, toml::Value>>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
+struct CapabilityHead {
+    name: Option<String>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
+struct ManifestDoc {
+    name: Option<String>,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    taxonomy: Option<BTreeMap<String, toml::Value>>,
+}
+
+/// Parse a single TOML file into a `PrimitiveFacets`, or `None` if it's
+/// unparseable or has no discoverable id.
+pub fn parse_primitive(path: &Path) -> Result<Option<PrimitiveFacets>> {
+    let text = std::fs::read_to_string(path)
+        .with_context(|| format!("read {}", path.display()))?;
+    if let Some(p) = parse_capability(&text, path) {
+        return Ok(Some(p));
+    }
+    Ok(parse_manifest(&text, path))
+}
+
+fn parse_capability(text: &str, path: &Path) -> Option<PrimitiveFacets> {
+    let doc: CapabilityDoc = toml::from_str(text).ok()?;
+    let id = doc.capability.as_ref().and_then(|c| c.name.clone())?;
+    let facets = flatten_facets(doc.taxonomy.as_ref());
+    Some(PrimitiveFacets { full_id: id, source: path.to_path_buf(), facets })
+}
+
+fn parse_manifest(text: &str, path: &Path) -> Option<PrimitiveFacets> {
+    let doc: ManifestDoc = toml::from_str(text).ok()?;
+    let id = doc.name?;
+    let facets = flatten_facets(doc.taxonomy.as_ref());
+    Some(PrimitiveFacets { full_id: id, source: path.to_path_buf(), facets })
+}
+
+fn flatten_facets(tax: Option<&BTreeMap<String, toml::Value>>) -> BTreeMap<String, String> {
+    let mut out = BTreeMap::new();
+    let Some(map) = tax else { return out };
+    for (k, v) in map {
+        if let Some(s) = value_to_string(v) {
+            out.insert(k.clone(), s);
+        }
+    }
+    out
+}
+
+fn value_to_string(v: &toml::Value) -> Option<String> {
+    match v {
+        toml::Value::String(s) => Some(s.clone()),
+        toml::Value::Integer(i) => Some(i.to_string()),
+        toml::Value::Boolean(b) => Some(b.to_string()),
+        _ => None,
+    }
+}
+
+/// Walk capabilities + manifests roots and return all parseable primitives.
+/// Silently skips files that fail to parse (lint is a separate concern).
+pub fn discover_primitives(cap_root: &Path, man_root: &Path) -> Vec<PrimitiveFacets> {
+    let mut out = Vec::new();
+    walk_capabilities(cap_root, &mut out);
+    walk_manifests(man_root, &mut out);
+    out
+}
+
+fn walk_capabilities(root: &Path, out: &mut Vec<PrimitiveFacets>) {
+    if !root.is_dir() {
+        return;
+    }
+    for entry in WalkDir::new(root).max_depth(4).follow_links(false).into_iter().flatten() {
+        if entry.file_name() == "capability.toml" && entry.path().is_file() {
+            if let Ok(Some(p)) = parse_primitive(entry.path()) {
+                out.push(p);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+fn walk_manifests(root: &Path, out: &mut Vec<PrimitiveFacets>) {
+    if !root.is_dir() {
+        return;
+    }
+    for entry in WalkDir::new(root).max_depth(2).follow_links(false).into_iter().flatten() {
+        let p = entry.path();
+        if p.is_file() && p.extension().and_then(|s| s.to_str()) == Some("toml") {
+            if let Ok(Some(pf)) = parse_primitive(p) {
+                out.push(pf);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Parse `k=v` filter strings into pairs. Bad entries (no `=`) are dropped.
+pub fn parse_filters(raw: &[String]) -> Vec<(String, String)> {
+    raw.iter()
+        .filter_map(|s| s.split_once('=').map(|(k, v)| (k.to_string(), v.to_string())))
+        .collect()
+}
+
+/// AND-filter: a primitive matches iff ALL `(k, v)` pairs are present and equal.
+/// Missing facet key → not a match (None != specific value).
+pub fn matches_all(p: &PrimitiveFacets, filters: &[(String, String)]) -> bool {
+    filters.iter().all(|(k, v)| p.facets.get(k).map(|s| s == v).unwrap_or(false))
+}
+
diff --git a/_primitives/_rust/kei-sage/src/lib.rs b/_primitives/_rust/kei-sage/src/lib.rs
index 656925e..55ebbc0 100644
--- a/_primitives/_rust/kei-sage/src/lib.rs
+++ b/_primitives/_rust/kei-sage/src/lib.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ pub mod atom_parse;
 pub mod atoms;
 pub mod bfs;
 pub mod edges;
+pub mod facet_query;
 pub mod import;
+pub mod lineage;
 pub mod pagerank;
 pub mod rule_index;
 pub mod schema;
diff --git a/_primitives/_rust/kei-sage/src/lineage.rs b/_primitives/_rust/kei-sage/src/lineage.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..627edfb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/_primitives/_rust/kei-sage/src/lineage.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,195 @@
+//! Lineage traversal for primitive TOMLs.
+//!
+//! Parses `[lineage]` section of capability.toml + manifest TOMLs,
+//! extracting `parents` wikilinks, `created-by`, `fork-from`. Builds
+//! an in-memory directed graph and walks ancestors + descendants.
+
+use anyhow::{Context, Result};
+use kei_atom_discovery::parse_wikilink;
+use serde::Deserialize;
+use std::collections::{BTreeMap, HashSet, VecDeque};
+use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
+use walkdir::WalkDir;
+
+/// Lineage metadata for a single primitive.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct LineageNode {
+    pub id: String,
+    pub source: PathBuf,
+    pub parents: Vec<String>,
+    pub created_by: Option<String>,
+    pub fork_from: Option<String>,
+    pub created_at: Option<String>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
+struct CapDoc {
+    capability: Option<IdHead>,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    lineage: Option<LineageSection>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
+struct ManDoc {
+    name: Option<String>,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    lineage: Option<LineageSection>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
+struct IdHead {
+    name: Option<String>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize, Default)]
+struct LineageSection {
+    #[serde(default)]
+    parents: Vec<String>,
+    #[serde(rename = "created-by", default)]
+    created_by: Option<String>,
+    #[serde(rename = "fork-from", default)]
+    fork_from: Option<String>,
+    #[serde(rename = "created-at", default)]
+    created_at: Option<String>,
+}
+
+/// Parse a single TOML into a `LineageNode`, or `None` if unidentifiable.
+pub fn parse_lineage(path: &Path) -> Result<Option<LineageNode>> {
+    let text = std::fs::read_to_string(path)
+        .with_context(|| format!("read {}", path.display()))?;
+    if let Some(n) = parse_cap_lineage(&text, path) {
+        return Ok(Some(n));
+    }
+    Ok(parse_man_lineage(&text, path))
+}
+
+fn parse_cap_lineage(text: &str, path: &Path) -> Option<LineageNode> {
+    let doc: CapDoc = toml::from_str(text).ok()?;
+    let id = doc.capability.as_ref().and_then(|c| c.name.clone())?;
+    Some(build_node(id, path, doc.lineage))
+}
+
+fn parse_man_lineage(text: &str, path: &Path) -> Option<LineageNode> {
+    let doc: ManDoc = toml::from_str(text).ok()?;
+    let id = doc.name?;
+    Some(build_node(id, path, doc.lineage))
+}
+
+fn build_node(id: String, path: &Path, lin: Option<LineageSection>) -> LineageNode {
+    let lin = lin.unwrap_or_default();
+    let parents = lin.parents.iter().filter_map(|w| parse_wikilink(w)).collect();
+    LineageNode {
+        id,
+        source: path.to_path_buf(),
+        parents,
+        created_by: lin.created_by,
+        fork_from: lin.fork_from,
+        created_at: lin.created_at,
+    }
+}
+
+/// Walk capabilities + manifests roots and parse every lineage node.
+pub fn discover_lineage(cap_root: &Path, man_root: &Path) -> Vec<LineageNode> {
+    let mut out = Vec::new();
+    walk_root(cap_root, "capability.toml", 4, &mut out);
+    walk_manifest_root(man_root, &mut out);
+    out
+}
+
+fn walk_root(root: &Path, fname: &str, depth: usize, out: &mut Vec<LineageNode>) {
+    if !root.is_dir() {
+        return;
+    }
+    for e in WalkDir::new(root).max_depth(depth).follow_links(false).into_iter().flatten() {
+        if e.file_name() == fname && e.path().is_file() {
+            if let Ok(Some(n)) = parse_lineage(e.path()) {
+                out.push(n);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+fn walk_manifest_root(root: &Path, out: &mut Vec<LineageNode>) {
+    if !root.is_dir() {
+        return;
+    }
+    for e in WalkDir::new(root).max_depth(2).follow_links(false).into_iter().flatten() {
+        let p = e.path();
+        if p.is_file() && p.extension().and_then(|s| s.to_str()) == Some("toml") {
+            if let Ok(Some(n)) = parse_lineage(p) {
+                out.push(n);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Traversal result: ancestors (via parents + fork-from) and descendants.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Default)]
+pub struct LineageTrace {
+    pub focus: Option<LineageNode>,
+    pub ancestors: Vec<String>,
+    pub descendants: Vec<String>,
+}
+
+/// BFS ancestors (follow parents + fork_from) + descendants (inverse edges).
+pub fn trace_lineage(nodes: &[LineageNode], id: &str, depth: usize) -> LineageTrace {
+    let by_id: BTreeMap<&str, &LineageNode> = nodes.iter().map(|n| (n.id.as_str(), n)).collect();
+    LineageTrace {
+        focus: by_id.get(id).map(|n| (*n).clone()),
+        ancestors: bfs_up(&by_id, id, depth),
+        descendants: bfs_down(nodes, id, depth),
+    }
+}
+
+fn bfs_up(by_id: &BTreeMap<&str, &LineageNode>, start: &str, depth: usize) -> Vec<String> {
+    let mut seen: HashSet<String> = HashSet::new();
+    let mut queue: VecDeque<(String, usize)> = VecDeque::new();
+    queue.push_back((start.to_string(), 0));
+    let mut out = Vec::new();
+    while let Some((cur, d)) = queue.pop_front() {
+        if d >= depth { continue; }
+        let Some(n) = by_id.get(cur.as_str()) else { continue };
+        let mut parents = n.parents.clone();
+        if let Some(f) = &n.fork_from { parents.push(f.clone()); }
+        for p in parents {
+            if seen.insert(p.clone()) {
+                out.push(p.clone());
+                queue.push_back((p, d + 1));
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    out
+}
+
+fn bfs_down(nodes: &[LineageNode], start: &str, depth: usize) -> Vec<String> {
+    let mut seen: HashSet<String> = HashSet::new();
+    let mut frontier: Vec<String> = vec![start.to_string()];
+    let mut out = Vec::new();
+    for _ in 0..depth {
+        let mut next: Vec<String> = Vec::new();
+        for n in nodes {
+            let is_child = n.parents.iter().any(|p| frontier.contains(p))
+                || n.fork_from.as_ref().is_some_and(|f| frontier.contains(f));
+            if is_child && seen.insert(n.id.clone()) {
+                out.push(n.id.clone());
+                next.push(n.id.clone());
+            }
+        }
+        if next.is_empty() { break; }
+        frontier = next;
+    }
+    out
+}
+
+/// Filter + sort nodes by a creator id, return most-recent first (by created_at).
+pub fn nodes_by_author(nodes: &[LineageNode], creator: &str, limit: usize) -> Vec<LineageNode> {
+    let mut matched: Vec<LineageNode> = nodes
+        .iter()
+        .filter(|n| n.created_by.as_deref() == Some(creator))
+        .cloned()
+        .collect();
+    matched.sort_by(|a, b| b.created_at.cmp(&a.created_at));
+    matched.truncate(limit);
+    matched
+}
+
diff --git a/_primitives/_rust/kei-sage/src/main.rs b/_primitives/_rust/kei-sage/src/main.rs
index 5e7c7a8..a37ba73 100644
--- a/_primitives/_rust/kei-sage/src/main.rs
+++ b/_primitives/_rust/kei-sage/src/main.rs
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@
 
 use clap::{Parser, Subcommand};
 use kei_sage::atom_cli::{
-    cmd_atoms_discover, cmd_atoms_rank, cmd_atoms_related, cmd_atoms_search, cmd_rules_discover,
-    default_atoms_root, default_rules_root,
+    cmd_atoms_discover, cmd_atoms_rank, cmd_atoms_related, cmd_atoms_search, cmd_author,
+    cmd_facet_query, cmd_lineage, cmd_rules_discover, default_atoms_root,
+    default_capabilities_root, default_manifests_root, default_rules_root,
 };
 use kei_sage::bfs::bfs;
 use kei_sage::edges::add_edge;
@@ -63,6 +64,23 @@ enum Cmd {
     AtomsRulesDiscover {
         #[arg(long)] rules_root: Option<PathBuf>,
     },
+    FacetQuery {
+        filters: Vec<String>,
+        #[arg(long)] capabilities_root: Option<PathBuf>,
+        #[arg(long)] manifests_root: Option<PathBuf>,
+    },
+    Lineage {
+        id: String,
+        #[arg(long, default_value_t = 3)] depth: usize,
+        #[arg(long)] capabilities_root: Option<PathBuf>,
+        #[arg(long)] manifests_root: Option<PathBuf>,
+    },
+    Author {
+        creator: String,
+        #[arg(long, default_value_t = 50)] limit: usize,
+        #[arg(long)] capabilities_root: Option<PathBuf>,
+        #[arg(long)] manifests_root: Option<PathBuf>,
+    },
 }
 
 fn db_path(cli_db: Option<PathBuf>) -> PathBuf {
@@ -99,9 +117,26 @@ fn dispatch(store: &Store, cmd: Cmd) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
             cmd_atoms_search(store, &root.unwrap_or_else(default_atoms_root), &query, limit),
         Cmd::AtomsRulesDiscover { rules_root } =>
             cmd_rules_discover(&rules_root.unwrap_or_else(default_rules_root)),
+        Cmd::FacetQuery { filters, capabilities_root, manifests_root } => {
+            let (c, m) = prim_roots(capabilities_root, manifests_root);
+            cmd_facet_query(&c, &m, &filters)
+        }
+        Cmd::Lineage { id, depth, capabilities_root, manifests_root } => {
+            let (c, m) = prim_roots(capabilities_root, manifests_root);
+            cmd_lineage(&c, &m, &id, depth)
+        }
+        Cmd::Author { creator, limit, capabilities_root, manifests_root } => {
+            let (c, m) = prim_roots(capabilities_root, manifests_root);
+            cmd_author(&c, &m, &creator, limit)
+        }
     }
 }
 
+fn prim_roots(c: Option<PathBuf>, m: Option<PathBuf>) -> (PathBuf, PathBuf) {
+    (c.unwrap_or_else(default_capabilities_root),
+     m.unwrap_or_else(default_manifests_root))
+}
+
 fn cmd_import(store: &Store, vault: &std::path::Path) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     let s = import_vault(store, vault)?;
     println!("imported={} skipped={}", s.imported, s.skipped);
diff --git a/_primitives/_rust/kei-sage/tests/facet_smoke.rs b/_primitives/_rust/kei-sage/tests/facet_smoke.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..11fc901
--- /dev/null
+++ b/_primitives/_rust/kei-sage/tests/facet_smoke.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+//! Smoke tests for facet-query over capability.toml primitives.
+
+use kei_sage::facet_query::{discover_primitives, matches_all, parse_filters};
+use std::fs;
+use tempfile::tempdir;
+
+const CAP_GATE: &str = r#"
+[capability]
+name = "policy::no-git-ops"
+
+[taxonomy]
+kingdom = "capability"
+mechanism = "gate"
+"#;
+
+const CAP_SCOPE: &str = r#"
+[capability]
+name = "scope::files-whitelist"
+
+[taxonomy]
+kingdom = "capability"
+mechanism = "gate"
+severity = "warn"
+"#;
+
+const CAP_PLAIN: &str = r#"
+[capability]
+name = "tools::read-only"
+"#;
+
+fn write_cap(root: &std::path::Path, sub: &str, name: &str, body: &str) {
+    let dir = root.join(sub).join(name);
+    fs::create_dir_all(&dir).unwrap();
+    fs::write(dir.join("capability.toml"), body).unwrap();
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn facet_and_filter_matches_two_primitives() {
+    let cap = tempdir().unwrap();
+    let man = tempdir().unwrap();
+    write_cap(cap.path(), "policy", "no-git-ops", CAP_GATE);
+    write_cap(cap.path(), "scope", "files-whitelist", CAP_SCOPE);
+    write_cap(cap.path(), "tools", "read-only", CAP_PLAIN);
+
+    let all = discover_primitives(cap.path(), man.path());
+    assert_eq!(all.len(), 3);
+
+    let filters = parse_filters(&["kingdom=capability".into(), "mechanism=gate".into()]);
+    let hits: Vec<_> = all.iter().filter(|p| matches_all(p, &filters)).collect();
+    assert_eq!(hits.len(), 2);
+    let ids: Vec<&str> = hits.iter().map(|p| p.full_id.as_str()).collect();
+    assert!(ids.contains(&"policy::no-git-ops"));
+    assert!(ids.contains(&"scope::files-whitelist"));
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn missing_facet_excluded_from_match() {
+    let cap = tempdir().unwrap();
+    let man = tempdir().unwrap();
+    write_cap(cap.path(), "tools", "read-only", CAP_PLAIN);
+
+    let all = discover_primitives(cap.path(), man.path());
+    let filters = parse_filters(&["kingdom=capability".into()]);
+    let hits: Vec<_> = all.iter().filter(|p| matches_all(p, &filters)).collect();
+    assert_eq!(hits.len(), 0, "primitive without [taxonomy] must not match");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn single_filter_matches_subset() {
+    let cap = tempdir().unwrap();
+    let man = tempdir().unwrap();
+    write_cap(cap.path(), "policy", "no-git-ops", CAP_GATE);
+    write_cap(cap.path(), "scope", "files-whitelist", CAP_SCOPE);
+
+    let all = discover_primitives(cap.path(), man.path());
+    let filters = parse_filters(&["severity=warn".into()]);
+    let hits: Vec<_> = all.iter().filter(|p| matches_all(p, &filters)).collect();
+    assert_eq!(hits.len(), 1);
+    assert_eq!(hits[0].full_id, "scope::files-whitelist");
+}
diff --git a/_primitives/_rust/kei-sage/tests/lineage_smoke.rs b/_primitives/_rust/kei-sage/tests/lineage_smoke.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0bd0233
--- /dev/null
+++ b/_primitives/_rust/kei-sage/tests/lineage_smoke.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+//! Smoke tests for lineage traversal over capability.toml primitives.
+
+use kei_sage::lineage::{discover_lineage, trace_lineage};
+use std::fs;
+use tempfile::tempdir;
+
+const CAP_ROOT: &str = r#"
+[capability]
+name = "policy::no-git-ops"
+
+[lineage]
+parents = []
+created-by = "ag-human"
+created-at = "2026-04-23T10:00:00Z"
+"#;
+
+const CAP_CHILD: &str = r#"
+[capability]
+name = "policy::no-git-ops-lax"
+
+[lineage]
+parents = ["[[policy::no-git-ops]]"]
+fork-from = "policy::no-git-ops"
+created-by = "ag-user-xyz"
+created-at = "2026-04-23T12:00:00Z"
+"#;
+
+fn write_cap(root: &std::path::Path, sub: &str, name: &str, body: &str) {
+    let dir = root.join(sub).join(name);
+    fs::create_dir_all(&dir).unwrap();
+    fs::write(dir.join("capability.toml"), body).unwrap();
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn lineage_no_parents_returns_only_self() {
+    let cap = tempdir().unwrap();
+    let man = tempdir().unwrap();
+    write_cap(cap.path(), "policy", "no-git-ops", CAP_ROOT);
+
+    let nodes = discover_lineage(cap.path(), man.path());
+    let trace = trace_lineage(&nodes, "policy::no-git-ops", 3);
+    assert!(trace.focus.is_some());
+    assert!(trace.ancestors.is_empty(), "no parents expected");
+    assert!(trace.descendants.is_empty(), "no descendants expected");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn lineage_parent_wikilink_is_traversed_upward() {
+    let cap = tempdir().unwrap();
+    let man = tempdir().unwrap();
+    write_cap(cap.path(), "policy", "no-git-ops", CAP_ROOT);
+    write_cap(cap.path(), "policy", "no-git-ops-lax", CAP_CHILD);
+
+    let nodes = discover_lineage(cap.path(), man.path());
+    let trace = trace_lineage(&nodes, "policy::no-git-ops-lax", 3);
+    assert!(trace.ancestors.contains(&"policy::no-git-ops".to_string()));
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn lineage_fork_from_yields_descendant() {
+    let cap = tempdir().unwrap();
+    let man = tempdir().unwrap();
+    write_cap(cap.path(), "policy", "no-git-ops", CAP_ROOT);
+    write_cap(cap.path(), "policy", "no-git-ops-lax", CAP_CHILD);
+
+    let nodes = discover_lineage(cap.path(), man.path());
+    let trace = trace_lineage(&nodes, "policy::no-git-ops", 3);
+    assert!(trace.descendants.contains(&"policy::no-git-ops-lax".to_string()));
+}