diff --git a/deploy/ochenstarik-smm-policy-apply b/deploy/ochenstarik-smm-policy-apply
index 040993e..557e01e 100755
--- a/deploy/ochenstarik-smm-policy-apply
+++ b/deploy/ochenstarik-smm-policy-apply
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ validate_rule() {
     case "$action" in
         link-connect) [[ $# -eq 6 ]] || fail "invalid link-connect argument count" ;;
         link-disconnect) [[ $# -eq 5 ]] || fail "invalid link-disconnect argument count" ;;
+        link-status) [[ $# -eq 5 ]] || fail "invalid link-status argument count" ;;
         *) fail "unsupported action" ;;
     esac
     validate_node_id "$2"
@@ -59,12 +60,14 @@ run_nft() {
 }
 
 rule_exists() {
-    local comment="$1"
+    local comment="$1" listing
     if [[ "$testing" == "1" ]]; then
         return 1
     fi
-    /usr/sbin/nft -a list chain "$TABLE_FAMILY" "$TABLE_NAME" "$CHAIN_NAME" \
-        | grep -Fq "comment \"$comment\""
+    if ! listing="$(/usr/sbin/nft -a list chain "$TABLE_FAMILY" "$TABLE_NAME" "$CHAIN_NAME")"; then
+        fail "could not inspect nftables Link policy"
+    fi
+    grep -Fq "comment \"$comment\"" <<<"$listing"
 }
 
 connect_rule() {
@@ -99,9 +102,23 @@ disconnect_rule() {
     )
 }
 
+status_rule() {
+    local source_id="$1" target_id="$2" protocol="$3" port="$4" comment
+    # A status is meaningful only for identities currently known to the mesh.
+    lookup_node_ip "$source_id" >/dev/null
+    lookup_node_ip "$target_id" >/dev/null
+    comment="smm:${source_id}:${target_id}:${protocol}:${port}"
+    if rule_exists "$comment"; then
+        printf '%s\n' active
+    else
+        printf '%s\n' disabled
+    fi
+}
+
 action="${1:-}"
 validate_rule "$@"
 case "$action" in
     link-connect) connect_rule "$2" "$3" "$4" "$5" ;;
     link-disconnect) disconnect_rule "$2" "$3" "$4" "$5" ;;
+    link-status) status_rule "$2" "$3" "$4" "$5" ;;
 esac
diff --git a/src/ServerMonitorManager.Control/CertificateLifecycleService.cs b/src/ServerMonitorManager.Control/CertificateLifecycleService.cs
index 770f37b..b98c7ad 100644
--- a/src/ServerMonitorManager.Control/CertificateLifecycleService.cs
+++ b/src/ServerMonitorManager.Control/CertificateLifecycleService.cs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ namespace ServerMonitorManager.Control;
 
 public sealed class CertificateLifecycleService(
     ControlStore store,
-    ILinkPolicyApplier applier,
+    LinkService links,
     ControlEventBroker events)
 {
     private static readonly TimeSpan TicketLifetime = TimeSpan.FromMinutes(10);
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ public sealed class CertificateLifecycleService(
         string actor,
         CancellationToken cancellationToken)
     {
+        using var nodeLease = await links.AcquireNodeLocksAsync([nodeId], cancellationToken);
         var mutation = await store.BeginAgentReenrollmentAsync(
             nodeId, request, actor, TicketLifetime, cancellationToken);
         if (mutation is null)
@@ -23,35 +24,17 @@ public sealed class CertificateLifecycleService(
             return null;
         }
 
-        if (mutation.IsReplay)
+        if (!mutation.IsReplay)
         {
-            return mutation.Ticket;
+            PublishCertificate("agent.revoked", mutation.Ticket);
         }
-
-        PublishCertificate("agent.revoked", mutation.Ticket);
-        foreach (var pendingLink in mutation.Links)
+        var pendingLinks = mutation.IsReplay
+            ? (await store.ListEffectiveLinksForNodeAsync(nodeId, cancellationToken))
+                .Where(link => link.DesiredState == "Disabled")
+            : mutation.Links;
+        foreach (var pendingLink in pendingLinks)
         {
-            PublishLink("link.disconnecting", pendingLink);
-            LinkPolicy actual;
-            try
-            {
-                await applier.ApplyDisconnectAsync(pendingLink, cancellationToken);
-                actual = await store.SetLinkActualStateAsync(
-                        pendingLink.Id, "Disabled", null, actor, cancellationToken)
-                    ?? pendingLink;
-                PublishLink("link.disabled", actual);
-            }
-            catch (Exception exception) when (exception is not OperationCanceledException)
-            {
-                actual = await store.SetLinkActualStateAsync(
-                        pendingLink.Id,
-                        "Partial",
-                        CompactError(exception),
-                        actor,
-                        cancellationToken)
-                    ?? pendingLink;
-                PublishLink("link.partial", actual);
-            }
+            await links.ConvergeDisabledAsync(pendingLink, actor, cancellationToken);
         }
 
         return mutation.Ticket;
@@ -85,13 +68,4 @@ public sealed class CertificateLifecycleService(
                     ticket.DisabledLinks),
                 SmmJsonContext.Default.CertificateStatusEvent));
 
-    private void PublishLink(string type, LinkPolicy link)
-        => events.Publish(
-            type,
-            link.Id,
-            JsonSerializer.Serialize(link, SmmJsonContext.Default.LinkPolicy));
-
-    private static string CompactError(Exception exception)
-        => exception.Message.Split(['\r', '\n'], StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries)
-            .FirstOrDefault() ?? "Policy application failed.";
 }
diff --git a/src/ServerMonitorManager.Control/LinkPolicyApplier.cs b/src/ServerMonitorManager.Control/LinkPolicyApplier.cs
index 5f1fdf8..184f636 100644
--- a/src/ServerMonitorManager.Control/LinkPolicyApplier.cs
+++ b/src/ServerMonitorManager.Control/LinkPolicyApplier.cs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ public interface ILinkPolicyApplier
 {
     Task ApplyConnectAsync(LinkPolicy link, CancellationToken cancellationToken);
     Task ApplyDisconnectAsync(LinkPolicy link, CancellationToken cancellationToken);
+    Task<bool> IsConnectedAsync(LinkPolicy link, CancellationToken cancellationToken);
 }
 
 public sealed class LinkPolicyApplier(IOptions<ControlOptions> options) : ILinkPolicyApplier
@@ -35,7 +36,26 @@ public sealed class LinkPolicyApplier(IOptions<ControlOptions> options) : ILinkP
             ],
             cancellationToken);
 
-    private async Task RunAsync(IReadOnlyList<string> arguments, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    public async Task<bool> IsConnectedAsync(LinkPolicy link, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        var output = await RunAsync(
+            [
+                "link-status",
+                link.SourceNodeId,
+                link.TargetNodeId,
+                link.Protocol,
+                link.Port.ToString(System.Globalization.CultureInfo.InvariantCulture)
+            ],
+            cancellationToken);
+        return output switch
+        {
+            "active" => true,
+            "disabled" => false,
+            _ => throw new InvalidOperationException("Hub policy helper returned an invalid link status.")
+        };
+    }
+
+    private async Task<string> RunAsync(IReadOnlyList<string> arguments, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
     {
         var startInfo = new ProcessStartInfo
         {
@@ -64,6 +84,6 @@ public sealed class LinkPolicyApplier(IOptions<ControlOptions> options) : ILinkP
                 ? $"Hub policy helper exited with code {process.ExitCode}."
                 : message);
         }
-        _ = await output;
+        return (await output).Trim();
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/ServerMonitorManager.Control/LinkService.cs b/src/ServerMonitorManager.Control/LinkService.cs
index 1bc963d..d9b5980 100644
--- a/src/ServerMonitorManager.Control/LinkService.cs
+++ b/src/ServerMonitorManager.Control/LinkService.cs
@@ -10,34 +10,55 @@ public sealed class LinkService(
     ControlEventBroker events)
 {
     private readonly ConcurrentDictionary<string, SemaphoreSlim> _reconciliationLocks = new();
+    private readonly ConcurrentDictionary<string, SemaphoreSlim> _nodeLocks = new();
 
     public async Task<LinkPolicy> CreateAsync(
         LinkPolicyCreateRequest request,
         string actor,
         CancellationToken cancellationToken)
     {
+        using var nodeLease = await AcquireNodeLocksAsync(
+            [request.SourceNodeId, request.TargetNodeId], cancellationToken);
         var mutation = await store.CreateLinkMutationAsync(request, actor, cancellationToken);
         var link = mutation.Link;
-        if (mutation.IsReplay)
+        if (mutation.IsReplay && link.ActualState != "Connecting")
         {
             return link;
         }
-        Publish("link.connecting", link);
+        var gate = _reconciliationLocks.GetOrAdd(link.Id, static _ => new SemaphoreSlim(1, 1));
+        await gate.WaitAsync(cancellationToken);
         try
         {
-            await applier.ApplyConnectAsync(link, cancellationToken);
-            link = await store.SetLinkActualStateAsync(link.Id, "Active", null, actor, cancellationToken)
+            var current = (await store.ListLinksAsync(cancellationToken))
+                .SingleOrDefault(candidate => candidate.Id == link.Id)
                 ?? throw new InvalidOperationException("The persisted Link disappeared.");
-            Publish("link.active", link);
+            if (current.DesiredState != "Active")
+            {
+                return current;
+            }
+            link = current;
+            Publish("link.connecting", link);
+            try
+            {
+                await applier.ApplyConnectAsync(link, cancellationToken);
+                await VerifyFactualStateAsync(link, expectedConnected: true, cancellationToken);
+                link = await store.SetLinkActualStateAsync(link.Id, "Active", null, actor, cancellationToken)
+                    ?? throw new InvalidOperationException("The persisted Link disappeared.");
+                Publish("link.active", link);
+            }
+            catch (Exception exception) when (exception is not OperationCanceledException)
+            {
+                link = await store.SetLinkActualStateAsync(
+                        link.Id, "Failed", CompactError(exception), actor, cancellationToken)
+                    ?? link;
+                Publish("link.failed", link);
+            }
+            return link;
         }
-        catch (Exception exception) when (exception is not OperationCanceledException)
+        finally
         {
-            link = await store.SetLinkActualStateAsync(
-                    link.Id, "Failed", CompactError(exception), actor, cancellationToken)
-                ?? link;
-            Publish("link.failed", link);
+            gate.Release();
         }
-        return link;
     }
 
     public async Task<LinkPolicy?> DisableAsync(
@@ -45,6 +66,24 @@ public sealed class LinkService(
         LinkPolicyDisableRequest request,
         string actor,
         CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        var gate = _reconciliationLocks.GetOrAdd(id, static _ => new SemaphoreSlim(1, 1));
+        await gate.WaitAsync(cancellationToken);
+        try
+        {
+            return await DisableCoreAsync(id, request, actor, cancellationToken);
+        }
+        finally
+        {
+            gate.Release();
+        }
+    }
+
+    private async Task<LinkPolicy?> DisableCoreAsync(
+        string id,
+        LinkPolicyDisableRequest request,
+        string actor,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken)
     {
         var mutation = await store.BeginDisableLinkMutationAsync(id, request, actor, cancellationToken);
         if (mutation is null)
@@ -52,63 +91,90 @@ public sealed class LinkService(
             return null;
         }
         var link = mutation.Link;
-        if (mutation.IsReplay)
+        if (mutation.IsReplay && link.ActualState == "Disabled")
         {
             return link;
         }
-        Publish("link.disconnecting", link);
-        try
+        if (!mutation.IsReplay)
         {
-            await applier.ApplyDisconnectAsync(link, cancellationToken);
-            link = await store.SetLinkActualStateAsync(id, "Disabled", null, actor, cancellationToken) ?? link;
-            Publish("link.disabled", link);
+            Publish("link.disconnecting", link);
         }
-        catch (Exception exception) when (exception is not OperationCanceledException)
-        {
-            link = await store.SetLinkActualStateAsync(
-                    id, "Partial", CompactError(exception), actor, cancellationToken)
-                ?? link;
-            Publish("link.partial", link);
-        }
-        return link;
+        return await ConvergeDisabledCoreAsync(link, actor, cancellationToken);
     }
 
-    public async Task<LinkReconciliationResult> ReconcileDisabledLinksForNodeAsync(
+    internal async Task<LinkPolicy> ConvergeDisabledAsync(
+        LinkPolicy link,
+        string actor,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        var gate = _reconciliationLocks.GetOrAdd(link.Id, static _ => new SemaphoreSlim(1, 1));
+        await gate.WaitAsync(cancellationToken);
+        try
+        {
+            return await ConvergeDisabledCoreAsync(link, actor, cancellationToken);
+        }
+        finally
+        {
+            gate.Release();
+        }
+    }
+
+    public async Task<LinkReconciliationResult> ReconcileLinksForNodeAsync(
         string nodeId,
         CancellationToken cancellationToken)
     {
         var reconciled = 0;
         var failed = 0;
         var links = await store.ListEffectiveLinksForNodeAsync(nodeId, cancellationToken);
-        foreach (var candidate in links.Where(link => link.DesiredState == "Disabled"))
+        foreach (var candidate in links)
         {
+            using var nodeLease = await AcquireNodeLocksAsync(
+                [candidate.SourceNodeId, candidate.TargetNodeId], cancellationToken);
             var gate = _reconciliationLocks.GetOrAdd(candidate.Id, static _ => new SemaphoreSlim(1, 1));
             await gate.WaitAsync(cancellationToken);
             try
             {
                 var current = (await store.ListEffectiveLinksForNodeAsync(nodeId, cancellationToken))
-                    .SingleOrDefault(link => link.Id == candidate.Id && link.DesiredState == "Disabled");
+                    .SingleOrDefault(link => link.Id == candidate.Id);
                 if (current is null)
                 {
                     continue;
                 }
 
                 var actor = $"system:reconnect:{nodeId}";
+                var expectedConnected = current.DesiredState == "Active";
+                var pendingState = expectedConnected ? "Connecting" : "Disconnecting";
+                var completedState = expectedConnected ? "Active" : "Disabled";
+                var completedEvent = expectedConnected ? "link.active" : "link.disabled";
+                var failureState = expectedConnected ? "Failed" : "Partial";
+                var failureEvent = expectedConnected ? "link.failed" : "link.partial";
                 var link = await store.SetLinkActualStateAsync(
-                    current.Id, "Disconnecting", null, actor, cancellationToken) ?? current;
+                    current.Id, pendingState, null, actor, cancellationToken) ?? current;
                 Publish("link.reconciling", link);
                 try
                 {
-                    await applier.ApplyDisconnectAsync(link, cancellationToken);
+                    var isConnected = await applier.IsConnectedAsync(link, cancellationToken);
+                    if (isConnected != expectedConnected)
+                    {
+                        if (expectedConnected)
+                        {
+                            await applier.ApplyConnectAsync(link, cancellationToken);
+                        }
+                        else
+                        {
+                            await applier.ApplyDisconnectAsync(link, cancellationToken);
+                        }
+                        await VerifyFactualStateAsync(link, expectedConnected, cancellationToken);
+                    }
                     link = await store.SetLinkActualStateAsync(
-                        link.Id, "Disabled", null, actor, cancellationToken) ?? link;
-                    Publish("link.disabled", link);
+                        link.Id, completedState, null, actor, cancellationToken) ?? link;
+                    Publish(completedEvent, link);
                 }
                 catch (Exception exception) when (exception is not OperationCanceledException)
                 {
                     link = await store.SetLinkActualStateAsync(
-                        link.Id, "Partial", CompactError(exception), actor, cancellationToken) ?? link;
-                    Publish("link.partial", link);
+                        link.Id, failureState, CompactError(exception), actor, cancellationToken) ?? link;
+                    Publish(failureEvent, link);
                     failed++;
                 }
                 reconciled++;
@@ -143,7 +209,7 @@ public sealed class LinkService(
 
                 if (current.DesiredState == "Active")
                 {
-                    var result = await DisableAsync(
+                    var result = await DisableCoreAsync(
                         current.Id,
                         new LinkPolicyDisableRequest(Guid.NewGuid().ToString()),
                         "system:ttl",
@@ -165,6 +231,7 @@ public sealed class LinkService(
                 try
                 {
                     await applier.ApplyDisconnectAsync(retrying, cancellationToken);
+                    await VerifyFactualStateAsync(retrying, expectedConnected: false, cancellationToken);
                     var completed = await store.SetLinkActualStateAsync(
                         retrying.Id, "Disabled", null, "system:ttl-retry", cancellationToken) ?? retrying;
                     Publish("link.disabled", completed);
@@ -193,9 +260,95 @@ public sealed class LinkService(
             link.Id,
             JsonSerializer.Serialize(link, SmmJsonContext.Default.LinkPolicy));
 
+    internal async Task<IDisposable> AcquireNodeLocksAsync(
+        IEnumerable<string> nodeIds,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        var gates = nodeIds
+            .Distinct(StringComparer.Ordinal)
+            .Order(StringComparer.Ordinal)
+            .Select(nodeId => _nodeLocks.GetOrAdd(nodeId, static _ => new SemaphoreSlim(1, 1)))
+            .ToArray();
+        var acquired = 0;
+        try
+        {
+            foreach (var gate in gates)
+            {
+                await gate.WaitAsync(cancellationToken);
+                acquired++;
+            }
+            return new LockLease(gates);
+        }
+        catch
+        {
+            for (var index = acquired - 1; index >= 0; index--)
+            {
+                gates[index].Release();
+            }
+            throw;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private async Task<LinkPolicy> ConvergeDisabledCoreAsync(
+        LinkPolicy link,
+        string actor,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        var current = (await store.ListLinksAsync(cancellationToken))
+            .SingleOrDefault(candidate => candidate.Id == link.Id) ?? link;
+        if (current.DesiredState != "Disabled")
+        {
+            return current;
+        }
+        try
+        {
+            if (await applier.IsConnectedAsync(current, cancellationToken))
+            {
+                await applier.ApplyDisconnectAsync(current, cancellationToken);
+                await VerifyFactualStateAsync(current, expectedConnected: false, cancellationToken);
+            }
+            if (current.ActualState != "Disabled" || current.LastError is not null)
+            {
+                current = await store.SetLinkActualStateAsync(
+                    current.Id, "Disabled", null, actor, cancellationToken) ?? current;
+                Publish("link.disabled", current);
+            }
+        }
+        catch (Exception exception) when (exception is not OperationCanceledException)
+        {
+            current = await store.SetLinkActualStateAsync(
+                current.Id, "Partial", CompactError(exception), actor, cancellationToken) ?? current;
+            Publish("link.partial", current);
+        }
+        return current;
+    }
+
+    private async Task VerifyFactualStateAsync(
+        LinkPolicy link,
+        bool expectedConnected,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        if (await applier.IsConnectedAsync(link, cancellationToken) != expectedConnected)
+        {
+            throw new InvalidOperationException(
+                $"Factual Link policy is {(expectedConnected ? "disabled" : "active")} after application.");
+        }
+    }
+
     private static string CompactError(Exception exception)
-        => exception.Message.Split(['\r', '\n'], StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries)
+        => exception.Message.Split([(char)13, '\n'], StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries)
             .FirstOrDefault() ?? "Policy application failed.";
+
+    private sealed class LockLease(SemaphoreSlim[] gates) : IDisposable
+    {
+        public void Dispose()
+        {
+            for (var index = gates.Length - 1; index >= 0; index--)
+            {
+                gates[index].Release();
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 public sealed record LinkExpirationResult(int Disabled, int Failed);
diff --git a/src/ServerMonitorManager.Control/Program.cs b/src/ServerMonitorManager.Control/Program.cs
index 12a3206..a898afb 100644
--- a/src/ServerMonitorManager.Control/Program.cs
+++ b/src/ServerMonitorManager.Control/Program.cs
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ agents.MapPost("/heartbeat", async (
             cancellationToken);
         if (mutation.RequiresReconciliation)
         {
-            var reconciliation = await linkService.ReconcileDisabledLinksForNodeAsync(
+            var reconciliation = await linkService.ReconcileLinksForNodeAsync(
                 heartbeat.NodeId, cancellationToken);
             if (reconciliation.Failed == 0)
             {
diff --git a/src/ServerMonitorManager.Desktop/MainPage.xaml.cs b/src/ServerMonitorManager.Desktop/MainPage.xaml.cs
index d64ab39..4716803 100644
--- a/src/ServerMonitorManager.Desktop/MainPage.xaml.cs
+++ b/src/ServerMonitorManager.Desktop/MainPage.xaml.cs
@@ -1014,8 +1014,7 @@ public sealed partial class MainPage : Page
             }
 
             MeshLinks.Clear();
-            foreach (var link in links.Where(link =>
-                         link.DesiredState != "Disabled" || link.ActualState == "Partial"))
+            foreach (var link in links)
             {
                 MeshLinks.Add(new MeshLinkViewModel(
                     link.SourceNodeId,
@@ -1026,11 +1025,15 @@ public sealed partial class MainPage : Page
                     link.ExpiresAt?.ToUnixTimeSeconds() ?? 0,
                     link.ActualState,
                     link.Version,
-                    link.Id));
+                    link.Id,
+                    link.DesiredState,
+                    link.ActualState,
+                    link.LastError));
             }
 
-            ActiveLinksValueText.Text = MeshLinks.Count.ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
-            MeshStatusText.Text = $"Control · {MeshNodes.Count} узлов · {MeshLinks.Count} активных связей";
+            var activeLinks = MeshLinks.Count(link => link.ActualState == "Active");
+            ActiveLinksValueText.Text = activeLinks.ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
+            MeshStatusText.Text = $"Control · {MeshNodes.Count} узлов · {activeLinks} активных · {MeshLinks.Count} политик";
             if (showSuccess)
             {
                 ShowInfo("Control Hub обновлён", MeshStatusText.Text, InfoBarSeverity.Success);
diff --git a/src/ServerMonitorManager.Desktop/MeshModels.cs b/src/ServerMonitorManager.Desktop/MeshModels.cs
index 31792e8..c899d62 100644
--- a/src/ServerMonitorManager.Desktop/MeshModels.cs
+++ b/src/ServerMonitorManager.Desktop/MeshModels.cs
@@ -28,7 +28,10 @@ public sealed class MeshLinkViewModel
         long expiresUnix,
         string state,
         long version,
-        string? id = null)
+        string? id = null,
+        string? desiredState = null,
+        string? actualState = null,
+        string? lastError = null)
     {
         Source = source;
         Target = target;
@@ -39,6 +42,9 @@ public sealed class MeshLinkViewModel
         State = state;
         Version = version;
         Id = id;
+        DesiredState = desiredState ?? state;
+        ActualState = actualState ?? state;
+        LastError = lastError;
     }
 
     public string Source { get; set; }
@@ -50,8 +56,17 @@ public sealed class MeshLinkViewModel
     public string State { get; set; }
     public long Version { get; set; }
     public string? Id { get; set; }
+    public string DesiredState { get; set; }
+    public string ActualState { get; set; }
+    public string? LastError { get; set; }
+    public bool HasDrift => !string.Equals(DesiredState, ActualState, StringComparison.Ordinal);
+    public string DesiredStatusText => $"Желаемое состояние: {DesiredState}";
+    public string ActualStatusText => $"Фактическое состояние: {ActualState}";
+    public string DriftText => HasDrift ? "Расхождение: требуется сверка политики" : "Расхождение: нет";
+    public string ErrorText => string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(LastError) ? "Ошибка: нет" : $"Ошибка: {LastError}";
+    public string VersionText => $"Версия политики: {Version}";
     public string ExpirationText => ExpiresUnix == 0
         ? "вручную"
         : $"до {DateTimeOffset.FromUnixTimeSeconds(ExpiresUnix).ToLocalTime():dd.MM HH:mm}";
-    public string Label => $"{Source} → {Target} · {Protocol.ToUpperInvariant()}/{Port} · {Cidr} · {ExpirationText} · {State} v{Version}";
+    public string Label => $"{Source} → {Target} · {Protocol.ToUpperInvariant()}/{Port} · {Cidr} · {ExpirationText}";
 }
diff --git a/src/ServerMonitorManager.Desktop/Pages/LinksPage.xaml b/src/ServerMonitorManager.Desktop/Pages/LinksPage.xaml
index aec83f5..32af5f3 100644
--- a/src/ServerMonitorManager.Desktop/Pages/LinksPage.xaml
+++ b/src/ServerMonitorManager.Desktop/Pages/LinksPage.xaml
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
 
             <Grid x:Name="LinksListPanel" Grid.Row="1" RowSpacing="10">
                 <Grid.RowDefinitions><RowDefinition Height="Auto" /><RowDefinition Height="*" /></Grid.RowDefinitions>
-                <TextBlock Style="{StaticResource SubtitleTextBlockStyle}" Text="Разрешённые направления" />
+                <TextBlock Style="{StaticResource SubtitleTextBlockStyle}" Text="Политики направлений" />
                 <ListView x:Name="LinksList" Grid.Row="1" AutomationProperties.Name="Список связей" ItemsSource="{x:Bind Links}" SelectionMode="Single">
                     <ListView.ItemTemplate>
                         <DataTemplate x:DataType="local:MeshLinkViewModel">
@@ -76,7 +76,11 @@
                                 <Grid.ColumnDefinitions><ColumnDefinition Width="*" /><ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" /></Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
                                 <StackPanel VerticalAlignment="Center">
                                     <TextBlock FontWeight="SemiBold" Text="{x:Bind Label}" TextWrapping="Wrap" />
-                                    <TextBlock Foreground="{ThemeResource TextFillColorSecondaryBrush}" Text="Направленная политика доступа" />
+                                    <TextBlock Text="{x:Bind DesiredStatusText}" TextWrapping="Wrap" />
+                                    <TextBlock Text="{x:Bind ActualStatusText}" TextWrapping="Wrap" />
+                                    <TextBlock Foreground="{ThemeResource TextFillColorSecondaryBrush}" Text="{x:Bind DriftText}" TextWrapping="Wrap" />
+                                    <TextBlock Foreground="{ThemeResource TextFillColorSecondaryBrush}" Text="{x:Bind ErrorText}" TextWrapping="Wrap" />
+                                    <TextBlock Foreground="{ThemeResource TextFillColorSecondaryBrush}" Text="{x:Bind VersionText}" />
                                 </StackPanel>
                                 <FontIcon Grid.Column="1" VerticalAlignment="Center" Glyph="&#xE72A;" />
                             </Grid>
diff --git a/tests/ServerMonitorManager.Control.Tests/ControlMaintenanceTests.cs b/tests/ServerMonitorManager.Control.Tests/ControlMaintenanceTests.cs
index 45eba97..aa5b423 100644
--- a/tests/ServerMonitorManager.Control.Tests/ControlMaintenanceTests.cs
+++ b/tests/ServerMonitorManager.Control.Tests/ControlMaintenanceTests.cs
@@ -228,14 +228,25 @@ public sealed class ControlMaintenanceTests : IAsyncDisposable
         public int DisconnectCalls { get; private set; }
 
         public Task ApplyConnectAsync(LinkPolicy link, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
-            => Task.CompletedTask;
+        {
+            IsConnected = true;
+            return Task.CompletedTask;
+        }
 
         public Task ApplyDisconnectAsync(LinkPolicy link, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         {
             DisconnectCalls++;
-            return FailDisconnect
-                ? Task.FromException(new InvalidOperationException("simulated firewall failure"))
-                : Task.CompletedTask;
+            if (FailDisconnect)
+            {
+                return Task.FromException(new InvalidOperationException("simulated firewall failure"));
+            }
+            IsConnected = false;
+            return Task.CompletedTask;
         }
+
+        private bool IsConnected { get; set; }
+
+        public Task<bool> IsConnectedAsync(LinkPolicy link, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+            => Task.FromResult(IsConnected);
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/ServerMonitorManager.Control.Tests/ControlStoreTests.cs b/tests/ServerMonitorManager.Control.Tests/ControlStoreTests.cs
index aa78a88..d517b7b 100644
--- a/tests/ServerMonitorManager.Control.Tests/ControlStoreTests.cs
+++ b/tests/ServerMonitorManager.Control.Tests/ControlStoreTests.cs
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ public sealed class ControlStoreTests : IAsyncDisposable
     }
 
     [Fact]
-    public async Task ReconnectReappliesOnlyLatestDisabledPolicy()
+    public async Task ReconnectReconcilesLatestPolicyToItsDesiredFactualState()
     {
         var cancellationToken = TestContext.Current.CancellationToken;
         var store = CreateStore();
@@ -460,8 +460,10 @@ public sealed class ControlStoreTests : IAsyncDisposable
         Assert.Equal("Disabled", stale?.DesiredState);
         Assert.Equal(disconnectsBeforeStaleRequest, applier.DisconnectCalls);
 
-        var activeResult = await service.ReconcileDisabledLinksForNodeAsync("home", cancellationToken);
-        Assert.Equal(new LinkReconciliationResult(0, 0), activeResult);
+        applier.IsConnected = false;
+        var activeResult = await service.ReconcileLinksForNodeAsync("home", cancellationToken);
+        Assert.Equal(new LinkReconciliationResult(1, 0), activeResult);
+        Assert.Equal(3, applier.ConnectCalls);
 
         var latest = (await store.ListEffectiveLinksForNodeAsync("home", cancellationToken)).Single();
         await service.DisableAsync(
@@ -471,10 +473,10 @@ public sealed class ControlStoreTests : IAsyncDisposable
             cancellationToken);
         var beforeReconnect = applier.DisconnectCalls;
 
-        var disabledResult = await service.ReconcileDisabledLinksForNodeAsync("home", cancellationToken);
+        var disabledResult = await service.ReconcileLinksForNodeAsync("home", cancellationToken);
 
         Assert.Equal(new LinkReconciliationResult(1, 0), disabledResult);
-        Assert.Equal(beforeReconnect + 1, applier.DisconnectCalls);
+        Assert.Equal(beforeReconnect, applier.DisconnectCalls);
         var persisted = (await store.ListEffectiveLinksForNodeAsync("home", cancellationToken)).Single();
         Assert.Equal("Disabled", persisted.DesiredState);
         Assert.Equal("Disabled", persisted.ActualState);
@@ -508,7 +510,8 @@ public sealed class ControlStoreTests : IAsyncDisposable
         Assert.True(first.RequiresReconciliation);
 
         applier.FailDisconnect = true;
-        var failed = await service.ReconcileDisabledLinksForNodeAsync("home", cancellationToken);
+        applier.IsConnected = true;
+        var failed = await service.ReconcileLinksForNodeAsync("home", cancellationToken);
         Assert.Equal(new LinkReconciliationResult(1, 1), failed);
         var retry = await store.RecordHeartbeatAsync(
             heartbeat with
@@ -521,7 +524,7 @@ public sealed class ControlStoreTests : IAsyncDisposable
         Assert.True(retry.RequiresReconciliation);
 
         applier.FailDisconnect = false;
-        var succeeded = await service.ReconcileDisabledLinksForNodeAsync("home", cancellationToken);
+        var succeeded = await service.ReconcileLinksForNodeAsync("home", cancellationToken);
         Assert.Equal(new LinkReconciliationResult(1, 0), succeeded);
         await store.CompleteAgentReconciliationAsync("home", cancellationToken);
         var completed = await store.RecordHeartbeatAsync(
@@ -702,6 +705,129 @@ public sealed class ControlStoreTests : IAsyncDisposable
             eventTypes);
     }
 
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task LinkServiceDoesNotPersistCommandSuccessAsFactualSuccess()
+    {
+        var cancellationToken = TestContext.Current.CancellationToken;
+        var store = CreateStore();
+        await store.InitializeAsync(cancellationToken);
+        await EnrollAgentAsync(store, "ai-agent", "FA11", cancellationToken);
+        await EnrollAgentAsync(store, "home", "FA22", cancellationToken);
+        var applier = new CountingPolicyApplier { ConnectLeavesRuleAbsent = true };
+        var service = new LinkService(store, applier, new ControlEventBroker());
+
+        var failed = await service.CreateAsync(
+            new LinkPolicyCreateRequest(
+                "ai-agent", "home", "tcp", 22, 30, "probe-test", Guid.NewGuid().ToString()),
+            "windows-pc",
+            cancellationToken);
+
+        Assert.Equal("Active", failed.DesiredState);
+        Assert.Equal("Failed", failed.ActualState);
+        Assert.Contains("factual", failed.LastError, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task DisableReplayResumesInterruptedFactualConvergence()
+    {
+        var cancellationToken = TestContext.Current.CancellationToken;
+        var store = CreateStore();
+        await store.InitializeAsync(cancellationToken);
+        await EnrollAgentAsync(store, "ai-agent", "FB11", cancellationToken);
+        await EnrollAgentAsync(store, "home", "FB22", cancellationToken);
+        var applier = new CountingPolicyApplier();
+        var service = new LinkService(store, applier, new ControlEventBroker());
+        var active = await service.CreateAsync(
+            new LinkPolicyCreateRequest(
+                "ai-agent", "home", "tcp", 22, 0, "replay", Guid.NewGuid().ToString()),
+            "windows-pc",
+            cancellationToken);
+        var request = new LinkPolicyDisableRequest(Guid.NewGuid().ToString());
+
+        var interrupted = await store.BeginDisableLinkMutationAsync(
+            active.Id, request, "windows-pc", cancellationToken);
+        Assert.Equal("Disconnecting", interrupted!.Link.ActualState);
+        var resumed = await service.DisableAsync(
+            active.Id, request, "windows-pc", cancellationToken);
+
+        Assert.Equal("Disabled", resumed!.DesiredState);
+        Assert.Equal("Disabled", resumed.ActualState);
+        Assert.False(applier.IsConnected);
+        Assert.Equal(1, applier.DisconnectCalls);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task ReenrollmentReplayResumesInterruptedKillSwitch()
+    {
+        var cancellationToken = TestContext.Current.CancellationToken;
+        var store = CreateStore();
+        await store.InitializeAsync(cancellationToken);
+        await EnrollAgentAsync(store, "ai-agent", "FC11", cancellationToken);
+        await EnrollAgentAsync(store, "home", "FC22", cancellationToken);
+        var broker = new ControlEventBroker();
+        var applier = new CountingPolicyApplier();
+        var links = new LinkService(store, applier, broker);
+        await links.CreateAsync(
+            new LinkPolicyCreateRequest(
+                "ai-agent", "home", "tcp", 22, 0, "replay", Guid.NewGuid().ToString()),
+            "windows-pc",
+            cancellationToken);
+        var request = new CertificateReenrollmentRequest(
+            "resume interrupted kill switch", Guid.NewGuid().ToString());
+        var interrupted = await store.BeginAgentReenrollmentAsync(
+            "ai-agent", request, "windows-pc", TimeSpan.FromMinutes(10), cancellationToken);
+        Assert.Equal("Disconnecting", Assert.Single(interrupted!.Links).ActualState);
+        var lifecycle = new CertificateLifecycleService(store, links, broker);
+
+        var ticket = await lifecycle.ReenrollAgentAsync(
+            "ai-agent", request, "windows-pc", cancellationToken);
+        var persisted = Assert.Single(await store.ListLinksAsync(cancellationToken));
+
+        Assert.NotNull(ticket);
+        Assert.Equal("Disabled", persisted.DesiredState);
+        Assert.Equal("Disabled", persisted.ActualState);
+        Assert.False(applier.IsConnected);
+        Assert.Equal(1, applier.DisconnectCalls);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task ReenrollmentWaitsForReconnectAndFinishesFactuallyDisabled()
+    {
+        var cancellationToken = TestContext.Current.CancellationToken;
+        var store = CreateStore();
+        await store.InitializeAsync(cancellationToken);
+        await EnrollAgentAsync(store, "ai-agent", "FD11", cancellationToken);
+        await EnrollAgentAsync(store, "home", "FD22", cancellationToken);
+        var broker = new ControlEventBroker();
+        var applier = new BlockingPolicyApplier();
+        var links = new LinkService(store, applier, broker);
+        await links.CreateAsync(
+            new LinkPolicyCreateRequest(
+                "ai-agent", "home", "tcp", 22, 0, "race", Guid.NewGuid().ToString()),
+            "windows-pc",
+            cancellationToken);
+        applier.BlockNextConnect();
+        applier.IsConnected = false;
+        var reconciliation = links.ReconcileLinksForNodeAsync("home", cancellationToken);
+        await applier.ConnectStarted.WaitAsync(cancellationToken);
+        var lifecycle = new CertificateLifecycleService(store, links, broker);
+        var reenrollment = lifecycle.ReenrollAgentAsync(
+            "ai-agent",
+            new CertificateReenrollmentRequest("race", Guid.NewGuid().ToString()),
+            "windows-pc",
+            cancellationToken);
+
+        Assert.False(reenrollment.IsCompleted);
+        applier.ReleaseConnect();
+        await reconciliation;
+        Assert.NotNull(await reenrollment);
+        var persisted = Assert.Single(await store.ListLinksAsync(cancellationToken));
+
+        Assert.Equal("Disabled", persisted.DesiredState);
+        Assert.Equal("Disabled", persisted.ActualState);
+        Assert.False(applier.IsConnected);
+    }
+
     [Fact]
     public async Task AgentReenrollmentRevokesCertificateAndDisablesLinksBeforeIssuingToken()
     {
@@ -718,7 +844,7 @@ public sealed class ControlStoreTests : IAsyncDisposable
                 "ai-agent", "home", "tcp", 22, 60, "development", Guid.NewGuid().ToString()),
             "windows-pc",
             cancellationToken);
-        var lifecycle = new CertificateLifecycleService(store, applier, broker);
+        var lifecycle = new CertificateLifecycleService(store, links, broker);
         var request = new CertificateReenrollmentRequest("rotate compromised key", Guid.NewGuid().ToString());
 
         var ticket = await lifecycle.ReenrollAgentAsync(
@@ -858,6 +984,9 @@ public sealed class ControlStoreTests : IAsyncDisposable
             Assert.Equal("Disabled", persisted.DesiredState);
             Assert.Equal("Disconnecting", persisted.ActualState);
         }
+
+        public Task<bool> IsConnectedAsync(LinkPolicy link, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+            => Task.FromResult(ConnectCalls > DisconnectCalls);
     }
 
     private sealed class CountingPolicyApplier : ILinkPolicyApplier
@@ -865,10 +994,13 @@ public sealed class ControlStoreTests : IAsyncDisposable
         public int ConnectCalls { get; private set; }
         public int DisconnectCalls { get; private set; }
         public bool FailDisconnect { get; set; }
+        public bool ConnectLeavesRuleAbsent { get; set; }
+        public bool IsConnected { get; set; }
 
         public Task ApplyConnectAsync(LinkPolicy link, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         {
             ConnectCalls++;
+            IsConnected = !ConnectLeavesRuleAbsent;
             return Task.CompletedTask;
         }
 
@@ -879,7 +1011,54 @@ public sealed class ControlStoreTests : IAsyncDisposable
             {
                 throw new InvalidOperationException("simulated firewall failure");
             }
+            IsConnected = false;
             return Task.CompletedTask;
         }
+
+        public Task<bool> IsConnectedAsync(LinkPolicy link, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+            => Task.FromResult(IsConnected);
+    }
+
+    private sealed class BlockingPolicyApplier : ILinkPolicyApplier
+    {
+        private TaskCompletionSource _connectStarted = CompletedSource();
+        private TaskCompletionSource _releaseConnect = CompletedSource();
+
+        public bool IsConnected { get; set; }
+        public Task ConnectStarted => _connectStarted.Task;
+
+        public void BlockNextConnect()
+        {
+            _connectStarted = NewSource();
+            _releaseConnect = NewSource();
+        }
+
+        public void ReleaseConnect() => _releaseConnect.TrySetResult();
+
+        public async Task ApplyConnectAsync(LinkPolicy link, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+        {
+            _connectStarted.TrySetResult();
+            await _releaseConnect.Task.WaitAsync(cancellationToken);
+            IsConnected = true;
+        }
+
+        public Task ApplyDisconnectAsync(LinkPolicy link, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+        {
+            IsConnected = false;
+            return Task.CompletedTask;
+        }
+
+        public Task<bool> IsConnectedAsync(LinkPolicy link, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+            => Task.FromResult(IsConnected);
+
+        private static TaskCompletionSource NewSource()
+            => new(TaskCreationOptions.RunContinuationsAsynchronously);
+
+        private static TaskCompletionSource CompletedSource()
+        {
+            var source = NewSource();
+            source.SetResult();
+            return source;
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/ServerMonitorManager.Control.Tests/LinkPolicyApplierIntegrationTests.cs b/tests/ServerMonitorManager.Control.Tests/LinkPolicyApplierIntegrationTests.cs
index 8f6f2d4..3700663 100644
--- a/tests/ServerMonitorManager.Control.Tests/LinkPolicyApplierIntegrationTests.cs
+++ b/tests/ServerMonitorManager.Control.Tests/LinkPolicyApplierIntegrationTests.cs
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ public sealed class LinkPolicyApplierIntegrationTests : IAsyncDisposable
         var sudoPath = Path.Combine(_directory, "sudo");
         var helperPath = Path.Combine(_directory, "policy-helper");
         var failureMarkerPath = Path.Combine(_directory, "fail-disconnect");
+        var connectedMarkerPath = Path.Combine(_directory, "connected");
         var invocationLogPath = Path.Combine(_directory, "helper.log");
         await WriteExecutableAsync(
             sudoPath,
@@ -46,10 +47,23 @@ public sealed class LinkPolicyApplierIntegrationTests : IAsyncDisposable
             #!/bin/sh
             set -eu
             printf '%s\n' "$*" >> '{{ShellQuote(invocationLogPath)}}'
+            if [ "${1:-}" = "link-connect" ]; then
+                touch '{{ShellQuote(connectedMarkerPath)}}'
+            fi
             if [ "${1:-}" = "link-disconnect" ] && [ -f '{{ShellQuote(failureMarkerPath)}}' ]; then
                 echo "nftables validation failed" >&2
                 exit 23
             fi
+            if [ "${1:-}" = "link-disconnect" ]; then
+                rm -f '{{ShellQuote(connectedMarkerPath)}}'
+            fi
+            if [ "${1:-}" = "link-status" ]; then
+                if [ -f '{{ShellQuote(connectedMarkerPath)}}' ]; then
+                    printf '%s\n' active
+                else
+                    printf '%s\n' disabled
+                fi
+            fi
             """,
             cancellationToken);
 
@@ -79,7 +93,7 @@ public sealed class LinkPolicyApplierIntegrationTests : IAsyncDisposable
         var restartedStore = CreateStore();
         await restartedStore.InitializeAsync(cancellationToken);
         var restartedService = CreateLinkService(restartedStore, sudoPath, helperPath);
-        var failedReconciliation = await restartedService.ReconcileDisabledLinksForNodeAsync(
+        var failedReconciliation = await restartedService.ReconcileLinksForNodeAsync(
             "home", cancellationToken);
         Assert.Equal(new LinkReconciliationResult(1, 1), failedReconciliation);
 
@@ -87,7 +101,7 @@ public sealed class LinkPolicyApplierIntegrationTests : IAsyncDisposable
         var secondRestartStore = CreateStore();
         await secondRestartStore.InitializeAsync(cancellationToken);
         var secondRestartService = CreateLinkService(secondRestartStore, sudoPath, helperPath);
-        var successfulReconciliation = await secondRestartService.ReconcileDisabledLinksForNodeAsync(
+        var successfulReconciliation = await secondRestartService.ReconcileLinksForNodeAsync(
             "home", cancellationToken);
         Assert.Equal(new LinkReconciliationResult(1, 0), successfulReconciliation);
         var persisted = Assert.Single(await secondRestartStore.ListEffectiveLinksForNodeAsync(
@@ -96,10 +110,16 @@ public sealed class LinkPolicyApplierIntegrationTests : IAsyncDisposable
         Assert.Equal("Disabled", persisted.ActualState);
 
         var invocations = await File.ReadAllLinesAsync(invocationLogPath, cancellationToken);
-        Assert.Equal(4, invocations.Length);
+        Assert.Equal(9, invocations.Length);
         Assert.Equal("link-connect ai-agent home tcp 22 60", invocations[0]);
-        Assert.All(invocations.Skip(1), invocation =>
-            Assert.Equal("link-disconnect ai-agent home tcp 22", invocation));
+        Assert.Equal("link-status ai-agent home tcp 22", invocations[1]);
+        Assert.Equal("link-status ai-agent home tcp 22", invocations[2]);
+        Assert.Equal("link-disconnect ai-agent home tcp 22", invocations[3]);
+        Assert.Equal("link-status ai-agent home tcp 22", invocations[4]);
+        Assert.Equal("link-disconnect ai-agent home tcp 22", invocations[5]);
+        Assert.Equal("link-status ai-agent home tcp 22", invocations[6]);
+        Assert.Equal("link-disconnect ai-agent home tcp 22", invocations[7]);
+        Assert.Equal("link-status ai-agent home tcp 22", invocations[8]);
     }
 
     public ValueTask DisposeAsync()
diff --git a/tests/acceptance/three-server-mesh.sh b/tests/acceptance/three-server-mesh.sh
index 423dbbc..761ba2f 100644
--- a/tests/acceptance/three-server-mesh.sh
+++ b/tests/acceptance/three-server-mesh.sh
@@ -61,6 +61,19 @@ expect_blocked() {
   fi
 }
 
+expect_factual_status() {
+  local target="$1"
+  local expected="$2"
+  local command output
+  printf -v command '%q ' sudo /usr/local/libexec/ochenstarik-smm-policy-apply \
+    link-status "$SOURCE_NODE_ID" "$target" tcp "$TARGET_PORT"
+  output="$(hub_ssh "$command")"
+  [[ "$output" == "$expected" ]] || {
+    echo "Unexpected factual Link status for $SOURCE_NODE_ID -> $target: $output (expected $expected)" >&2
+    exit 1
+  }
+}
+
 decode_base64url() {
   local value="${1//-/+}"
   value="${value//_/\/}"
@@ -148,15 +161,19 @@ home_link="$(create_link "$HOME_NODE_ID" 0)"
 second_link="$(create_link "$SECOND_NODE_ID" 0)"
 LINK_HOME_ID="$(jq -r '.id' <<<"$home_link")"
 LINK_SECOND_ID="$(jq -r '.id' <<<"$second_link")"
-jq -e '.actualState == "Active"' <<<"$home_link" >/dev/null
-jq -e '.actualState == "Active"' <<<"$second_link" >/dev/null
+jq -e '.desiredState == "Active" and .actualState == "Active" and .lastError == null' <<<"$home_link" >/dev/null
+jq -e '.desiredState == "Active" and .actualState == "Active" and .lastError == null' <<<"$second_link" >/dev/null
+expect_factual_status "$HOME_NODE_ID" active
+expect_factual_status "$SECOND_NODE_ID" active
 
 echo '[5/11] Verifying routed access through both Links'
 expect_reachable "$HOME_WG_IP"
 expect_reachable "$SECOND_WG_IP"
 
 echo '[6/11] Disabling only the second Link'
-disable_link "$LINK_SECOND_ID" | jq -e '.actualState == "Disabled"' >/dev/null
+disable_link "$LINK_SECOND_ID" | jq -e \
+  '.desiredState == "Disabled" and .actualState == "Disabled" and .lastError == null' >/dev/null
+expect_factual_status "$SECOND_NODE_ID" disabled
 expect_reachable "$HOME_WG_IP"
 expect_blocked "$SECOND_WG_IP"
 
@@ -166,11 +183,16 @@ ttl_id="$(jq -r '.id' <<<"$ttl_link")"
 expect_reachable "$SECOND_WG_IP"
 deadline=$((SECONDS + 120))
 while ((SECONDS < deadline)); do
-  state="$(api_get '/api/v1/control/links' | jq -r --arg id "$ttl_id" '.[] | select(.id == $id) | .actualState')"
-  [[ "$state" == 'Disabled' ]] && break
+  state="$(api_get '/api/v1/control/links' | jq -r --arg id "$ttl_id" \
+    '.[] | select(.id == $id) | [.desiredState, .actualState, (.lastError // "")] | @tsv')"
+  [[ "$state" == $'Disabled\tDisabled\t' ]] && break
   sleep 5
 done
-[[ "${state:-}" == 'Disabled' ]] || { echo 'TTL Link did not become Disabled' >&2; exit 1; }
+[[ "${state:-}" == $'Disabled\tDisabled\t' ]] || {
+  echo "TTL Link did not factually converge to Disabled: ${state:-missing}" >&2
+  exit 1
+}
+expect_factual_status "$SECOND_NODE_ID" disabled
 expect_blocked "$SECOND_WG_IP"
 expect_reachable "$HOME_WG_IP"
 
@@ -191,6 +213,8 @@ if [[ "${SMM_ACCEPT_RESTORE:-0}" == '1' ]]; then
   api_get '/healthz' >/dev/null
   expect_reachable "$HOME_WG_IP"
   expect_blocked "$SECOND_WG_IP"
+  expect_factual_status "$HOME_NODE_ID" active
+  expect_factual_status "$SECOND_NODE_ID" disabled
 else
   echo '[9/11] Restore check skipped; set SMM_ACCEPT_RESTORE=1 to enable it'
 fi
@@ -208,6 +232,8 @@ if [[ "${SMM_ACCEPT_REBOOT:-0}" == '1' ]]; then
   done
   expect_reachable "$HOME_WG_IP"
   expect_blocked "$SECOND_WG_IP"
+  expect_factual_status "$HOME_NODE_ID" active
+  expect_factual_status "$SECOND_NODE_ID" disabled
 else
   echo '[10/11] Reboot check skipped; set SMM_ACCEPT_REBOOT=1 to enable it'
 fi
diff --git a/tests/bootstrap/test-bootstrap-contract.sh b/tests/bootstrap/test-bootstrap-contract.sh
index f5aace6..a28687f 100755
--- a/tests/bootstrap/test-bootstrap-contract.sh
+++ b/tests/bootstrap/test-bootstrap-contract.sh
@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@ root="$(cd -- "$(dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/../.." && pwd)"
 bootstrap="$root/deploy/ochenstarik-server-monitor-manager.sh"
 helper="$root/deploy/ochenstarik-smm-policy-apply"
 emergency="$root/deploy/ochenstarik-smm-emergency"
+
+grep -Fq 'if ! listing="$(/usr/sbin/nft -a list chain' "$helper" || {
+    printf '%s\n' "policy status probe must fail closed when nftables cannot be inspected" >&2
+    exit 1
+}
 provisioning_helper_unit="$root/deploy/ochenstarik-smm-provisioning-helper.service"
 
 grep -Fq 'EnvironmentFile=/etc/ochenstarik-server-monitor-manager/agent.env' "$provisioning_helper_unit"
@@ -81,6 +86,17 @@ grep -Fq 'smm:source:target:tcp:22' <<<"$connect_output"
 disconnect_output="$(SMM_POLICY_TESTING=1 SMM_POLICY_STATE_FILE="$policy_state" \
     bash "$helper" link-disconnect source target tcp 22)"
 grep -Fq 'smm:source:target:tcp:22' <<<"$disconnect_output"
+status_output="$(SMM_POLICY_TESTING=1 SMM_POLICY_STATE_FILE="$policy_state" \
+    bash "$helper" link-status source target tcp 22)"
+[[ "$status_output" == 'disabled' ]] || {
+    printf '%s\n' "policy helper returned an invalid factual status" >&2
+    exit 1
+}
+if SMM_POLICY_TESTING=1 SMM_POLICY_STATE_FILE="$policy_state" \
+    bash "$helper" link-status source target tcp 22 unexpected >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    printf '%s\n' "policy helper unexpectedly accepted extra link-status arguments" >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
 rm -f -- "$policy_state"
 
 fixture="$(mktemp -d -t smm-bootstrap-test.XXXXXXXX)"
diff --git a/tests/windows/Test-DesktopContracts.ps1 b/tests/windows/Test-DesktopContracts.ps1
index f7fd4b1..73a8028 100644
--- a/tests/windows/Test-DesktopContracts.ps1
+++ b/tests/windows/Test-DesktopContracts.ps1
@@ -36,7 +36,12 @@ $requiredXamlContracts = @(
     'x:Name="LinksList"',
     'AutomationProperties.Name=',
     'Click="ConnectButton_Click"',
-    'Click="DisconnectButton_Click"'
+    'Click="DisconnectButton_Click"',
+    'Text="{x:Bind DesiredStatusText}"',
+    'Text="{x:Bind ActualStatusText}"',
+    'Text="{x:Bind DriftText}"',
+    'Text="{x:Bind ErrorText}"',
+    'Text="{x:Bind VersionText}"'
 )
 foreach ($contract in $requiredXamlContracts) {
     if ($linksXaml.IndexOf($contract, [StringComparison]::Ordinal) -lt 0) {