diff --git a/packages/iios-service/src/adapters/adapters.spec.ts b/packages/iios-service/src/adapters/adapters.spec.ts
index 8c41bbc..7bd68d4 100644
--- a/packages/iios-service/src/adapters/adapters.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/iios-service/src/adapters/adapters.spec.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { describe, it, expect, beforeAll, afterAll, beforeEach } from 'vitest';
 import { PrismaClient } from '@prisma/client';
 import { DlqService } from '../outbox/dlq.service';
 import { resetDb } from '../test-utils/reset-db';
+import { ProjectionCursorService } from '../projection/projection-cursor.service';
 import { makeFakePorts } from '@insignia/iios-testkit';
 import { IIOS_EVENTS, type CloudEvent } from '@insignia/iios-contracts';
 import { signedFixture, emailFixture } from '@insignia/iios-adapter-sdk';
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ const SECRET = 'dev-adapter-secret'; // AdapterRegistry default
 const registry = () => new AdapterRegistry();
 const inbound = () => new InboundService(asService, registry());
 const projector = () =>
-  new RawEventProjector(asService, new OutboxBus(), new DlqService(asService), registry(), new IngestService(asService, makeFakePorts(), new ActorResolver(asService)));
+  new RawEventProjector(asService, new OutboxBus(), new DlqService(asService), registry(), new IngestService(asService, makeFakePorts(), new ActorResolver(asService)), new ProjectionCursorService(asService));
 
 async function rawReceivedEvents(): Promise<CloudEvent[]> {
   const rows = await prisma.iiosOutboxEvent.findMany({ where: { eventType: IIOS_EVENTS.rawReceived }, orderBy: { createdAt: 'asc' } });
diff --git a/packages/iios-service/src/adapters/raw-event.projector.ts b/packages/iios-service/src/adapters/raw-event.projector.ts
index b6ae133..1808c2a 100644
--- a/packages/iios-service/src/adapters/raw-event.projector.ts
+++ b/packages/iios-service/src/adapters/raw-event.projector.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { CloudEvent, IIOS_EVENTS } from '@insignia/iios-contracts';
 import { PrismaService } from '../prisma/prisma.service';
 import { OutboxBus } from '../outbox/outbox.bus';
 import { DlqService } from '../outbox/dlq.service';
+import { ProjectionCursorService } from '../projection/projection-cursor.service';
 import { AdapterRegistry } from './adapter.registry';
 import { IngestService } from '../interactions/ingest.service';
 
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ export class RawEventProjector implements OnModuleInit {
     private readonly dlq: DlqService,
     private readonly registry: AdapterRegistry,
     private readonly ingest: IngestService,
+    private readonly cursor: ProjectionCursorService,
   ) {}
 
   onModuleInit(): void {
@@ -29,7 +31,12 @@ export class RawEventProjector implements OnModuleInit {
   }
 
   async onRawReceived(event: CloudEvent): Promise<void> {
-    if (!(await this.claim(event.id))) return;
+    if (!(await this.claim(event.id))) return; // duplicate → no apply, no cursor advance
+    await this.applyRawReceived(event);
+    await this.cursor.advance(this.consumer, event);
+  }
+
+  private async applyRawReceived(event: CloudEvent): Promise<void> {
     const { rawEventId } = event.data as { rawEventId: string };
     const raw = await this.prisma.iiosInboundRawEvent.findUnique({ where: { id: rawEventId } });
     if (!raw || raw.status !== 'RECEIVED') return;
diff --git a/packages/iios-service/src/ai/ai-routing.spec.ts b/packages/iios-service/src/ai/ai-routing.spec.ts
index adca2ee..1f16f91 100644
--- a/packages/iios-service/src/ai/ai-routing.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/iios-service/src/ai/ai-routing.spec.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { describe, it, expect, beforeAll, afterAll, beforeEach } from 'vitest';
 import { PrismaClient } from '@prisma/client';
 import { DlqService } from '../outbox/dlq.service';
 import { resetDb } from '../test-utils/reset-db';
+import { ProjectionCursorService } from '../projection/projection-cursor.service';
 import { makeFakePorts, makeFakeInference } from '@insignia/iios-testkit';
 import { IIOS_EVENTS, type CloudEvent } from '@insignia/iios-contracts';
 import { ActorResolver } from '../identity/actor.resolver';
@@ -105,7 +106,7 @@ describe('AI × routing (P7, KG-05: AI proposes, never approves)', () => {
 
   it('AiProjector auto-classifies a channel-bearing interaction, idempotently', async () => {
     const { interactionId, event } = await ingestInbound('There is a party at 9 PM tonight!');
-    const p = new AiProjector(asService, new OutboxBus(), new DlqService(asService), ai());
+    const p = new AiProjector(asService, new OutboxBus(), new DlqService(asService), ai(), new ProjectionCursorService(asService));
     await p.onNormalized(event);
     await p.onNormalized(event); // replay
     expect(await prisma.iiosAiJob.count({ where: { interactionId, jobType: 'CLASSIFY' } })).toBe(1);
diff --git a/packages/iios-service/src/ai/ai.projector.ts b/packages/iios-service/src/ai/ai.projector.ts
index 62ff634..6a22b2d 100644
--- a/packages/iios-service/src/ai/ai.projector.ts
+++ b/packages/iios-service/src/ai/ai.projector.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { CloudEvent, IIOS_EVENTS } from '@insignia/iios-contracts';
 import { PrismaService } from '../prisma/prisma.service';
 import { OutboxBus } from '../outbox/outbox.bus';
 import { DlqService } from '../outbox/dlq.service';
+import { ProjectionCursorService } from '../projection/projection-cursor.service';
 import { AiJobService } from './ai.service';
 
 /**
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ export class AiProjector implements OnModuleInit {
     private readonly bus: OutboxBus,
     private readonly dlq: DlqService,
     private readonly ai: AiJobService,
+    private readonly cursor: ProjectionCursorService,
   ) {}
 
   onModuleInit(): void {
@@ -29,7 +31,12 @@ export class AiProjector implements OnModuleInit {
   }
 
   async onNormalized(event: CloudEvent): Promise<void> {
-    if (!(await this.claim(event.id))) return;
+    if (!(await this.claim(event.id))) return; // duplicate → no apply, no cursor advance
+    await this.applyNormalized(event);
+    await this.cursor.advance(this.consumer, event);
+  }
+
+  private async applyNormalized(event: CloudEvent): Promise<void> {
     const { interactionId } = event.data as { interactionId: string };
     const interaction = await this.prisma.iiosInteraction.findUnique({
       where: { id: interactionId },
diff --git a/packages/iios-service/src/calendar/calendar-projector.spec.ts b/packages/iios-service/src/calendar/calendar-projector.spec.ts
index d0e49e9..ffe2b05 100644
--- a/packages/iios-service/src/calendar/calendar-projector.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/iios-service/src/calendar/calendar-projector.spec.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { describe, it, expect, beforeAll, afterAll, beforeEach } from 'vitest';
 import { PrismaClient } from '@prisma/client';
 import { DlqService } from '../outbox/dlq.service';
 import { resetDb } from '../test-utils/reset-db';
+import { ProjectionCursorService } from '../projection/projection-cursor.service';
 import { makeFakePorts, makeFakeInference } from '@insignia/iios-testkit';
 import { IIOS_EVENTS, type CloudEvent } from '@insignia/iios-contracts';
 import { MessageService, type MessagePrincipal } from '../messaging/message.service';
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@ describe('Calendar reminders + projector (P8)', () => {
       where: { eventType: IIOS_EVENTS.aiArtifactAccepted, aggregateId: artifact!.id },
     })).cloudEvent as unknown as CloudEvent;
 
-    const p = new CalendarProjector(asService, new OutboxBus(), new DlqService(asService));
+    const p = new CalendarProjector(asService, new OutboxBus(), new DlqService(asService), new ProjectionCursorService(asService));
     await p.onArtifactAccepted(event);
     await p.onArtifactAccepted(event); // replay
     const claim = await prisma.iiosAiClaim.findFirstOrThrow({ where: { artifactId: artifact!.id, claimType: 'EVENT' } });
diff --git a/packages/iios-service/src/calendar/calendar.projector.ts b/packages/iios-service/src/calendar/calendar.projector.ts
index 9dc875c..2e91bf9 100644
--- a/packages/iios-service/src/calendar/calendar.projector.ts
+++ b/packages/iios-service/src/calendar/calendar.projector.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { CloudEvent, IIOS_EVENTS } from '@insignia/iios-contracts';
 import { PrismaService } from '../prisma/prisma.service';
 import { OutboxBus } from '../outbox/outbox.bus';
 import { DlqService } from '../outbox/dlq.service';
+import { ProjectionCursorService } from '../projection/projection-cursor.service';
 
 /**
  * P7→P8 auto-bridge (P8). When a P7 AI artifact is accepted and it carries an
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ export class CalendarProjector implements OnModuleInit {
     private readonly prisma: PrismaService,
     private readonly bus: OutboxBus,
     private readonly dlq: DlqService,
+    private readonly cursor: ProjectionCursorService,
   ) {}
 
   onModuleInit(): void {
@@ -26,7 +28,12 @@ export class CalendarProjector implements OnModuleInit {
   }
 
   async onArtifactAccepted(event: CloudEvent): Promise<void> {
-    if (!(await this.claim(event.id))) return;
+    if (!(await this.claim(event.id))) return; // duplicate → no apply, no cursor advance
+    await this.applyArtifactAccepted(event);
+    await this.cursor.advance(this.consumer, event);
+  }
+
+  private async applyArtifactAccepted(event: CloudEvent): Promise<void> {
     const { artifactId } = event.data as { artifactId: string };
     const artifact = await this.prisma.iiosAiArtifact.findUnique({ where: { id: artifactId }, include: { job: true, claims: true } });
     if (!artifact?.acceptedByActorId) return;
diff --git a/packages/iios-service/src/inbox/inbox.projector.ts b/packages/iios-service/src/inbox/inbox.projector.ts
index 819cdc6..0e3a212 100644
--- a/packages/iios-service/src/inbox/inbox.projector.ts
+++ b/packages/iios-service/src/inbox/inbox.projector.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { CloudEvent, IIOS_EVENTS } from '@insignia/iios-contracts';
 import { PrismaService } from '../prisma/prisma.service';
 import { OutboxBus } from '../outbox/outbox.bus';
 import { DlqService } from '../outbox/dlq.service';
+import { ProjectionCursorService } from '../projection/projection-cursor.service';
 
 interface MessageSentData {
   interactionId: string;
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ export class InboxProjector implements OnModuleInit {
     private readonly prisma: PrismaService,
     private readonly bus: OutboxBus,
     private readonly dlq: DlqService,
+    private readonly cursor: ProjectionCursorService,
   ) {}
 
   onModuleInit(): void {
@@ -39,7 +41,12 @@ export class InboxProjector implements OnModuleInit {
   }
 
   async onMessageSent(event: CloudEvent): Promise<void> {
-    if (!(await this.claim(event.id))) return;
+    if (!(await this.claim(event.id))) return; // duplicate → no apply, no cursor advance
+    await this.applyMessageSent(event);
+    await this.cursor.advance(this.consumer, event);
+  }
+
+  private async applyMessageSent(event: CloudEvent): Promise<void> {
     const data = event.data as MessageSentData;
     const traceId = event.insignia?.correlationId;
     const thread = await this.prisma.iiosThread.findUnique({ where: { id: data.threadId } });
@@ -53,7 +60,12 @@ export class InboxProjector implements OnModuleInit {
   }
 
   async onMessageRead(event: CloudEvent): Promise<void> {
-    if (!(await this.claim(event.id))) return;
+    if (!(await this.claim(event.id))) return; // duplicate → no apply, no cursor advance
+    await this.applyMessageRead(event);
+    await this.cursor.advance(this.consumer, event);
+  }
+
+  private async applyMessageRead(event: CloudEvent): Promise<void> {
     const data = event.data as MessageReadData;
     const item = await this.prisma.iiosInboxItem.findFirst({
       where: {
diff --git a/packages/iios-service/src/inbox/inbox.spec.ts b/packages/iios-service/src/inbox/inbox.spec.ts
index 3569459..9b631a6 100644
--- a/packages/iios-service/src/inbox/inbox.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/iios-service/src/inbox/inbox.spec.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { describe, it, expect, beforeAll, afterAll, beforeEach } from 'vitest';
 import { PrismaClient } from '@prisma/client';
 import { DlqService } from '../outbox/dlq.service';
 import { resetDb } from '../test-utils/reset-db';
+import { ProjectionCursorService } from '../projection/projection-cursor.service';
 import { makeFakePorts } from '@insignia/iios-testkit';
 import { IIOS_EVENTS, PolicyDeniedError, type CloudEvent } from '@insignia/iios-contracts';
 import { MessageService, type MessagePrincipal } from '../messaging/message.service';
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ const prisma = new PrismaClient({ datasources: { db: { url } } });
 const asService = prisma as unknown as PrismaService;
 const actors = new ActorResolver(asService);
 const ms = () => new MessageService(asService, makeFakePorts(), actors);
-const projector = () => new InboxProjector(asService, new OutboxBus(), new DlqService(asService));
+const projector = () => new InboxProjector(asService, new OutboxBus(), new DlqService(asService), new ProjectionCursorService(asService));
 
 const alice: MessagePrincipal = { userId: 'alice', orgId: 'org_demo', appId: 'portal-demo', displayName: 'Alice' };
 const bob: MessagePrincipal = { userId: 'bob', orgId: 'org_demo', appId: 'portal-demo', displayName: 'Bob' };
diff --git a/packages/iios-service/src/outbox/chaos.spec.ts b/packages/iios-service/src/outbox/chaos.spec.ts
index 9b41103..3c18d1d 100644
--- a/packages/iios-service/src/outbox/chaos.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/iios-service/src/outbox/chaos.spec.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { randomUUID } from 'node:crypto';
 import { describe, it, expect, beforeAll, afterAll, beforeEach } from 'vitest';
 import { PrismaClient } from '@prisma/client';
 import { resetDb } from '../test-utils/reset-db';
+import { ProjectionCursorService } from '../projection/projection-cursor.service';
 import { makeFakePorts, makeFakeInference } from '@insignia/iios-testkit';
 import { IIOS_EVENTS, type CloudEvent } from '@insignia/iios-contracts';
 import { ActorResolver } from '../identity/actor.resolver';
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ beforeEach(async () => { await resetDb(prisma); });
 describe('chaos: poison consumer → DLQ → replay (P9)', () => {
   it('a consumer failure is dead-lettered (not swallowed), the lane keeps flowing, and replay resolves it', async () => {
     const dlq = new DlqService(asService);
-    const projector = new AiProjector(asService, new OutboxBus(), dlq, ai());
+    const projector = new AiProjector(asService, new OutboxBus(), dlq, ai(), new ProjectionCursorService(asService));
     dlq.registerHandler('ai-projector', (e) => projector.onNormalized(e)); // healthy handler for replay
 
     const poison = await ingestInbound('There is a party at 9 PM tonight!');
diff --git a/packages/iios-service/src/routing/route.projector.ts b/packages/iios-service/src/routing/route.projector.ts
index d9e1845..ca6c7ed 100644
--- a/packages/iios-service/src/routing/route.projector.ts
+++ b/packages/iios-service/src/routing/route.projector.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { CloudEvent, IIOS_EVENTS } from '@insignia/iios-contracts';
 import { PrismaService } from '../prisma/prisma.service';
 import { OutboxBus } from '../outbox/outbox.bus';
 import { DlqService } from '../outbox/dlq.service';
+import { ProjectionCursorService } from '../projection/projection-cursor.service';
 import { RouteService } from './route.service';
 
 /**
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ export class RouteProjector implements OnModuleInit {
     private readonly bus: OutboxBus,
     private readonly dlq: DlqService,
     private readonly routes: RouteService,
+    private readonly cursor: ProjectionCursorService,
   ) {}
 
   onModuleInit(): void {
@@ -29,7 +31,12 @@ export class RouteProjector implements OnModuleInit {
   }
 
   async onNormalized(event: CloudEvent): Promise<void> {
-    if (!(await this.claim(event.id))) return;
+    if (!(await this.claim(event.id))) return; // duplicate → no apply, no cursor advance
+    await this.applyNormalized(event);
+    await this.cursor.advance(this.consumer, event);
+  }
+
+  private async applyNormalized(event: CloudEvent): Promise<void> {
     const { interactionId } = event.data as { interactionId: string };
     const interaction = await this.prisma.iiosInteraction.findUnique({
       where: { id: interactionId },
diff --git a/packages/iios-service/src/routing/route.spec.ts b/packages/iios-service/src/routing/route.spec.ts
index d86e09a..c156ffd 100644
--- a/packages/iios-service/src/routing/route.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/iios-service/src/routing/route.spec.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { describe, it, expect, beforeAll, afterAll, beforeEach } from 'vitest';
 import { PrismaClient, IiosRouteMode } from '@prisma/client';
 import { DlqService } from '../outbox/dlq.service';
 import { resetDb } from '../test-utils/reset-db';
+import { ProjectionCursorService } from '../projection/projection-cursor.service';
 import { makeFakePorts } from '@insignia/iios-testkit';
 import { MessageService, type MessagePrincipal } from '../messaging/message.service';
 import { ActorResolver } from '../identity/actor.resolver';
@@ -160,7 +161,7 @@ describe('RouteService approve/deny → execute (P6)', () => {
 
 describe('RouteProjector — AUTOMATIC forwarding (P6)', () => {
   const routeSvc = () => new RouteService(asService, new RouteSimulator(asService, new RuleEngine()), new OutboundService(asService, new CapabilityBroker(makeFakePorts(), new CapabilityProviderRegistry())), actors);
-  const projector = () => new RouteProjector(asService, new OutboxBus(), new DlqService(asService), routeSvc());
+  const projector = () => new RouteProjector(asService, new OutboxBus(), new DlqService(asService), routeSvc(), new ProjectionCursorService(asService));
 
   // Ingest an inbound (channel-bearing) interaction — routable, unlike native DMs.
   async function ingestInbound(text: string): Promise<{ interactionId: string; scopeId: string; event: CloudEvent }> {
@@ -223,4 +224,30 @@ describe('RouteProjector — AUTOMATIC forwarding (P6)', () => {
     await p.onNormalized(event);
     expect(await prisma.iiosOutboundCommand.count()).toBe(1);
   });
+
+  it('checkpoints the projection cursor once per event, advancing the offset (P9 slice 7)', async () => {
+    const { scopeId, event } = await ingestInbound('good morning');
+    await automaticBinding(scopeId);
+    const p = projector();
+
+    await p.onNormalized(event);
+    let cursor = await prisma.iiosProjectionCursor.findFirstOrThrow({ where: { projectionName: 'route-projector' } });
+    expect(cursor.sourceTopic).toBe(event.type);
+    expect(cursor.lastOffset).toBe(1);
+    expect(cursor.lastEventId).toBe(event.id);
+
+    // Replaying the same event does NOT double-advance (claim gate).
+    await p.onNormalized(event);
+    cursor = await prisma.iiosProjectionCursor.findFirstOrThrow({ where: { projectionName: 'route-projector' } });
+    expect(cursor.lastOffset).toBe(1);
+
+    // A second, distinct normalized event advances the high-water-mark to 2.
+    const second = await ingestInbound('afternoon all');
+    await automaticBinding(second.scopeId);
+    await p.onNormalized(second.event);
+    cursor = await prisma.iiosProjectionCursor.findFirstOrThrow({
+      where: { projectionName: 'route-projector', partitionKey: second.scopeId },
+    });
+    expect(cursor.lastOffset).toBe(2);
+  });
 });