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+package handlers_test
+
+// stacks_advanced_block_integration_test.go — W4 stacks-advanced block
+// integration suite.
+//
+// Closes the remaining "stacks advanced" P0/P1 legs of the USER-FLOW matrix
+// (docs/sessions/2026-06-04/USER-FLOW-INVENTORY-AND-TEST-MATRIX.md) that were
+// carried as routeCoverageExemptions in
+// internal/router/route_donebar_guard_test.go — the eight
+// /api/v1/stacks/:slug/* advanced surfaces:
+//
+//   POST   /api/v1/stacks/:slug/confirm-deletion   — two-step delete (confirm)
+//   DELETE /api/v1/stacks/:slug/confirm-deletion   — two-step delete (cancel)
+//   POST   /api/v1/stacks/:slug/promote            — env promote (Pro+)
+//   GET    /api/v1/stacks/:slug/family             — env family view (Pro+)
+//   POST   /api/v1/stacks/:slug/domains            — custom-domain add (Pro+)
+//   GET    /api/v1/stacks/:slug/domains            — custom-domain list (Pro+)
+//   POST   /api/v1/stacks/:slug/domains/:id/verify — custom-domain verify
+//   DELETE /api/v1/stacks/:slug/domains/:id        — custom-domain remove
+//
+// Every test drives the route through the PRODUCTION auth chain
+// (middleware.RequireAuth + the /api/v1 group, exactly as router.go wires it)
+// against a REAL Postgres (testhelpers.SetupTestDB). The app builder mirrors
+// the live registration in newStacksAdvancedApp. The stack handlers gate
+// purely on the JWT's team_id matching the stack's team_id (there is no
+// per-user RBAC on these routes — any member of the owning team has the same
+// access; a different team is a 404, never a 403, to avoid existence leaks), so
+// the authz axes asserted are:
+//
+//   owner (creator userID)  → 2xx     happy path
+//   member (2nd userID,      → 2xx     same team_id ⇒ same access (no per-user RBAC)
+//     same team_id)
+//   non-member (other team)  → 404     cross-team isolation (never 403)
+//   unauthenticated          → 401     RequireAuth gate
+//   off-tier (hobby/free)    → 402     multi-env / custom-domain upgrade gate
+//
+// REAL CONTRACT (read each handler, rule 16):
+//   - confirm-deletion is TOKENIZED + 2-step: a pending_deletions row is
+//     created (status='pending') with a sha256(plaintext) hash; POST
+//     ?token=<plaintext> CASes it to 'confirmed' and tears the stack down,
+//     DELETE (no token, authenticated dashboard action) CASes it to
+//     'cancelled'. A wrong/cross-team token is a 410 (never confirms
+//     validity). Step-2 is single-use: the second POST is 410.
+//   - promote validates env (from/to charset, from!=to, source.env==from →
+//     409 env_mismatch) and, for any NON-development target, short-circuits to
+//     202 pending_approval + a promote_approvals row (the email-link approval
+//     gate) BEFORE any compute. A development target bypasses the gate.
+//   - family is a read gated by multiEnvTierAllowed; it groups the env family
+//     and stamps Cache-Control: private, max-age=60.
+//   - domains create/list persist + read custom_domains rows; verify advances
+//     pending_verification → verified via the TXT seam (the external
+//     DNS/cert-manager ingress+cert legs need a live k8s and are asserted only
+//     up to the verified state, with k8s nil — the deeper legs are deferred to
+//     the W4 custom-domain e2e spec); delete removes the row. The per-count cap
+//     and hostname validation come from plans.Registry (rule 3).
+//
+// Nothing here redefines an existing helper: it reuses requireTestDB,
+// ensureStackTables, mustUUIDStr, testhelpers.SetupTestDB / MustCreateTeamDB /
+// MustSignSessionJWT, models.CreateStack / CreatePendingDeletion /
+// CreateCustomDomain, and the handlers.SetLookupTXTForTest seam.
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"context"
+	"database/sql"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/gofiber/fiber/v2"
+	"github.com/google/uuid"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+
+	"instant.dev/internal/config"
+	"instant.dev/internal/email"
+	"instant.dev/internal/handlers"
+	"instant.dev/internal/middleware"
+	"instant.dev/internal/models"
+	"instant.dev/internal/plans"
+	"instant.dev/internal/testhelpers"
+)
+
+// ── app builder ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+// newStacksAdvancedApp wires the eight advanced /api/v1/stacks/:slug/* routes
+// the same way router.go does: the /api/v1 group is gated by RequireAuth, the
+// StackHandler carries a noop email client (so the two-step deletion +
+// promote-approval audit paths run), and the CustomDomainHandler is wired with
+// a nil k8s provider (ingress/cert legs become no-ops; the TXT-verify leg still
+// runs through the lookupTXT seam).
+func newStacksAdvancedApp(t *testing.T, db *sql.DB) *fiber.App {
+	t.Helper()
+	cfg := &config.Config{
+		JWTSecret:                      testhelpers.TestJWTSecret,
+		AESKey:                         testhelpers.TestAESKeyHex,
+		ComputeProvider:                "noop",
+		DashboardBaseURL:               "https://dash.local",
+		APIPublicURL:                   "https://api.local",
+		DeletionConfirmationTTLMinutes: 30,
+	}
+	app := fiber.New(fiber.Config{
+		ErrorHandler: func(c *fiber.Ctx, err error) error {
+			if errors.Is(err, handlers.ErrResponseWritten) {
+				return nil
+			}
+			code := fiber.StatusInternalServerError
+			if e, ok := err.(*fiber.Error); ok {
+				code = e.Code
+			}
+			return c.Status(code).JSON(fiber.Map{
+				"ok": false, "error": "internal_error", "message": err.Error(),
+			})
+		},
+	})
+	app.Use(middleware.RequestID())
+
+	stackH := handlers.NewStackHandler(db, nil, cfg, plans.Default())
+	stackH.SetEmailClient(email.NewNoop())
+	domainH := handlers.NewCustomDomainHandler(db, cfg, plans.Default(), nil)
+
+	api := app.Group("/api/v1", middleware.RequireAuth(cfg))
+	api.Post("/stacks/:slug/confirm-deletion", stackH.ConfirmDelete)
+	api.Delete("/stacks/:slug/confirm-deletion", stackH.CancelDelete)
+	api.Post("/stacks/:slug/promote", stackH.Promote)
+	api.Get("/stacks/:slug/family", stackH.Family)
+	api.Post("/stacks/:slug/domains", domainH.Create)
+	api.Get("/stacks/:slug/domains", domainH.List)
+	api.Post("/stacks/:slug/domains/:id/verify", domainH.Verify)
+	api.Delete("/stacks/:slug/domains/:id", domainH.Delete)
+
+	return app
+}
+
+// ── seed + request helpers (suite-local; nothing redefined) ───────────────────
+
+// seedAdvancedStack inserts a healthy stack owned by teamID with one exposed
+// service carrying an image_ref. Returns the stack row. tier/env are 'pro' /
+// the given env so the multi-env + custom-domain handlers see a real source.
+func seedAdvancedStack(t *testing.T, db *sql.DB, teamID uuid.UUID, env string) *models.Stack {
+	t.Helper()
+	st, err := models.CreateStack(context.Background(), db, models.CreateStackParams{
+		TeamID: &teamID,
+		Slug:   "stk-adv-" + uuid.NewString()[:10],
+		Tier:   "pro",
+		Env:    env,
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	_, err = db.ExecContext(context.Background(), `
+		INSERT INTO stack_services (stack_id, name, expose, port, image_ref, status)
+		VALUES ($1::uuid, 'web', true, 8080, $2, 'healthy')`,
+		st.ID, "registry.local/"+st.Slug+"-web:latest")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	return st
+}
+
+// advReq fires an authenticated JSON request and returns the response. auth=="""
+// exercises the RequireAuth gate (401). body==nil sends no payload.
+func advReq(t *testing.T, app *fiber.App, method, path, auth string, body any) *http.Response {
+	t.Helper()
+	var rdr *bytes.Reader
+	if body != nil {
+		b, err := json.Marshal(body)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		rdr = bytes.NewReader(b)
+	} else {
+		rdr = bytes.NewReader(nil)
+	}
+	req := httptest.NewRequest(method, path, rdr)
+	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+	if auth != "" {
+		req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer "+auth)
+	}
+	resp, err := app.Test(req, 10000)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	return resp
+}
+
+// decodeAdv decodes a response body into a generic map.
+func decodeAdv(t *testing.T, resp *http.Response) map[string]any {
+	t.Helper()
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	var out map[string]any
+	require.NoError(t, json.NewDecoder(resp.Body).Decode(&out))
+	return out
+}
+
+// proTeamWithUsers seeds a pro team plus two distinct user JWTs (owner +
+// member, same team_id) and a non-member JWT (a different pro team). Returns
+// (teamID, ownerJWT, memberJWT, otherJWT). The owner/member share team_id so
+// the "any team member" authz axis is exercised; otherJWT is the cross-team
+// 404 axis.
+func proTeamWithUsers(t *testing.T, db *sql.DB) (uuid.UUID, string, string, string) {
+	t.Helper()
+	teamID := uuid.MustParse(testhelpers.MustCreateTeamDB(t, db, "pro"))
+	owner := testhelpers.MustSignSessionJWT(t, mustUUIDStr(), teamID.String(), "owner-adv@example.com")
+	member := testhelpers.MustSignSessionJWT(t, mustUUIDStr(), teamID.String(), "member-adv@example.com")
+	otherTeam := testhelpers.MustCreateTeamDB(t, db, "pro")
+	other := testhelpers.MustSignSessionJWT(t, mustUUIDStr(), otherTeam, "other-adv@example.com")
+	return teamID, owner, member, other
+}
+
+// ── confirm-deletion (POST = confirm, DELETE = cancel) ────────────────────────
+
+// TestStacksAdvancedBlock_ConfirmDelete_TokenizedTwoStep is the real contract
+// for POST /api/v1/stacks/:slug/confirm-deletion: a pending_deletions row
+// (created with a known plaintext token) is CASed to 'confirmed' by a POST
+// carrying ?token=<plaintext>, the stack row is torn down, and a second POST
+// with the same token is 410 (single-use). It also asserts cross-team isolation
+// (a valid token clicked by a different team is 410, never confirming the token
+// is real) and the RequireAuth gate (401).
+func TestStacksAdvancedBlock_ConfirmDelete_TokenizedTwoStep(t *testing.T) {
+	requireTestDB(t)
+	db, cleanDB := testhelpers.SetupTestDB(t)
+	defer cleanDB()
+	ensureStackTables(t, db)
+	app := newStacksAdvancedApp(t, db)
+
+	teamID, ownerJWT, memberJWT, otherJWT := proTeamWithUsers(t, db)
+	stack := seedAdvancedStack(t, db, teamID, "production")
+
+	// unauth → 401 (RequireAuth gate).
+	r401 := advReq(t, app, http.MethodPost, "/api/v1/stacks/"+stack.Slug+"/confirm-deletion?token=del_x", "", nil)
+	r401.Body.Close()
+	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusUnauthorized, r401.StatusCode)
+
+	// Seed a real pending row + capture the plaintext token (the token IS the
+	// credential the email link carries).
+	_, plaintext := mustSeedStackPendingDeletion(t, db, stack.ID, teamID)
+
+	// Cross-team click of a VALID token → 410 (never confirms validity).
+	rCross := advReq(t, app, http.MethodPost, "/api/v1/stacks/"+stack.Slug+"/confirm-deletion?token="+plaintext, otherJWT, nil)
+	bodyCross := decodeAdv(t, rCross)
+	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusGone, rCross.StatusCode, "cross-team token click must be 410, never a confirm")
+	assert.Equal(t, "deletion_token_invalid", bodyCross["error"])
+	// Row still pending after the rejected cross-team click.
+	assert.Equal(t, "pending", stackPendingDeletionStatus(t, db, stack.ID))
+
+	// Owner click with the real token → 200 confirmed, row flips, stack gone.
+	rOK := advReq(t, app, http.MethodPost, "/api/v1/stacks/"+stack.Slug+"/confirm-deletion?token="+plaintext, ownerJWT, nil)
+	bodyOK := decodeAdv(t, rOK)
+	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, rOK.StatusCode)
+	assert.Equal(t, true, bodyOK["ok"])
+	assert.Contains(t, []any{"confirmed", "confirmed_teardown_pending"}, bodyOK["deletion_status"])
+	assert.Equal(t, "confirmed", stackPendingDeletionStatus(t, db, stack.ID))
+	// The stack row was torn down by the deprovision fn.
+	_, getErr := models.GetStackByID(context.Background(), db, stack.ID)
+	var notFound *models.ErrStackNotFound
+	assert.True(t, errors.As(getErr, &notFound), "confirmed deletion must delete the stack row")
+
+	// Single-use: a second click of the same (now-consumed) token → 410.
+	rReplay := advReq(t, app, http.MethodPost, "/api/v1/stacks/"+stack.Slug+"/confirm-deletion?token="+plaintext, memberJWT, nil)
+	rReplay.Body.Close()
+	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusGone, rReplay.StatusCode, "a consumed token must be single-use (410)")
+}
+
+// TestStacksAdvancedBlock_ConfirmDelete_MissingTokenAndCancel covers the
+// confirm-route 400 (missing token) plus the DELETE cancel half: a pending row
+// is CASed to 'cancelled' by an authenticated DELETE (no token needed — the
+// session is the auth), the stack survives, and a member of the owning team can
+// cancel (any-member authz). A cancel with no pending row is 404.
+func TestStacksAdvancedBlock_ConfirmDelete_MissingTokenAndCancel(t *testing.T) {
+	requireTestDB(t)
+	db, cleanDB := testhelpers.SetupTestDB(t)
+	defer cleanDB()
+	ensureStackTables(t, db)
+	app := newStacksAdvancedApp(t, db)
+
+	teamID, ownerJWT, memberJWT, otherJWT := proTeamWithUsers(t, db)
+	stack := seedAdvancedStack(t, db, teamID, "production")
+
+	// POST confirm with NO token → 400 missing_token.
+	rNoTok := advReq(t, app, http.MethodPost, "/api/v1/stacks/"+stack.Slug+"/confirm-deletion", ownerJWT, nil)
+	bodyNoTok := decodeAdv(t, rNoTok)
+	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusBadRequest, rNoTok.StatusCode)
+	assert.Equal(t, "missing_token", bodyNoTok["error"])
+
+	// DELETE cancel with NO pending row → 404.
+	rNone := advReq(t, app, http.MethodDelete, "/api/v1/stacks/"+stack.Slug+"/confirm-deletion", ownerJWT, nil)
+	rNone.Body.Close()
+	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusNotFound, rNone.StatusCode)
+
+	// Seed a pending row, then cross-team cancel → 404 (cross-team isolation).
+	mustSeedStackPendingDeletion(t, db, stack.ID, teamID)
+	rCross := advReq(t, app, http.MethodDelete, "/api/v1/stacks/"+stack.Slug+"/confirm-deletion", otherJWT, nil)
+	rCross.Body.Close()
+	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusNotFound, rCross.StatusCode, "cross-team cancel must be 404")
+	assert.Equal(t, "pending", stackPendingDeletionStatus(t, db, stack.ID))
+
+	// A MEMBER of the owning team can cancel (any-member authz) → 200, row cancelled.
+	rCancel := advReq(t, app, http.MethodDelete, "/api/v1/stacks/"+stack.Slug+"/confirm-deletion", memberJWT, nil)
+	rCancel.Body.Close()
+	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, rCancel.StatusCode)
+	assert.Equal(t, "cancelled", stackPendingDeletionStatus(t, db, stack.ID))
+	// Stack survives a cancel.
+	_, getErr := models.GetStackByID(context.Background(), db, stack.ID)
+	assert.NoError(t, getErr, "a cancelled deletion must leave the stack intact")
+}
+
+// mustSeedStackPendingDeletion creates a pending_deletions row for the stack and
+// returns (row, plaintextToken). Uses the production model so the hash/token
+// shape matches what ConfirmDelete validates.
+func mustSeedStackPendingDeletion(t *testing.T, db *sql.DB, stackID, teamID uuid.UUID) (*models.PendingDeletion, string) {
+	t.Helper()
+	// requested_by_user_id has an FK to users — seed a real user on the team.
+	var userID uuid.UUID
+	require.NoError(t, db.QueryRowContext(context.Background(),
+		`INSERT INTO users (team_id, email) VALUES ($1, $2) RETURNING id`,
+		teamID, "pd-"+uuid.NewString()[:8]+"@example.com").Scan(&userID))
+	row, plaintext, err := models.CreatePendingDeletion(
+		context.Background(), db, stackID, models.PendingDeletionResourceStack,
+		teamID, userID, "owner-adv@example.com", 30*time.Minute)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	return row, plaintext
+}
+
+// stackPendingDeletionStatus reads the latest pending_deletions status for the
+// stack (the truth surface for the two-step flow).
+func stackPendingDeletionStatus(t *testing.T, db *sql.DB, stackID uuid.UUID) string {
+	t.Helper()
+	var status string
+	require.NoError(t, db.QueryRowContext(context.Background(),
+		`SELECT status FROM pending_deletions
+		   WHERE resource_id=$1 AND resource_type='stack'
+		   ORDER BY requested_at DESC LIMIT 1`, stackID).Scan(&status))
+	return status
+}
+
+// ── promote ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+// TestStacksAdvancedBlock_Promote_ApprovalGateAndAuthz is the real promote
+// contract: a NON-development target short-circuits to 202 pending_approval +
+// a promote_approvals row (the email-link gate) BEFORE any compute, an
+// authenticated MEMBER of the owning team gets the same access (no per-user
+// RBAC), a non-member is 404 (cross-team), an off-tier team is 402, and an
+// unauthenticated call is 401.
+func TestStacksAdvancedBlock_Promote_ApprovalGateAndAuthz(t *testing.T) {
+	requireTestDB(t)
+	db, cleanDB := testhelpers.SetupTestDB(t)
+	defer cleanDB()
+	ensureStackTables(t, db)
+	app := newStacksAdvancedApp(t, db)
+
+	teamID, ownerJWT, memberJWT, otherJWT := proTeamWithUsers(t, db)
+	stack := seedAdvancedStack(t, db, teamID, "staging")
+	promoteBody := map[string]any{"from": "staging", "to": "production"}
+
+	// unauth → 401.
+	r401 := advReq(t, app, http.MethodPost, "/api/v1/stacks/"+stack.Slug+"/promote", "", promoteBody)
+	r401.Body.Close()
+	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusUnauthorized, r401.StatusCode)
+
+	// cross-team → 404 (never 403).
+	rCross := advReq(t, app, http.MethodPost, "/api/v1/stacks/"+stack.Slug+"/promote", otherJWT, promoteBody)
+	rCross.Body.Close()
+	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusNotFound, rCross.StatusCode)
+
+	// owner: non-dev target → 202 pending_approval + persisted approval row.
+	rOwner := advReq(t, app, http.MethodPost, "/api/v1/stacks/"+stack.Slug+"/promote", ownerJWT, promoteBody)
+	bodyOwner := decodeAdv(t, rOwner)
+	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusAccepted, rOwner.StatusCode, "non-dev promote must be 202 pending_approval (email gate)")
+	assert.Equal(t, "pending_approval", bodyOwner["status"])
+	require.NotEmpty(t, bodyOwner["approval_id"], "202 must return the approval_id")
+	assert.NotEmpty(t, bodyOwner["agent_action"], "pending_approval must carry an agent_action")
+	// The promote_approvals row is persisted, status='pending', for this team.
+	var apprStatus string
+	var apprTeam string
+	require.NoError(t, db.QueryRowContext(context.Background(),
+		`SELECT status, team_id::text FROM promote_approvals WHERE id=$1::uuid`,
+		bodyOwner["approval_id"]).Scan(&apprStatus, &apprTeam))
+	assert.Equal(t, "pending", apprStatus)
+	assert.Equal(t, teamID.String(), apprTeam)
+
+	// member of the same team also reaches the gate (any-member authz) → 202.
+	rMember := advReq(t, app, http.MethodPost, "/api/v1/stacks/"+stack.Slug+"/promote", memberJWT, promoteBody)
+	bodyMember := decodeAdv(t, rMember)
+	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusAccepted, rMember.StatusCode)
+	assert.Equal(t, "pending_approval", bodyMember["status"])
+}
+
+// TestStacksAdvancedBlock_Promote_ContractValidation covers the promote
+// handler's real validation contract (rule 16: read the handler): invalid env
+// charset → 400 invalid_env, from==to → 400 invalid_target, and an asserted
+// `from` that does not match the source's actual env → 409 env_mismatch. Also
+// asserts the off-tier (hobby) 402 multi-env gate.
+func TestStacksAdvancedBlock_Promote_ContractValidation(t *testing.T) {
+	requireTestDB(t)
+	db, cleanDB := testhelpers.SetupTestDB(t)
+	defer cleanDB()
+	ensureStackTables(t, db)
+	app := newStacksAdvancedApp(t, db)
+
+	teamID, ownerJWT, _, _ := proTeamWithUsers(t, db)
+	stack := seedAdvancedStack(t, db, teamID, "staging")
+	base := "/api/v1/stacks/" + stack.Slug + "/promote"
+
+	// invalid 'to' charset → 400 invalid_env.
+	rBadEnv := advReq(t, app, http.MethodPost, base, ownerJWT, map[string]any{"from": "staging", "to": "bad env!"})
+	bodyBadEnv := decodeAdv(t, rBadEnv)
+	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusBadRequest, rBadEnv.StatusCode)
+	assert.Equal(t, "invalid_env", bodyBadEnv["error"])
+
+	// from == to → 400 invalid_target.
+	rSame := advReq(t, app, http.MethodPost, base, ownerJWT, map[string]any{"from": "staging", "to": "staging"})
+	bodySame := decodeAdv(t, rSame)
+	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusBadRequest, rSame.StatusCode)
+	assert.Equal(t, "invalid_target", bodySame["error"])
+
+	// asserted from != source.env → 409 env_mismatch (source is 'staging').
+	rMismatch := advReq(t, app, http.MethodPost, base, ownerJWT, map[string]any{"from": "production", "to": "preprod"})
+	bodyMismatch := decodeAdv(t, rMismatch)
+	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusConflict, rMismatch.StatusCode)
+	assert.Equal(t, "env_mismatch", bodyMismatch["error"])
+
+	// off-tier (hobby) → 402 multi-env upgrade gate (rule 3 — tier policy in
+	// the handler, not hardcoded here).
+	hobbyTeam := uuid.MustParse(testhelpers.MustCreateTeamDB(t, db, "hobby"))
+	hobbyJWT := testhelpers.MustSignSessionJWT(t, mustUUIDStr(), hobbyTeam.String(), "hobby-adv@example.com")
+	hobbyStack := seedAdvancedStack(t, db, hobbyTeam, "staging")
+	rTier := advReq(t, app, http.MethodPost, "/api/v1/stacks/"+hobbyStack.Slug+"/promote", hobbyJWT,
+		map[string]any{"from": "staging", "to": "production"})
+	bodyTier := decodeAdv(t, rTier)
+	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusPaymentRequired, rTier.StatusCode)
+	assert.Equal(t, "upgrade_required", bodyTier["error"])
+	assert.NotEmpty(t, bodyTier["agent_action"])
+}
+
+// ── family ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+// TestStacksAdvancedBlock_Family_HappyAuthzAndCache covers GET
+// /api/v1/stacks/:slug/family: the happy path returns the env family (at least
+// the source) + Cache-Control: private, max-age=60; a member of the owning team
+// reads it; a non-member is 404; an unauthenticated call is 401; and an
+// off-tier (hobby) team is 402.
+func TestStacksAdvancedBlock_Family_HappyAuthzAndCache(t *testing.T) {
+	requireTestDB(t)
+	db, cleanDB := testhelpers.SetupTestDB(t)
+	defer cleanDB()
+	ensureStackTables(t, db)
+	app := newStacksAdvancedApp(t, db)
+
+	teamID, ownerJWT, memberJWT, otherJWT := proTeamWithUsers(t, db)
+	stack := seedAdvancedStack(t, db, teamID, "production")
+	base := "/api/v1/stacks/" + stack.Slug + "/family"
+
+	// unauth → 401.
+	r401 := advReq(t, app, http.MethodGet, base, "", nil)
+	r401.Body.Close()
+	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusUnauthorized, r401.StatusCode)
+
+	// owner happy path → 200 + family contains the source + cache header.
+	rOwner := advReq(t, app, http.MethodGet, base, ownerJWT, nil)
+	assert.Equal(t, "private, max-age=60", rOwner.Header.Get("Cache-Control"),
+		"family read must stamp the per-team private cache header")
+	bodyOwner := decodeAdv(t, rOwner)
+	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, rOwner.StatusCode)
+	assert.Equal(t, true, bodyOwner["ok"])
+	fam, ok := bodyOwner["family"].([]any)
+	require.True(t, ok, "family must be an array")
+	assert.GreaterOrEqual(t, len(fam), 1, "family must include at least the source stack")
+
+	// member of the same team reads it → 200 (any-member authz).
+	rMember := advReq(t, app, http.MethodGet, base, memberJWT, nil)
+	rMember.Body.Close()
+	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, rMember.StatusCode)
+
+	// cross-team → 404.
+	rCross := advReq(t, app, http.MethodGet, base, otherJWT, nil)
+	rCross.Body.Close()
+	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusNotFound, rCross.StatusCode)
+
+	// off-tier (hobby) → 402.
+	hobbyTeam := uuid.MustParse(testhelpers.MustCreateTeamDB(t, db, "hobby"))
+	hobbyJWT := testhelpers.MustSignSessionJWT(t, mustUUIDStr(), hobbyTeam.String(), "hobby-fam@example.com")
+	hobbyStack := seedAdvancedStack(t, db, hobbyTeam, "production")
+	rTier := advReq(t, app, http.MethodGet, "/api/v1/stacks/"+hobbyStack.Slug+"/family", hobbyJWT, nil)
+	bodyTier := decodeAdv(t, rTier)
+	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusPaymentRequired, rTier.StatusCode)
+	assert.Equal(t, "upgrade_required", bodyTier["error"])
+}
+
+// ── custom domains (create / list / verify / delete) ──────────────────────────
+
+// TestStacksAdvancedBlock_Domains_FullLifecycle drives the four custom-domain
+// routes end to end against a real Postgres with a nil k8s provider:
+//
+//	POST   create  → 201, row persisted at pending_verification + TXT challenge
+//	GET    list    → 200, the created row appears
+//	POST   verify  → 200, TXT seam matches → status advances to verified
+//	                 (the ingress/cert legs need a live k8s and are deferred —
+//	                 with k8s nil the verified state is terminal here)
+//	DELETE delete  → 200, row removed (list now empty)
+//
+// Plus the authz axes: a member of the owning team can create+list (any-member
+// authz), an unauthenticated call is 401, and a cross-team create is 404.
+func TestStacksAdvancedBlock_Domains_FullLifecycle(t *testing.T) {
+	requireTestDB(t)
+	db, cleanDB := testhelpers.SetupTestDB(t)
+	defer cleanDB()
+	ensureStackTables(t, db)
+	app := newStacksAdvancedApp(t, db)
+
+	teamID, ownerJWT, memberJWT, otherJWT := proTeamWithUsers(t, db)
+	stack := seedAdvancedStack(t, db, teamID, "production")
+	domainsPath := "/api/v1/stacks/" + stack.Slug + "/domains"
+	hostname := "app-" + uuid.NewString()[:8] + ".example.com"
+
+	// unauth create → 401.
+	r401 := advReq(t, app, http.MethodPost, domainsPath, "", map[string]any{"hostname": hostname})
+	r401.Body.Close()
+	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusUnauthorized, r401.StatusCode)
+
+	// cross-team create → 404 (stack not owned).
+	rCross := advReq(t, app, http.MethodPost, domainsPath, otherJWT, map[string]any{"hostname": hostname})
+	rCross.Body.Close()
+	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusNotFound, rCross.StatusCode)
+
+	// owner create → 201 + row persisted pending_verification + TXT challenge.
+	rCreate := advReq(t, app, http.MethodPost, domainsPath, ownerJWT, map[string]any{"hostname": hostname})
+	bodyCreate := decodeAdv(t, rCreate)
+	require.Equal(t, http.StatusCreated, rCreate.StatusCode)
+	assert.Equal(t, true, bodyCreate["ok"])
+	dom, _ := bodyCreate["domain"].(map[string]any)
+	require.NotNil(t, dom, "create must return the domain object")
+	domID, _ := dom["id"].(string)
+	require.NotEmpty(t, domID)
+	assert.Equal(t, models.CustomDomainStatusPending, dom["status"])
+	verif, _ := dom["verification"].(map[string]any)
+	require.NotNil(t, verif, "create must return the DNS challenge")
+	assert.Contains(t, verif, "txt")
+	assert.Contains(t, verif, "cname")
+
+	// DB truth: one row at pending_verification owned by this team + stack.
+	var dbStatus, dbTeam string
+	require.NoError(t, db.QueryRowContext(context.Background(),
+		`SELECT status, team_id::text FROM custom_domains WHERE id=$1::uuid`, domID).Scan(&dbStatus, &dbTeam))
+	assert.Equal(t, models.CustomDomainStatusPending, dbStatus)
+	assert.Equal(t, teamID.String(), dbTeam)
+
+	// member of the same team can list (any-member authz) → 200, row present.
+	rList := advReq(t, app, http.MethodGet, domainsPath, memberJWT, nil)
+	bodyList := decodeAdv(t, rList)
+	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, rList.StatusCode)
+	items, _ := bodyList["items"].([]any)
+	require.Len(t, items, 1, "list must return the one created domain")
+
+	// verify with the TXT seam returning the expected payload → 200, advances
+	// to verified. (The ingress/cert legs require a live k8s — nil here makes
+	// verified terminal; the deeper legs are deferred to the W4 e2e spec.)
+	domUUID := uuid.MustParse(domID)
+	row, err := models.GetCustomDomainByID(context.Background(), db, domUUID)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	wantTXT := models.VerificationTokenPrefix + row.VerificationToken
+	restore := handlers.SetLookupTXTForTest(func(_ context.Context, _ string) ([]string, error) {
+		return []string{wantTXT}, nil
+	})
+	defer restore()
+
+	rVerify := advReq(t, app, http.MethodPost, domainsPath+"/"+domID+"/verify", ownerJWT, nil)
+	bodyVerify := decodeAdv(t, rVerify)
+	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, rVerify.StatusCode)
+	domV, _ := bodyVerify["domain"].(map[string]any)
+	require.NotNil(t, domV)
+	assert.Equal(t, models.CustomDomainStatusVerified, domV["status"],
+		"a matching TXT record must advance the row to verified")
+	// DB truth: status flipped to verified.
+	require.NoError(t, db.QueryRowContext(context.Background(),
+		`SELECT status FROM custom_domains WHERE id=$1::uuid`, domID).Scan(&dbStatus))
+	assert.Equal(t, models.CustomDomainStatusVerified, dbStatus)
+
+	// delete → 200, row removed.
+	rDelete := advReq(t, app, http.MethodDelete, domainsPath+"/"+domID, ownerJWT, nil)
+	rDelete.Body.Close()
+	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, rDelete.StatusCode)
+	var remaining int
+	require.NoError(t, db.QueryRowContext(context.Background(),
+		`SELECT COUNT(*) FROM custom_domains WHERE id=$1::uuid`, domID).Scan(&remaining))
+	assert.Equal(t, 0, remaining, "delete must remove the custom_domains row")
+}
+
+// TestStacksAdvancedBlock_Domains_TierGateAndCrossTeamRow covers two more
+// custom-domain contract legs: an off-tier (hobby) team is 402 on create
+// (CustomDomainsAllowed gate, rule 3), and verify/delete of a domain row that
+// belongs to ANOTHER team is 404 (never confirming the row exists — the
+// requireOwnedDomain UUID-guess defense).
+func TestStacksAdvancedBlock_Domains_TierGateAndCrossTeamRow(t *testing.T) {
+	requireTestDB(t)
+	db, cleanDB := testhelpers.SetupTestDB(t)
+	defer cleanDB()
+	ensureStackTables(t, db)
+	app := newStacksAdvancedApp(t, db)
+
+	teamID, ownerJWT, _, otherJWT := proTeamWithUsers(t, db)
+	stack := seedAdvancedStack(t, db, teamID, "production")
+
+	// off-tier (hobby) create → 402 (custom_domains feature gate).
+	hobbyTeam := uuid.MustParse(testhelpers.MustCreateTeamDB(t, db, "hobby"))
+	hobbyJWT := testhelpers.MustSignSessionJWT(t, mustUUIDStr(), hobbyTeam.String(), "hobby-dom@example.com")
+	hobbyStack := seedAdvancedStack(t, db, hobbyTeam, "production")
+	rTier := advReq(t, app, http.MethodPost, "/api/v1/stacks/"+hobbyStack.Slug+"/domains", hobbyJWT,
+		map[string]any{"hostname": "h-" + uuid.NewString()[:8] + ".example.com"})
+	bodyTier := decodeAdv(t, rTier)
+	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusPaymentRequired, rTier.StatusCode)
+	assert.Equal(t, "upgrade_required", bodyTier["error"])
+
+	// Create a real domain row owned by teamID via the model.
+	dom, err := models.CreateCustomDomain(context.Background(), db, teamID, stack.ID,
+		"owned-"+uuid.NewString()[:8]+".example.com")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// Cross-team verify of that row (other team's JWT) → 404 — the cross-team
+	// check trips on requireOwnedStack first (stack not owned), so a different
+	// team can never reach another team's domain row.
+	rCrossVerify := advReq(t, app, http.MethodPost,
+		"/api/v1/stacks/"+stack.Slug+"/domains/"+dom.ID.String()+"/verify", otherJWT, nil)
+	rCrossVerify.Body.Close()
+	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusNotFound, rCrossVerify.StatusCode)
+
+	// Cross-team delete likewise → 404; the row survives.
+	rCrossDelete := advReq(t, app, http.MethodDelete,
+		"/api/v1/stacks/"+stack.Slug+"/domains/"+dom.ID.String(), otherJWT, nil)
+	rCrossDelete.Body.Close()
+	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusNotFound, rCrossDelete.StatusCode)
+	var n int
+	require.NoError(t, db.QueryRowContext(context.Background(),
+		`SELECT COUNT(*) FROM custom_domains WHERE id=$1::uuid`, dom.ID).Scan(&n))
+	assert.Equal(t, 1, n, "a cross-team delete must not remove the row")
+
+	// Owner can still verify/delete the row (sanity: the 404s above were
+	// authz, not a broken route). Owner verify (k8s nil → stays pending
+	// without TXT match) returns 200; owner delete removes it.
+	rOwnerDelete := advReq(t, app, http.MethodDelete,
+		"/api/v1/stacks/"+stack.Slug+"/domains/"+dom.ID.String(), ownerJWT, nil)
+	rOwnerDelete.Body.Close()
+	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, rOwnerDelete.StatusCode)
+}
diff --git a/internal/router/route_donebar_guard_test.go b/internal/router/route_donebar_guard_test.go
index 6fc44e2..045c262 100644
--- a/internal/router/route_donebar_guard_test.go
+++ b/internal/router/route_donebar_guard_test.go
@@ -204,6 +204,35 @@ var routeTestMap = map[string]string{
 	"GET /api/v1/stacks":          "TestStack_List",
 	"GET /api/v1/stacks/:slug":    "TestStack_GetWrongTeam",
 
+	// ── stacks advanced (W4) — confirm-deletion / promote / family / domains.
+	// DB-backed handler-integration suite
+	// (internal/handlers/stacks_advanced_block_integration_test.go). Each row
+	// points at the TestStacksAdvancedBlock_* test that drives the route through
+	// the production RequireAuth + /api/v1 group (newStacksAdvancedApp mirrors
+	// router.go) against a real Postgres: the route's real contract + authz
+	// (owner+member 2xx, non-member cross-team 404 never 403, unauth 401) + tier
+	// gate (402) + cross-team isolation. Specifically:
+	//   - confirm-deletion (POST/DELETE) is the tokenized two-step delete:
+	//     POST ?token CASes a pending_deletions row to 'confirmed' + tears the
+	//     stack down (single-use → 410 replay; cross-team token → 410); DELETE
+	//     cancels (no token; session is auth) → 'cancelled'.
+	//   - promote validates env + short-circuits a NON-dev target to 202
+	//     pending_approval + a promote_approvals row BEFORE any compute.
+	//   - family is the Pro-gated env-family read (+ Cache-Control header).
+	//   - domains create/list/verify/delete persist+read custom_domains rows;
+	//     verify advances pending_verification→verified via the TXT seam. The
+	//     ingress/cert legs need a live k8s and are deferred to the W4 e2e spec
+	//     (asserted only up to the verified state, k8s nil). Moved here from
+	//     routeCoverageExemptions.
+	"POST /api/v1/stacks/:slug/confirm-deletion":   "TestStacksAdvancedBlock_ConfirmDelete_TokenizedTwoStep",
+	"DELETE /api/v1/stacks/:slug/confirm-deletion": "TestStacksAdvancedBlock_ConfirmDelete_MissingTokenAndCancel",
+	"POST /api/v1/stacks/:slug/promote":            "TestStacksAdvancedBlock_Promote_ApprovalGateAndAuthz",
+	"GET /api/v1/stacks/:slug/family":              "TestStacksAdvancedBlock_Family_HappyAuthzAndCache",
+	"POST /api/v1/stacks/:slug/domains":            "TestStacksAdvancedBlock_Domains_FullLifecycle",
+	"GET /api/v1/stacks/:slug/domains":             "TestStacksAdvancedBlock_Domains_FullLifecycle",
+	"POST /api/v1/stacks/:slug/domains/:id/verify": "TestStacksAdvancedBlock_Domains_FullLifecycle",
+	"DELETE /api/v1/stacks/:slug/domains/:id":      "TestStacksAdvancedBlock_Domains_TierGateAndCrossTeamRow",
+
 	// ── deploy single-app (W4 / deploy wedge) ────────────────────────────────
 	"POST /deploy/new":                                "TestE2E_Deploy_RequiresAuth",
 	"GET /deploy/:id":                                 "TestE2E_Deploy_RequiresAuth",
@@ -381,16 +410,12 @@ var routeCoverageExemptions = map[string]string{
 	"POST /webhooks/github":             "GitHub App webhook, no id (HMAC-auth'd by the App secret, no session chain). TODO: matrix W6 github-app webhook flow.",
 	"POST /webhooks/github/:webhook_id": "per-connection push receiver (HMAC-auth'd, no session chain; signature/branch/rate-limit/idempotency covered by whitebox github_deploy_test.go + github_deploy_receive_arms_coverage_test.go). TODO: matrix W6 github-app webhook e2e.",
 
-	// ── stacks: confirm-deletion / promote / family / domains (W4 advanced).
-	"PATCH /stacks/:slug/env":                      "stack env merge (mig 062). TODO: matrix W4 stack-env flow.",
-	"POST /api/v1/stacks/:slug/confirm-deletion":   "stack two-step delete (confirm). TODO: matrix W4 stack-delete-twostep.",
-	"DELETE /api/v1/stacks/:slug/confirm-deletion": "stack two-step delete (cancel). TODO: matrix W4 stack-delete-twostep.",
-	"POST /api/v1/stacks/:slug/promote":            "stack env promote. TODO: matrix W4 stack-promote flow.",
-	"GET /api/v1/stacks/:slug/family":              "stack family view. TODO: matrix W4 stack-family flow.",
-	"POST /api/v1/stacks/:slug/domains":            "stack custom-domain add (Pro+). TODO: matrix W4 custom-domain flow.",
-	"GET /api/v1/stacks/:slug/domains":             "stack custom-domain list. TODO: matrix W4 custom-domain flow.",
-	"POST /api/v1/stacks/:slug/domains/:id/verify": "custom-domain verify. TODO: matrix W4 custom-domain flow.",
-	"DELETE /api/v1/stacks/:slug/domains/:id":      "custom-domain delete. TODO: matrix W4 custom-domain flow.",
+	// ── stacks: env-merge (W4 advanced). The eight other advanced surfaces
+	// (confirm-deletion ×2 / promote / family / domains ×4) — MOVED to
+	// routeTestMap. Now covered by the W4 stacks-advanced handler-integration
+	// suite (internal/handlers/stacks_advanced_block_integration_test.go,
+	// TestStacksAdvancedBlock_*).
+	"PATCH /stacks/:slug/env": "stack env merge (mig 062). TODO: matrix W4 stack-env flow.",
 
 	// ── team & member management (members / invitations / env-policy /
 	// settings / deletion) — MOVED to routeTestMap. Now covered by the