diff --git a/docs/superpowers/specs/2026-05-04-pz-deterministic-classifier-design.md b/docs/superpowers/specs/2026-05-04-pz-deterministic-classifier-design.md
index c8754b4..dabbdb2 100644
--- a/docs/superpowers/specs/2026-05-04-pz-deterministic-classifier-design.md
+++ b/docs/superpowers/specs/2026-05-04-pz-deterministic-classifier-design.md
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ signature   = sha256(pattern_id + mod_id)[:16]
 
 Normalization for `pattern_id`:
 - Strip session metadata prefix (`General  f:N, t:N, st:N,N,N,N>` shape)
+- Strip body-prefix severity token (`ERROR:` / `SEVERE:` / `WARN:` / `FATAL:`, case-insensitive) so a body that opens with the severity word still hashes the same as one that doesn't.
 - Flatten double- and single-quoted strings to `"<S>"` / `'<S>'`
 - Flatten ≥2-digit numeric runs to `<N>`
 - Collapse whitespace
@@ -240,5 +241,6 @@ Test invocation: `python -m unittest discover tools/pz-analyzer/tests/` should b
 - Editing `pz_error_analysis.py` or `pz_redact_all.sh`.
 - Modifying any file in `/opt/ik-codex/src/`, `/opt/ik-codex/test/`, or `/opt/iblogs/`.
 - AI / LLM integration of any kind in the new tool.
+- LLM inference at runtime in iblogs / bosslogs production. The Qwen analyzer (`pz_error_analysis.py`) is a developer-only discovery tool used to expand the deterministic ruleset in `pz_parser.py` (and its future PHP port). Production rendering is deterministic-only, forever.
 - iblogs front-end rendering of the classification output.
 - Filesystem mod-scan reattribution (pzmm's symbol/vehicle indexes).
diff --git a/tools/pz-analyzer/pz_classify.py b/tools/pz-analyzer/pz_classify.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d8e17c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/pz-analyzer/pz_classify.py
@@ -0,0 +1,310 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+pz_classify.py — Deterministic Project Zomboid log classifier orchestrator.
+
+Walks ``*DebugLog-server*.txt`` files under the redacted-logs directory,
+runs the pz_parser pipeline per file, merges records cross-file by their
+deterministic ``signature``, and emits the spec-shaped JSON report.
+
+Companion to the existing Qwen-backed discovery tool ``pz_error_analysis.py``
+(left untouched). Zero AI dependency, stdlib-only, runs in seconds.
+
+By convention the input is always the redacted directory produced by
+``pz_redact_all.sh``; ``meta.redacted`` is therefore hard-coded ``true``.
+If the user overrides ``--input`` to a non-redacted source we still emit
+``true`` because we have no upstream way to verify redaction status.
+
+Pipeline:
+  parser.parse_file        per-file Entry list
+  parser.classify_entries  per-file deduped Record list
+  _merge_cross_file        global Record list deduped across files
+  _build_summary           top-line stats + by_kind / by_attribution / top_mods
+
+Output schema, CLI flags, and aggregation rules are defined in
+``docs/superpowers/specs/2026-05-04-pz-deterministic-classifier-design.md``.
+"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import argparse
+import dataclasses
+import json
+import sys
+from collections import Counter
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from pz_parser import (
+    MAX_CAUSE_CHAIN_LEVELS,
+    MAX_STACK_FRAMES,
+    SEVERITY_LEVELS,
+    Record,
+    classify_entries,
+    parse_file,
+)
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Defaults / constants
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+_REPO_ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[2]
+DEFAULT_INPUT: Path = _REPO_ROOT / ".scratch" / "pz" / "Logs.redacted"
+DEFAULT_OUT: Path = _REPO_ROOT / ".scratch" / "pz" / "classify.json"
+
+#: Filename glob driving the directory walk.
+INPUT_GLOB: str = "*DebugLog-server*.txt"
+#: Cap on entries in ``summary.top_mods`` — most occurrence-count-heavy mods.
+TOP_MODS_LIMIT: int = 10
+
+#: Confidence / attribution promotion ladders (higher rank wins on merge).
+_CONFIDENCE_RANK: dict[str, int] = {"low": 0, "medium": 1, "high": 2}
+_ATTRIBUTION_RANK: dict[str, int] = {
+    "unattributed": 0,
+    "inferred": 1,
+    "direct": 2,
+}
+#: Levels that count as errors (vs warnings) in the summary.
+_ERROR_LEVELS: frozenset[str] = frozenset({"ERROR", "SEVERE", "FATAL"})
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Cross-file aggregation (spec §9, inter-file equivalent of parser dedup)
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+def _merge_cross_file(per_file_records: list[Record]) -> list[Record]:
+    """Merge ``Record`` instances across files by ``signature``.
+
+    The parser already dedups within a single file. This is the inter-file
+    equivalent: when the same signature appears in records from multiple
+    files, sum occurrences, union file lists, promote attribution/confidence,
+    and merge stack and cause-chain (deduped, capped at parser constants).
+    First-seen is the earliest by file-then-line; since callers feed records
+    in sorted file order, the first record we encounter per signature is
+    already the earliest.
+    """
+    by_signature: dict[str, Record] = {}
+    for incoming in per_file_records:
+        existing = by_signature.get(incoming.signature)
+        if existing is None:
+            # First occurrence — copy so we don't mutate the caller's list.
+            by_signature[incoming.signature] = Record(
+                signature=incoming.signature,
+                pattern_id=incoming.pattern_id,
+                level=incoming.level,
+                kind=incoming.kind,
+                mod_id=incoming.mod_id,
+                mod_name=incoming.mod_name,
+                attribution=incoming.attribution,
+                confidence=incoming.confidence,
+                attribution_reason=incoming.attribution_reason,
+                file=incoming.file,
+                line=incoming.line,
+                cause_chain=incoming.cause_chain,
+                stack=list(incoming.stack),
+                first_seen=incoming.first_seen,
+                occurrence_count=incoming.occurrence_count,
+                files=list(incoming.files),
+                excerpt=incoming.excerpt,
+            )
+            continue
+        # Aggregate.
+        existing.occurrence_count += incoming.occurrence_count
+        for fname in incoming.files:
+            if fname not in existing.files:
+                existing.files.append(fname)
+        # Promote attribution / confidence / mod_name on stronger evidence.
+        if _ATTRIBUTION_RANK[incoming.attribution] > _ATTRIBUTION_RANK[existing.attribution]:
+            existing.attribution = incoming.attribution
+            existing.attribution_reason = incoming.attribution_reason
+            if incoming.mod_name:
+                existing.mod_name = incoming.mod_name
+        if _CONFIDENCE_RANK[incoming.confidence] > _CONFIDENCE_RANK[existing.confidence]:
+            existing.confidence = incoming.confidence
+        # Merge stack frames preserving order, capped.
+        for frame in incoming.stack:
+            if frame not in existing.stack and len(existing.stack) < MAX_STACK_FRAMES:
+                existing.stack.append(frame)
+        # Merge cause chain (deduped tokens, capped).
+        if incoming.cause_chain and incoming.cause_chain != existing.cause_chain:
+            old = existing.cause_chain.split(" -> ") if existing.cause_chain else []
+            new = incoming.cause_chain.split(" -> ")
+            merged = list(old)
+            for tok in new:
+                if tok and tok not in merged:
+                    merged.append(tok)
+            existing.cause_chain = " -> ".join(merged[:MAX_CAUSE_CHAIN_LEVELS])
+    return list(by_signature.values())
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Summary computation
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+def _build_summary(records: list[Record]) -> dict[str, object]:
+    """Build the ``summary`` block per spec.
+
+    Counts records (signatures), not raw occurrences, except for ``top_mods``
+    which sums ``occurrence_count`` per mod_id so that volume-driving mods
+    surface even when they hit the same shape repeatedly.
+    """
+    errors = sum(1 for r in records if r.level in _ERROR_LEVELS)
+    warnings = sum(1 for r in records if r.level == "WARN")
+    by_kind = Counter(r.kind for r in records)
+    by_attribution = Counter(r.attribution for r in records)
+    by_confidence = Counter(r.confidence for r in records)
+
+    # Group by mod_id summing total occurrence_count; preserve any mod_name.
+    mod_totals: dict[str, int] = {}
+    mod_names: dict[str, str] = {}
+    for r in records:
+        mod_totals[r.mod_id] = mod_totals.get(r.mod_id, 0) + r.occurrence_count
+        # First non-empty mod_name wins; subsequent records may have empty
+        # mod_name (e.g. for unattributed) so don't overwrite with "".
+        if r.mod_name and r.mod_id not in mod_names:
+            mod_names[r.mod_id] = r.mod_name
+    top_mods = sorted(
+        (
+            {
+                "mod_id": mod_id,
+                "mod_name": mod_names.get(mod_id, ""),
+                "occurrence_count": total,
+            }
+            for mod_id, total in mod_totals.items()
+        ),
+        key=lambda d: d["occurrence_count"],
+        reverse=True,
+    )[:TOP_MODS_LIMIT]
+
+    return {
+        "errors": errors,
+        "warnings": warnings,
+        "by_kind": dict(by_kind),
+        "by_attribution": dict(by_attribution),
+        "by_confidence": dict(by_confidence),
+        "top_mods": top_mods,
+    }
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Driver
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+def _run(input_dir: Path, out_path: Path, *, quiet: bool) -> int:
+    if not input_dir.is_dir():
+        print(
+            f"pz_classify: --input directory not found: {input_dir}",
+            file=sys.stderr,
+        )
+        return 2
+
+    started = datetime.now(timezone.utc).isoformat(timespec="seconds")
+    files = sorted(input_dir.glob(INPUT_GLOB))
+
+    all_records: list[Record] = []
+    log_lines_total = 0
+    error_lines_total = 0
+
+    for path in files:
+        try:
+            entries = parse_file(path)
+        except Exception as exc:  # noqa: BLE001 — orchestrator must keep going.
+            print(
+                f"pz_classify: warning: failed to parse {path.name}: {exc}",
+                file=sys.stderr,
+            )
+            continue
+        # Body-line totals: every line under every parsed entry contributes
+        # to log_lines_total; severity-level entries' body lines feed
+        # error_lines_total. Counted before dedup so it reflects raw volume.
+        for e in entries:
+            log_lines_total += len(e.body)
+            if e.level in SEVERITY_LEVELS:
+                error_lines_total += len(e.body)
+        all_records.extend(classify_entries(entries, source_file=path.name))
+
+    merged = _merge_cross_file(all_records)
+    merged.sort(key=lambda r: r.occurrence_count, reverse=True)
+
+    finished = datetime.now(timezone.utc).isoformat(timespec="seconds")
+
+    unique_patterns = len({r.pattern_id for r in merged})
+
+    document: dict[str, object] = {
+        "meta": {
+            "input_dir": str(input_dir),
+            "files_scanned": len(files),
+            "log_lines_total": log_lines_total,
+            "error_lines_total": error_lines_total,
+            "unique_signatures": len(merged),
+            "unique_patterns": unique_patterns,
+            "redacted": True,
+            "started": started,
+            "finished": finished,
+        },
+        "signatures": [dataclasses.asdict(r) for r in merged],
+        "summary": _build_summary(merged),
+    }
+
+    tmp = out_path.with_suffix(out_path.suffix + ".tmp")
+    try:
+        out_path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+        with tmp.open("w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+            json.dump(document, f, ensure_ascii=False, indent=2)
+            f.write("\n")
+        tmp.replace(out_path)
+    except OSError as exc:
+        print(f"pz_classify: failed to write {out_path}: {exc}", file=sys.stderr)
+        # Best-effort cleanup of the temp file.
+        try:
+            tmp.unlink()
+        except OSError:
+            pass
+        return 1
+
+    if not quiet:
+        print(
+            f"pz_classify: {len(files)} file(s), {log_lines_total} log lines, "
+            f"{error_lines_total} error lines, {len(merged)} records "
+            f"({unique_patterns} unique patterns) -> {out_path}"
+        )
+    return 0
+
+
+def _parse_args(argv: list[str] | None = None) -> argparse.Namespace:
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
+        prog="pz_classify",
+        description=(
+            "Deterministic Project Zomboid log classifier. Walks redacted "
+            "DebugLog-server*.txt files, classifies errors/warnings, and "
+            "emits a JSON report."
+        ),
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--input",
+        type=Path,
+        default=DEFAULT_INPUT,
+        help=f"Input directory of redacted log files (default: {DEFAULT_INPUT}).",
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--out",
+        type=Path,
+        default=DEFAULT_OUT,
+        help=f"Output JSON path (default: {DEFAULT_OUT}).",
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--quiet",
+        action="store_true",
+        help="Suppress the trailing one-line summary.",
+    )
+    return parser.parse_args(argv)
+
+
+def main(argv: list[str] | None = None) -> int:
+    args = _parse_args(argv)
+    return _run(args.input, args.out, quiet=args.quiet)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    sys.exit(main())
diff --git a/tools/pz-analyzer/pz_parser.py b/tools/pz-analyzer/pz_parser.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b583c71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/pz-analyzer/pz_parser.py
@@ -0,0 +1,777 @@
+"""
+pz_parser.py — Deterministic Project Zomboid log parser.
+
+Pure module (no I/O beyond reading the path it is handed). Walks a redacted
+DebugLog-server*.txt file, extracts errors/warnings, attributes each to a mod
+where evidence allows, classifies by kind, and computes deterministic
+signatures. Output records are designed to be `dataclasses.asdict()`-ready
+for direct JSON serialisation.
+
+Pipeline phases (per design spec at
+docs/superpowers/specs/2026-05-04-pz-deterministic-classifier-design.md):
+
+1. Severity-prefix recognition (ERROR|SEVERE|WARN)
+2. Bidirectional stack collection (pre-stack walk back, post-stack walk forward)
+3. Mod attribution (direct, inferred, unattributed)
+4. File:line extraction (five fallbacks)
+5. Cause-chain extraction (Caused by: chains + standalone exception lines)
+6. Java exception kind detection
+7. Engine-noise tagging
+8. Signature computation (pattern_id + signature)
+9. Aggregation (dedup on signature)
+
+Style notes mirror sibling tool pz_error_analysis.py: type hints with built-in
+generics, `from __future__ import annotations`, regex precompilation as
+module-level constants, stdlib-only.
+"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import hashlib
+import pathlib
+import re
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Tunable constants
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+#: Lookback window (in raw file lines) for inferred mod attribution.
+INFERRED_LOOKBACK_LINES: int = 40
+#: Maximum frames retained per record after pre+post stack merge.
+MAX_STACK_FRAMES: int = 8
+#: Maximum lines walked in each direction during bidirectional stack collection.
+STACK_WALK_LINES: int = 25
+#: Maximum cause-chain depth retained.
+MAX_CAUSE_CHAIN_LEVELS: int = 6
+#: Truncation length for the normalised first line that feeds pattern_id.
+PATTERN_ID_FIRST_LINE_MAX: int = 200
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Line-shape regexes (parsing)
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+#: PZ DebugLog entry header.
+#: Example: ``[16-04-26 00:01:19.080] ERROR: General      f:0, t:1, st:1,2,3,4> body``
+ENTRY_RE = re.compile(
+    r"^\[(?P<ts>\d{2}-\d{2}-\d{2} \d{2}:\d{2}:\d{2}\.\d{3})\]\s+"
+    r"(?P<level>[A-Z]+)\s*:\s*(?P<rest>.*)$"
+)
+
+#: Strips the "General  f:N, t:N, st:N,N,N,N>" prefix from a body line.
+SESSION_META_RE = re.compile(
+    r"^[A-Za-z][A-Za-z0-9]*\s+f:\d+,?\s*(?:t:\d+,?\s*)?st:[\d,]+>\s*"
+)
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Severity-prefix recognition (phase 1)
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+#: Severity tokens that flag a body line as an error/warning event when they
+#: appear at the start of body text. Per spec: broader than the existing
+#: pz_error_analysis.py regex (adds SEVERE for Java util-logging).
+SEVERITY_BODY_RE = re.compile(r"^\s*(ERROR|SEVERE|WARN)\s*[:\s]")
+#: Bracketed-level tokens that map to severity events.
+SEVERITY_LEVELS: tuple[str, ...] = ("ERROR", "WARN", "SEVERE", "FATAL")
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Stack-frame recognition (phase 2)
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+#: Markers that identify a line as stack-shaped. Used to gate pre/post stack
+#: collection so we don't latch onto non-stack continuation text.
+STACK_HINT_RE = re.compile(
+    r"(?:\bat\s+\S+|\[string\s+\"|function:\s|file:\s|\.lua\b)",
+    re.IGNORECASE,
+)
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Mod attribution (phase 3)
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+#: Direct attribution marker: ``Lua((MOD:<name>))``.
+LUA_MOD_MARKER_RE = re.compile(r"Lua\(\(MOD:([^)]+)\)\)")
+#: Direct attribution: ``require("X") failed`` shape.
+REQUIRE_FAILED_RE = re.compile(
+    r"""require\s*\(\s*["']([^"']+)["']\s*\)\s+failed""",
+    re.IGNORECASE,
+)
+#: Direct attribution: explicit ``needed by <mod>`` hint.
+NEEDED_BY_RE = re.compile(r"needed\s+by\s+([A-Za-z0-9_'\- ]+?)(?:[,.]|$)", re.IGNORECASE)
+
+#: Patterns that flag a body as "Lua-shaped" — gating filter for inferred
+#: attribution. Mirrors the spec's enumeration.
+LUA_SHAPED_PATTERNS: tuple[re.Pattern[str], ...] = (
+    re.compile(r"luamanager\.getfunctionobject", re.IGNORECASE),
+    re.compile(r"no\s+such\s+function", re.IGNORECASE),
+    re.compile(r"exception\s+thrown", re.IGNORECASE),
+    re.compile(r"runtimeexception", re.IGNORECASE),
+    re.compile(r"illegalstateexception", re.IGNORECASE),
+    re.compile(r"\blua\b", re.IGNORECASE),
+)
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# File:line extraction (phase 4) — five fallbacks tried in order
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+#: 1. ``at <path>.lua:<n>`` — typical Lua stack frame.
+FILE_LINE_AT_RE = re.compile(r"\bat\s+([^\s:]+\.lua):(\d+)")
+#: 2. ``function: ... file: <path>.lua line #<n>`` (or `: <n>`).
+FILE_LINE_FUNCTION_RE = re.compile(
+    r"function:\s*[^,]*?file:\s*([^\s,]+\.lua)\s+line\s*(?:#|:)\s*(\d+)",
+    re.IGNORECASE,
+)
+#: 3. ``[string "<path>.lua"]:<n>`` — Lua VM source string.
+FILE_LINE_STRING_RE = re.compile(r"""\[string\s+["']([^"']+\.lua)["']\]:(\d+)""")
+#: 4. quoted path ending in a known extension; line # optional.
+FILE_LINE_QUOTED_RE = re.compile(
+    r"""["']([^"']+\.(?:lua|txt|xml|json|ini|cfg|bin))["'](?::(\d+))?"""
+)
+#: 5. unquoted path segment beginning with a recognised root.
+FILE_LINE_UNQUOTED_RE = re.compile(
+    r"\b((?:media|maps|lua|scripts)/[\w./\-]+\.(?:lua|txt|xml|json|ini|cfg|bin))(?::(\d+))?"
+)
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Cause-chain extraction (phase 5)
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+#: ``Caused by: <ExceptionClass>: <msg>`` (msg optional).
+CAUSED_BY_RE = re.compile(
+    r"Caused\s+by:\s+((?:\w+\.)+\w+(?:Exception|Error))(?::\s*(.+?))?\s*$",
+    re.IGNORECASE,
+)
+#: Standalone Java exception line: ``com.foo.BarException: msg``.
+EXCEPTION_LINE_RE = re.compile(
+    r"((?:\w+\.)+\w+(?:Exception|Error))(?::\s*(.+?))?(?=\s+at\s|\s*$)"
+)
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Engine-noise tagging (phase 7)
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+ENGINE_NOISE_PATTERNS: tuple[re.Pattern[str], ...] = (
+    re.compile(r"kahluathread\.flusherrormessage", re.IGNORECASE),
+    re.compile(r"dumping\s+lua\s+stack\s+trace", re.IGNORECASE),
+)
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Signature normalisation (phase 8)
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+DOUBLE_QUOTED_RE = re.compile(r'"[^"]*"')
+SINGLE_QUOTED_RE = re.compile(r"'[^']*'")
+NUMERIC_RUN_RE = re.compile(r"\d{2,}")
+WS_RUN_RE = re.compile(r"\s+")
+#: Strips a leading ``ERROR:`` / ``SEVERE:`` / ``WARN:`` / ``FATAL:`` token
+#: from a body line so a body that happens to begin with the severity word
+#: hashes to the same pattern_id as the bracketed-only variant. Matches the
+#: token plus any colon and trailing whitespace; case-insensitive.
+SEVERITY_PREFIX_STRIP_RE = re.compile(
+    r"^\s*(?:ERROR|SEVERE|WARN|FATAL)\s*[:\s]\s*", re.IGNORECASE
+)
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Dataclasses — match the JSON keys the spec mandates so consumers can
+# `dataclasses.asdict(record)` straight to JSON.
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+@dataclass
+class Entry:
+    """One parsed log entry. Continuation lines (TAB-indented or otherwise
+    non-header lines) are folded into ``body``. Phase-2 stack collection
+    walks neighbouring entries (not raw lines), so no extra context is
+    stored here.
+    """
+
+    timestamp: str
+    level: str
+    body: list[str]
+    line_start: int
+    line_end: int
+
+
+@dataclass
+class FirstSeen:
+    """Provenance for the first occurrence of a deduped record."""
+
+    file: str
+    line: int
+    timestamp: str
+
+
+@dataclass
+class Record:
+    """One classified, deduplicated error/warning record. Field names mirror
+    the JSON output schema in the spec verbatim — this object is intended to
+    be `dataclasses.asdict()`-ed straight into the output document.
+    """
+
+    signature: str
+    pattern_id: str
+    level: str
+    kind: str
+    mod_id: str
+    mod_name: str
+    attribution: str
+    confidence: str
+    attribution_reason: str
+    file: str
+    line: int
+    cause_chain: str
+    stack: list[str]
+    first_seen: FirstSeen
+    occurrence_count: int
+    files: list[str]
+    excerpt: str
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Phase 0: file parse
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+def parse_file(path: pathlib.Path) -> list[Entry]:
+    """Parse a DebugLog-server file into a list of multi-line entries.
+
+    Continuation lines (those not matching ENTRY_RE) append to the previous
+    entry's body, mirroring codex's PatternParser behaviour for multi-line
+    Java stack traces under an ERROR header.
+    """
+    entries: list[Entry] = []
+    current: Entry | None = None
+    with path.open("r", encoding="utf-8", errors="replace") as f:
+        for lineno, raw in enumerate(f, start=1):
+            line = raw.rstrip("\n")
+            m = ENTRY_RE.match(line)
+            if m:
+                if current is not None:
+                    entries.append(current)
+                current = Entry(
+                    timestamp=m.group("ts"),
+                    level=m.group("level"),
+                    body=[m.group("rest")],
+                    line_start=lineno,
+                    line_end=lineno,
+                )
+            elif current is not None:
+                current.body.append(line)
+                current.line_end = lineno
+            # else: orphan line at start of file (no preceding entry); ignore.
+    if current is not None:
+        entries.append(current)
+    return entries
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Phase 1: severity-prefix recognition
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+def is_severity_entry(entry: Entry) -> bool:
+    """True if this entry is an ERROR/WARN/SEVERE/FATAL — either by the
+    bracketed level or a leading SEVERE/ERROR/WARN token in the body (after
+    stripping the session-meta prefix)."""
+    if entry.level in SEVERITY_LEVELS:
+        return True
+    if entry.body and SEVERITY_BODY_RE.match(_strip_session_meta(entry.body[0])):
+        return True
+    return False
+
+
+def effective_level(entry: Entry) -> str:
+    """Return the effective severity for an entry. Body-prefix takes
+    precedence — covers the SEVERE-in-body case where bracketed level is LOG
+    *and* the case where bracketed level is ERROR but body says SEVERE.
+    """
+    if entry.body:
+        m = SEVERITY_BODY_RE.match(_strip_session_meta(entry.body[0]))
+        if m:
+            return m.group(1).upper()
+    return entry.level
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Phase 2: bidirectional stack collection
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+def _is_stack_shaped(line: str) -> bool:
+    return bool(STACK_HINT_RE.search(line))
+
+
+def _strip_session_meta(body_line: str) -> str:
+    """Strip the ``General  f:N, t:N, st:...> `` session-metadata prefix from
+    a body's first line so pattern matching can run against the meaningful tail.
+    """
+    return SESSION_META_RE.sub("", body_line)
+
+
+def _collect_pre_stack(entries: list[Entry], hit_idx: int) -> list[str]:
+    """Walk back through prior entries; collect stack-shaped lines from each
+    entry's body. Stop at the previous severity-flagged entry. Cap collection
+    at MAX_STACK_FRAMES and at STACK_WALK_LINES of body lines examined.
+    Per spec, only return the block if at least one line looks stack-shaped.
+    """
+    collected: list[str] = []
+    lines_examined = 0
+    for j in range(hit_idx - 1, -1, -1):
+        prior = entries[j]
+        # Stop at another severity line (the previous error's boundary).
+        if is_severity_entry(prior):
+            break
+        # Walk this entry's body in reverse; for body[0] the session-meta
+        # prefix is part of the line — strip it before stack-shape check.
+        for k in range(len(prior.body) - 1, -1, -1):
+            line = prior.body[k]
+            stripped = _strip_session_meta(line) if k == 0 else line
+            lines_examined += 1
+            if _is_stack_shaped(stripped):
+                collected.append(stripped.strip())
+                if len(collected) >= MAX_STACK_FRAMES:
+                    break
+            if lines_examined >= STACK_WALK_LINES:
+                break
+        if len(collected) >= MAX_STACK_FRAMES or lines_examined >= STACK_WALK_LINES:
+            break
+    if not collected:
+        return []
+    collected.reverse()  # restore source order
+    return collected
+
+
+def _collect_post_stack(entries: list[Entry], hit_idx: int) -> list[str]:
+    """Look at the entry's own body continuation lines first (stack frames
+    attached to the ERROR header become continuation lines after parsing),
+    then walk forward through subsequent entries. Stop at the next severity
+    entry. Cap at MAX_STACK_FRAMES and at STACK_WALK_LINES of body lines."""
+    entry = entries[hit_idx]
+    collected: list[str] = []
+    lines_examined = 0
+    # Body continuations (skip body[0] which is the headline itself).
+    for line in entry.body[1:]:
+        lines_examined += 1
+        if _is_stack_shaped(line):
+            collected.append(line.strip())
+            if len(collected) >= MAX_STACK_FRAMES:
+                return collected
+        if lines_examined >= STACK_WALK_LINES:
+            return collected
+    for j in range(hit_idx + 1, len(entries)):
+        next_entry = entries[j]
+        if is_severity_entry(next_entry):
+            break
+        for k, line in enumerate(next_entry.body):
+            stripped = _strip_session_meta(line) if k == 0 else line
+            lines_examined += 1
+            if _is_stack_shaped(stripped):
+                collected.append(stripped.strip())
+                if len(collected) >= MAX_STACK_FRAMES:
+                    return collected
+            if lines_examined >= STACK_WALK_LINES:
+                return collected
+    return collected
+
+
+def collect_stack(entries: list[Entry], hit_idx: int) -> list[str]:
+    """Merge pre + post stack, dedup preserving order, cap at MAX_STACK_FRAMES."""
+    pre = _collect_pre_stack(entries, hit_idx)
+    post = _collect_post_stack(entries, hit_idx)
+    seen: set[str] = set()
+    merged: list[str] = []
+    for frame in pre + post:
+        if frame in seen:
+            continue
+        seen.add(frame)
+        merged.append(frame)
+        if len(merged) >= MAX_STACK_FRAMES:
+            break
+    return merged
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Phase 3: mod attribution
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+def _norm_mod_key(raw_name: str) -> str:
+    """Lowercase, strip spaces / apostrophes / hyphens. Used as mod_id."""
+    s = raw_name.lower()
+    for ch in (" ", "'", "-"):
+        s = s.replace(ch, "")
+    return s
+
+
+def _entry_text(entry: Entry) -> str:
+    """Whole-entry text (body + collected stack) for marker scanning."""
+    return "\n".join(entry.body)
+
+
+def attribute_entry(entry: Entry, prior_lookback_lines: list[str]) -> tuple[str, str, str, str, str]:
+    """Determine ``(mod_id, mod_name, attribution, confidence, reason)``.
+
+    ``prior_lookback_lines`` is the body lines from prior entries that fall
+    within INFERRED_LOOKBACK_LINES raw-file-line distance from this entry's
+    start, in source order. The list is scanned in reverse for the nearest
+    ``Lua((MOD:Y))`` marker when inferred attribution is being attempted.
+
+    Direct-attribution priority: Lua marker -> needed-by -> require-failed.
+
+    Rationale: ``needed by <mod>`` names the dependent mod (more semantically
+    targeted) and is preferred over ``require("...") failed`` which only names
+    the missing module path. ``Lua((MOD:...))`` is unambiguous and wins
+    outright.
+    """
+    text = _entry_text(entry)
+    # 1. Direct via Lua((MOD:X)) — unambiguous; outranks every other signal.
+    m = LUA_MOD_MARKER_RE.search(text)
+    if m:
+        raw = m.group(1).strip()
+        return (
+            _norm_mod_key(raw),
+            raw,
+            "direct",
+            "high",
+            "Lua((MOD:...)) marker on the entry itself",
+        )
+    # 2. Direct via "needed by <mod>"
+    m = NEEDED_BY_RE.search(text)
+    if m:
+        raw = m.group(1).strip().rstrip(".,;")
+        return (
+            _norm_mod_key(raw),
+            raw,
+            "direct",
+            "high",
+            "needed by <mod> hint",
+        )
+    # 3. Direct via require("X") failed — attribute to required module name.
+    m = REQUIRE_FAILED_RE.search(text)
+    if m:
+        raw = m.group(1).strip()
+        # Mod-name first segment (PZ paths often look like Mod/Foo/Bar).
+        mod_name = raw.split("/")[0] if "/" in raw else raw
+        return (
+            _norm_mod_key(mod_name),
+            mod_name,
+            "direct",
+            "high",
+            'require("...") failed shape',
+        )
+    # 4. Inferred — Lua-shaped body + recent Lua((MOD:Y)) within lookback.
+    if any(p.search(text) for p in LUA_SHAPED_PATTERNS):
+        for line in reversed(prior_lookback_lines):
+            mm = LUA_MOD_MARKER_RE.search(line)
+            if mm:
+                raw = mm.group(1).strip()
+                return (
+                    _norm_mod_key(raw),
+                    raw,
+                    "inferred",
+                    "medium",
+                    f"Lua-shaped body; nearest Lua((MOD:{raw})) within "
+                    f"{INFERRED_LOOKBACK_LINES}-line lookback",
+                )
+    return (
+        "__unattributed__",
+        "",
+        "unattributed",
+        "low",
+        "no marker; body not Lua-shaped or no recent Lua((MOD:...))",
+    )
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Phase 4: file:line extraction (five fallbacks, in order)
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+def extract_file_line(text: str) -> tuple[str, int]:
+    """Run the five fallbacks in order. Returns ``(file, line)`` with line=0
+    when only a path was matched."""
+    m = FILE_LINE_AT_RE.search(text)
+    if m:
+        return m.group(1), int(m.group(2))
+    m = FILE_LINE_FUNCTION_RE.search(text)
+    if m:
+        return m.group(1), int(m.group(2))
+    m = FILE_LINE_STRING_RE.search(text)
+    if m:
+        return m.group(1), int(m.group(2))
+    m = FILE_LINE_QUOTED_RE.search(text)
+    if m:
+        return m.group(1), int(m.group(2)) if m.group(2) else 0
+    m = FILE_LINE_UNQUOTED_RE.search(text)
+    if m:
+        return m.group(1), int(m.group(2)) if m.group(2) else 0
+    return "", 0
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Phase 5: cause-chain extraction
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+def extract_cause_chain(text: str) -> str:
+    """Return ``ExceptionA: msg -> ExceptionB: msg`` joined chain, deduped,
+    capped at MAX_CAUSE_CHAIN_LEVELS levels.
+    """
+    tokens: list[str] = []
+    seen: set[str] = set()
+    for line in text.splitlines():
+        cb = CAUSED_BY_RE.search(line)
+        if cb:
+            cls = cb.group(1)
+            msg = cb.group(2) or ""
+            tok = f"{cls}: {msg.strip()}".rstrip(": ").strip()
+            if tok not in seen:
+                seen.add(tok)
+                tokens.append(tok)
+            continue
+        ex = EXCEPTION_LINE_RE.search(line)
+        if ex:
+            cls = ex.group(1)
+            msg = ex.group(2) or ""
+            tok = f"{cls}: {msg.strip()}".rstrip(": ").strip()
+            if tok not in seen:
+                seen.add(tok)
+                tokens.append(tok)
+        if len(tokens) >= MAX_CAUSE_CHAIN_LEVELS:
+            break
+    return " -> ".join(tokens[:MAX_CAUSE_CHAIN_LEVELS])
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Phase 6: Java exception kind detection
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+JAVA_EXCEPTION_RE = re.compile(r"(?:\w+\.)+\w+(?:Exception|Error)\b")
+
+
+def detect_kind(entry: Entry, attribution: str, body_text: str) -> str:
+    """Determine the ``kind`` field. Order: engine_noise > require_failed >
+    java_exception > lua_runtime > runtime."""
+    # Phase 7 short-circuit (engine noise outranks others per spec — engine
+    # noise is PZ's own diagnostic chatter regardless of class).
+    if any(p.search(body_text) for p in ENGINE_NOISE_PATTERNS):
+        return "engine_noise"
+    if REQUIRE_FAILED_RE.search(body_text):
+        return "require_failed"
+    has_java = bool(JAVA_EXCEPTION_RE.search(body_text))
+    has_lua_marker = bool(LUA_MOD_MARKER_RE.search(body_text))
+    if has_java and not has_lua_marker:
+        return "java_exception"
+    # Lua-attributed runtime / inferred
+    if has_lua_marker or attribution in ("direct", "inferred"):
+        return "lua_runtime"
+    return "runtime"
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Phase 8: signature computation
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+def normalize_first_line(first: str) -> str:
+    """Per spec: strip session metadata prefix, strip any leading severity
+    word (so ``SEVERE: foo`` and ``foo`` produce the same pattern_id when both
+    are SEVERE-level), flatten quoted strings to ``"<S>"`` / ``'<S>'``, flatten
+    ≥2-digit numeric runs to ``<N>``, collapse whitespace, truncate to 200
+    chars.
+    """
+    s = first.strip()
+    s = SESSION_META_RE.sub("", s)
+    # Strip any leading ERROR:/SEVERE:/WARN:/FATAL: that survived in the body
+    # — the bracketed level already feeds pattern_id separately, so leaving
+    # the body-prefix in place would fragment signatures across "body has
+    # SEVERE: prefix" vs "body has no prefix but bracketed level is SEVERE."
+    s = SEVERITY_PREFIX_STRIP_RE.sub("", s)
+    s = DOUBLE_QUOTED_RE.sub('"<S>"', s)
+    s = SINGLE_QUOTED_RE.sub("'<S>'", s)
+    s = NUMERIC_RUN_RE.sub("<N>", s)
+    s = WS_RUN_RE.sub(" ", s)
+    return s[:PATTERN_ID_FIRST_LINE_MAX]
+
+
+def compute_pattern_id(level: str, first_line: str) -> str:
+    """``sha256(level + normalized_first_line)[:16]``, prefixed ``sha256:``.
+
+    16 hex chars (64 bits) chosen for JSON readability vs collision-resistance
+    trade-off; consumers treat as opaque.
+    """
+    norm = normalize_first_line(first_line)
+    h = hashlib.sha256(f"{level}\n{norm}".encode("utf-8")).hexdigest()
+    return f"sha256:{h[:16]}"
+
+
+def compute_signature(pattern_id: str, mod_id: str) -> str:
+    """``sha256(pattern_id + mod_id)[:16]``, prefixed ``sha256:``.
+
+    16 hex chars (64 bits) chosen for JSON readability vs collision-resistance
+    trade-off; consumers treat as opaque.
+    """
+    h = hashlib.sha256(f"{pattern_id}\n{mod_id}".encode("utf-8")).hexdigest()
+    return f"sha256:{h[:16]}"
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Aggregation (phase 9) and the public classify_entries entry point
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+_CONFIDENCE_RANK: dict[str, int] = {"low": 0, "medium": 1, "high": 2}
+_ATTRIBUTION_RANK: dict[str, int] = {
+    "unattributed": 0,
+    "inferred": 1,
+    "direct": 2,
+}
+
+
+def _build_excerpt(entry: Entry, max_chars: int = 1000) -> str:
+    """Best-effort one-block excerpt of the entry (header + continuations)."""
+    lines: list[str] = []
+    header = f'[{entry.timestamp}] {entry.level}: '
+    if entry.body:
+        lines.append(header + entry.body[0])
+        for cont in entry.body[1:]:
+            lines.append(cont)
+    text = "\n".join(lines)
+    if len(text) > max_chars:
+        text = text[:max_chars] + "\n... [truncated]"
+    return text
+
+
+def _build_lookback_window(entries: list[Entry], hit_idx: int) -> list[str]:
+    """Collect body lines from prior entries whose ``line_start`` falls within
+    INFERRED_LOOKBACK_LINES raw-file-line distance from the current entry.
+
+    Spec wording is "within the previous 40 lines", measured in raw file lines
+    (mirrors pzmm's ``(i - last_mod_line) <= 40``, inclusive of 40). Counting
+    raw lines means a multi-line entry (e.g., a 5-line Java stack trace) does
+    not shrink the practical window the way a body-line budget would.
+
+    Returned list is in source order (oldest first) so callers can call
+    ``reversed()`` on it.
+    """
+    if hit_idx <= 0:
+        return []
+    threshold = entries[hit_idx].line_start - INFERRED_LOOKBACK_LINES
+    in_window: list[Entry] = []
+    for j in range(hit_idx - 1, -1, -1):
+        prior = entries[j]
+        if prior.line_start < threshold:
+            break
+        in_window.append(prior)
+    # We accumulated newest-first; reverse so we emit in source order.
+    in_window.reverse()
+    collected: list[str] = []
+    for prior in in_window:
+        collected.extend(prior.body)
+    return collected
+
+
+def classify_entries(entries: list[Entry], source_file: str = "") -> list[Record]:
+    """Apply phases 1-9 to a parsed-file entry list. Returns one Record per
+    unique (mod_id, error_shape) pair after dedup on signature.
+    """
+    by_signature: dict[str, Record] = {}
+    for hit_idx, entry in enumerate(entries):
+        if not is_severity_entry(entry):
+            continue
+        level = effective_level(entry)
+        body_text = _entry_text(entry)
+        # Phase 2: stack collection
+        stack = collect_stack(entries, hit_idx)
+        # Phase 3: attribution (with INFERRED_LOOKBACK_LINES lookback)
+        prior_window = _build_lookback_window(entries, hit_idx)
+        mod_id, mod_name, attribution, confidence, attribution_reason = attribute_entry(
+            entry, prior_window
+        )
+        # Phase 4: file:line extraction (search body + stack frames)
+        search_text = body_text + "\n" + "\n".join(stack)
+        file_path, line_no = extract_file_line(search_text)
+        # Phase 5: cause-chain extraction
+        cause_chain = extract_cause_chain(search_text)
+        # Phase 6 & 7: kind detection (engine_noise short-circuits)
+        kind = detect_kind(entry, attribution, body_text)
+        # Phase 8: signature computation
+        pattern_id = compute_pattern_id(level, entry.body[0] if entry.body else "")
+        signature = compute_signature(pattern_id, mod_id)
+        # Phase 9: dedup & aggregate
+        if signature not in by_signature:
+            by_signature[signature] = Record(
+                signature=signature,
+                pattern_id=pattern_id,
+                level=level,
+                kind=kind,
+                mod_id=mod_id,
+                mod_name=mod_name,
+                attribution=attribution,
+                confidence=confidence,
+                attribution_reason=attribution_reason,
+                file=file_path,
+                line=line_no,
+                cause_chain=cause_chain,
+                stack=list(stack),
+                first_seen=FirstSeen(
+                    file=source_file,
+                    line=entry.line_start,
+                    timestamp=entry.timestamp,
+                ),
+                occurrence_count=1,
+                files=[source_file] if source_file else [],
+                excerpt=_build_excerpt(entry),
+            )
+        else:
+            rec = by_signature[signature]
+            rec.occurrence_count += 1
+            if source_file and source_file not in rec.files:
+                rec.files.append(source_file)
+            # Promote attribution / confidence if this hit is stronger.
+            if _ATTRIBUTION_RANK[attribution] > _ATTRIBUTION_RANK[rec.attribution]:
+                rec.attribution = attribution
+                rec.attribution_reason = attribution_reason
+                if mod_name:
+                    rec.mod_name = mod_name
+            if _CONFIDENCE_RANK[confidence] > _CONFIDENCE_RANK[rec.confidence]:
+                rec.confidence = confidence
+            # Merge stack frames (preserving order, capped).
+            for frame in stack:
+                if frame not in rec.stack and len(rec.stack) < MAX_STACK_FRAMES:
+                    rec.stack.append(frame)
+            # Extend cause chain if the new hit has additional segments.
+            if cause_chain and cause_chain != rec.cause_chain:
+                # Concatenate unseen tokens.
+                old = rec.cause_chain.split(" -> ") if rec.cause_chain else []
+                new = cause_chain.split(" -> ")
+                merged = list(old)
+                for tok in new:
+                    if tok and tok not in merged:
+                        merged.append(tok)
+                rec.cause_chain = " -> ".join(merged[:MAX_CAUSE_CHAIN_LEVELS])
+    return list(by_signature.values())
+
+
+__all__ = [
+    "Entry",
+    "FirstSeen",
+    "Record",
+    "parse_file",
+    "classify_entries",
+    "is_severity_entry",
+    "effective_level",
+    "collect_stack",
+    "attribute_entry",
+    "extract_file_line",
+    "extract_cause_chain",
+    "detect_kind",
+    "normalize_first_line",
+    "compute_pattern_id",
+    "compute_signature",
+    "INFERRED_LOOKBACK_LINES",
+    "MAX_STACK_FRAMES",
+    "STACK_WALK_LINES",
+    "MAX_CAUSE_CHAIN_LEVELS",
+    "SEVERITY_LEVELS",
+]
diff --git a/tools/pz-analyzer/tests/__init__.py b/tools/pz-analyzer/tests/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/tools/pz-analyzer/tests/fixtures/fixture_cause_chain.txt b/tools/pz-analyzer/tests/fixtures/fixture_cause_chain.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..297b631
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/pz-analyzer/tests/fixtures/fixture_cause_chain.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+[16-04-26 00:00:42.314] LOG  : General      f:0, t:1776297642254, st:48,648,157,434> server starting.
+[16-04-26 00:04:00.000] ERROR: General      f:0, t:1776297840000, st:48,648,355,178> Lua((MOD:Test Mod Alpha)) wrapper failure
+	java.lang.RuntimeException: outer wrapper at zombie.Foo(Foo.java:10)
+	Caused by: java.lang.IllegalStateException: middle layer
+	Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException: deepest cause
+		at zombie.Bar(Bar.java:99)
+[16-04-26 00:04:01.000] LOG  : General      f:0, t:1776297841000, st:48,648,356,178> after.
diff --git a/tools/pz-analyzer/tests/fixtures/fixture_dedup.txt b/tools/pz-analyzer/tests/fixtures/fixture_dedup.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8b5864d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/pz-analyzer/tests/fixtures/fixture_dedup.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+[16-04-26 00:00:42.314] LOG  : General      f:0, t:1776297642254, st:48,648,157,434> server starting.
+[16-04-26 00:01:00.000] ERROR: General      f:0, t:1776297660000, st:48,648,175,178> Lua((MOD:Test Mod Alpha)) crash 1
+	at media/lua/client/A.lua:11
+[16-04-26 00:01:01.000] ERROR: General      f:0, t:1776297661000, st:48,648,176,178> Lua((MOD:Test Mod Alpha)) crash 1
+	at media/lua/client/A.lua:11
+[16-04-26 00:01:02.000] ERROR: General      f:0, t:1776297662000, st:48,648,177,178> Lua((MOD:Test Mod Alpha)) crash 1
+	at media/lua/client/A.lua:11
+[16-04-26 00:01:03.000] LOG  : General      f:0, t:1776297663000, st:48,648,178,178> ok.
diff --git a/tools/pz-analyzer/tests/fixtures/fixture_empty.txt b/tools/pz-analyzer/tests/fixtures/fixture_empty.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/tools/pz-analyzer/tests/fixtures/fixture_engine_noise.txt b/tools/pz-analyzer/tests/fixtures/fixture_engine_noise.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3eb2dd7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/pz-analyzer/tests/fixtures/fixture_engine_noise.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+[16-04-26 00:00:42.314] LOG  : General      f:0, t:1776297642254, st:48,648,157,434> server starting.
+[16-04-26 00:03:00.000] ERROR: General      f:0, t:1776297780000, st:48,648,295,178> KahluaThread.flusherrormessage> dumping lua stack trace
+	at media/lua/client/Foo.lua:1
+[16-04-26 00:03:01.000] LOG  : General      f:0, t:1776297781000, st:48,648,296,178> after.
diff --git a/tools/pz-analyzer/tests/fixtures/fixture_file_line_fallbacks.txt b/tools/pz-analyzer/tests/fixtures/fixture_file_line_fallbacks.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..55863a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/pz-analyzer/tests/fixtures/fixture_file_line_fallbacks.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+[16-04-26 00:00:42.314] LOG  : General      f:0, t:1776297642254, st:48,648,157,434> server starting.
+[16-04-26 00:01:00.000] ERROR: General      f:0, t:1776297660000, st:48,648,175,178> Lua((MOD:Test Mod A)) format1
+	at media/lua/client/F1.lua:11
+[16-04-26 00:01:01.000] ERROR: General      f:0, t:1776297661000, st:48,648,176,178> Lua((MOD:Test Mod B)) format2
+	function: doStuff -- file: media/lua/client/F2.lua line # 22
+[16-04-26 00:01:02.000] ERROR: General      f:0, t:1776297662000, st:48,648,177,178> Lua((MOD:Test Mod C)) format3
+	[string "media/lua/client/F3.lua"]:33: bang
+[16-04-26 00:01:03.000] ERROR: General      f:0, t:1776297663000, st:48,648,178,178> Lua((MOD:Test Mod D)) format4 about "media/lua/client/F4.lua" failure
+[16-04-26 00:01:04.000] ERROR: General      f:0, t:1776297664000, st:48,648,179,178> Lua((MOD:Test Mod E)) format5 path media/lua/client/F5.lua mention
+[16-04-26 00:01:05.000] LOG  : General      f:0, t:1776297665000, st:48,648,180,178> ok.
diff --git a/tools/pz-analyzer/tests/fixtures/fixture_inferred.txt b/tools/pz-analyzer/tests/fixtures/fixture_inferred.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..136c081
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/pz-analyzer/tests/fixtures/fixture_inferred.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+[16-04-26 00:00:42.314] LOG  : General      f:0, t:1776297642254, st:48,648,157,434> server starting.
+[16-04-26 00:01:00.000] LOG  : General      f:0, t:1776297660000, st:48,648,175,178> Lua((MOD:Spongies Clothing)) initialised.
+[16-04-26 00:01:01.000] LOG  : General      f:0, t:1776297661000, st:48,648,176,178> ordinary log line.
+[16-04-26 00:01:02.000] LOG  : General      f:0, t:1776297662000, st:48,648,177,178> another log line.
+[16-04-26 00:01:03.000] ERROR: General      f:0, t:1776297663000, st:48,648,178,178> LuaManager.GetFunctionObject> no such function: doStuff
+	at media/lua/client/Spongie.lua:7
+[16-04-26 00:01:04.000] LOG  : General      f:0, t:1776297664000, st:48,648,179,178> ok.
diff --git a/tools/pz-analyzer/tests/fixtures/fixture_java_exception.txt b/tools/pz-analyzer/tests/fixtures/fixture_java_exception.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7a4756a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/pz-analyzer/tests/fixtures/fixture_java_exception.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+[16-04-26 00:00:42.314] LOG  : General      f:0, t:1776297642254, st:48,648,157,434> server starting.
+[16-04-26 00:01:19.080] ERROR: General      f:0, t:1776297679080, st:48,648,194,258> DebugFileWatcher.registerDir> Exception thrown
+	java.nio.file.NoSuchFileException: /placeholder/config/mods at UnixException.translateToIOException(null:-1).
+	Stack trace:
+		at java.base/sun.nio.fs.UnixException.translateToIOException(Unknown Source)
+		at java.base/sun.nio.fs.UnixException.asIOException(Unknown Source)
+		at java.base/sun.nio.fs.LinuxWatchService$Poller.implRegister(Unknown Source)
+[16-04-26 00:01:19.090] LOG  : General      f:0, t:1776297679090, st:48,648,194,268> after.
diff --git a/tools/pz-analyzer/tests/fixtures/fixture_lookback_boundary.txt b/tools/pz-analyzer/tests/fixtures/fixture_lookback_boundary.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e964fc0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/pz-analyzer/tests/fixtures/fixture_lookback_boundary.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+[16-04-26 00:00:42.314] LOG  : General      f:0, t:1776297642254, st:48,648,157,434> server starting.
+[16-04-26 00:01:00.000] LOG  : General      f:0, t:1776297660000, st:48,648,175,178> Lua((MOD:Test Mod Distant)) initialised.
+[16-04-26 00:01:01.000] LOG  : General      f:0, t:1776297661000, st:48,648,176,178> filler 1.
+[16-04-26 00:01:02.000] LOG  : General      f:0, t:1776297662000, st:48,648,177,178> filler 2.
+[16-04-26 00:01:03.000] LOG  : General      f:0, t:1776297663000, st:48,648,178,178> filler 3.
+[16-04-26 00:01:04.000] LOG  : General      f:0, t:1776297664000, st:48,648,179,178> filler 4.
+[16-04-26 00:01:05.000] LOG  : General      f:0, t:1776297665000, st:48,648,180,178> filler 5.
+[16-04-26 00:01:06.000] LOG  : General      f:0, t:1776297666000, st:48,648,181,178> filler 6.
+[16-04-26 00:01:07.000] LOG  : General      f:0, t:1776297667000, st:48,648,182,178> filler 7.
+[16-04-26 00:01:08.000] LOG  : General      f:0, t:1776297668000, st:48,648,183,178> filler 8.
+[16-04-26 00:01:09.000] LOG  : General      f:0, t:1776297669000, st:48,648,184,178> filler 9.
+[16-04-26 00:01:10.000] LOG  : General      f:0, t:1776297670000, st:48,648,185,178> filler 10.
+[16-04-26 00:01:11.000] LOG  : General      f:0, t:1776297671000, st:48,648,186,178> filler 11.
+[16-04-26 00:01:12.000] LOG  : General      f:0, t:1776297672000, st:48,648,187,178> filler 12.
+[16-04-26 00:01:13.000] LOG  : General      f:0, t:1776297673000, st:48,648,188,178> filler 13.
+[16-04-26 00:01:14.000] LOG  : General      f:0, t:1776297674000, st:48,648,189,178> filler 14.
+[16-04-26 00:01:15.000] LOG  : General      f:0, t:1776297675000, st:48,648,190,178> filler 15.
+[16-04-26 00:01:16.000] LOG  : General      f:0, t:1776297676000, st:48,648,191,178> filler 16.
+[16-04-26 00:01:17.000] LOG  : General      f:0, t:1776297677000, st:48,648,192,178> filler 17.
+[16-04-26 00:01:18.000] LOG  : General      f:0, t:1776297678000, st:48,648,193,178> filler 18.
+[16-04-26 00:01:19.000] LOG  : General      f:0, t:1776297679000, st:48,648,194,178> filler 19.
+[16-04-26 00:01:20.000] LOG  : General      f:0, t:1776297680000, st:48,648,195,178> filler 20.
+[16-04-26 00:01:21.000] LOG  : General      f:0, t:1776297681000, st:48,648,196,178> filler 21.
+[16-04-26 00:01:22.000] LOG  : General      f:0, t:1776297682000, st:48,648,197,178> filler 22.
+[16-04-26 00:01:23.000] LOG  : General      f:0, t:1776297683000, st:48,648,198,178> filler 23.
+[16-04-26 00:01:24.000] LOG  : General      f:0, t:1776297684000, st:48,648,199,178> filler 24.
+[16-04-26 00:01:25.000] LOG  : General      f:0, t:1776297685000, st:48,648,200,178> filler 25.
+[16-04-26 00:01:26.000] LOG  : General      f:0, t:1776297686000, st:48,648,201,178> filler 26.
+[16-04-26 00:01:27.000] LOG  : General      f:0, t:1776297687000, st:48,648,202,178> filler 27.
+[16-04-26 00:01:28.000] LOG  : General      f:0, t:1776297688000, st:48,648,203,178> filler 28.
+[16-04-26 00:01:29.000] LOG  : General      f:0, t:1776297689000, st:48,648,204,178> filler 29.
+[16-04-26 00:01:30.000] LOG  : General      f:0, t:1776297690000, st:48,648,205,178> filler 30.
+[16-04-26 00:01:31.000] LOG  : General      f:0, t:1776297691000, st:48,648,206,178> filler 31.
+[16-04-26 00:01:32.000] LOG  : General      f:0, t:1776297692000, st:48,648,207,178> filler 32.
+[16-04-26 00:01:33.000] LOG  : General      f:0, t:1776297693000, st:48,648,208,178> filler 33.
+[16-04-26 00:01:34.000] LOG  : General      f:0, t:1776297694000, st:48,648,209,178> filler 34.
+[16-04-26 00:01:35.000] LOG  : General      f:0, t:1776297695000, st:48,648,210,178> filler 35.
+[16-04-26 00:01:36.000] LOG  : General      f:0, t:1776297696000, st:48,648,211,178> filler 36.
+[16-04-26 00:01:37.000] LOG  : General      f:0, t:1776297697000, st:48,648,212,178> filler 37.
+[16-04-26 00:01:38.000] LOG  : General      f:0, t:1776297698000, st:48,648,213,178> filler 38.
+[16-04-26 00:01:39.000] LOG  : General      f:0, t:1776297699000, st:48,648,214,178> filler 39.
+[16-04-26 00:01:40.000] LOG  : General      f:0, t:1776297700000, st:48,648,215,178> filler 40.
+[16-04-26 00:01:41.000] LOG  : General      f:0, t:1776297701000, st:48,648,216,178> filler 41.
+[16-04-26 00:01:42.000] ERROR: General      f:0, t:1776297702000, st:48,648,217,178> LuaManager.GetFunctionObject> no such function (way past lookback)
+[16-04-26 00:01:43.000] LOG  : General      f:0, t:1776297703000, st:48,648,218,178> ok.
diff --git a/tools/pz-analyzer/tests/fixtures/fixture_lua_attributed.txt b/tools/pz-analyzer/tests/fixtures/fixture_lua_attributed.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7874fa5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/pz-analyzer/tests/fixtures/fixture_lua_attributed.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+[16-04-26 00:00:42.314] LOG  : General      f:0, t:1776297642254, st:48,648,157,434> server starting.
+[16-04-26 00:01:19.131] LOG  : Mod          f:0, t:1776297679131, st:48,648,194,309> loading example_mod_alpha.
+[16-04-26 00:05:00.000] ERROR: General      f:0, t:1776297900000, st:48,648,415,178> Lua((MOD:Test Mod Alpha)) something broke
+	at media/lua/client/Foo.lua:42
+	function: doStuff -- file: media/lua/client/Foo.lua line # 42
+[16-04-26 00:05:01.000] LOG  : General      f:0, t:1776297901000, st:48,648,416,178> after the error.
diff --git a/tools/pz-analyzer/tests/fixtures/fixture_no_errors.txt b/tools/pz-analyzer/tests/fixtures/fixture_no_errors.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..078bde3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/pz-analyzer/tests/fixtures/fixture_no_errors.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[16-04-26 00:00:42.314] LOG  : General      f:0, t:1776297642254, st:48,648,157,434> server starting.
+[16-04-26 00:01:00.000] LOG  : General      f:0, t:1776297660000, st:48,648,175,178> ordinary line.
+[16-04-26 00:02:00.000] LOG  : General      f:0, t:1776297720000, st:48,648,235,178> nothing wrong.
diff --git a/tools/pz-analyzer/tests/fixtures/fixture_non_lua_no_inferred.txt b/tools/pz-analyzer/tests/fixtures/fixture_non_lua_no_inferred.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..041f76f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/pz-analyzer/tests/fixtures/fixture_non_lua_no_inferred.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+[16-04-26 00:00:42.314] LOG  : General      f:0, t:1776297642254, st:48,648,157,434> server starting.
+[16-04-26 00:01:00.000] LOG  : General      f:0, t:1776297660000, st:48,648,175,178> Lua((MOD:Spongies Clothing)) initialised.
+[16-04-26 00:01:01.000] LOG  : General      f:0, t:1776297661000, st:48,648,176,178> ordinary log line.
+[16-04-26 00:01:03.000] ERROR: General      f:0, t:1776297663000, st:48,648,178,178> Disk full while writing chunk data
+[16-04-26 00:01:04.000] LOG  : General      f:0, t:1776297664000, st:48,648,179,178> ok.
diff --git a/tools/pz-analyzer/tests/fixtures/fixture_post_stack.txt b/tools/pz-analyzer/tests/fixtures/fixture_post_stack.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2f4a5fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/pz-analyzer/tests/fixtures/fixture_post_stack.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+[16-04-26 00:00:42.314] LOG  : General      f:0, t:1776297642254, st:48,648,157,434> server starting.
+[16-04-26 00:01:00.000] ERROR: General      f:0, t:1776297660000, st:48,648,175,178> Lua((MOD:Test Mod Alpha)) crash now
+	at media/lua/client/X.lua:11
+	at media/lua/client/Y.lua:22
+	[string "media/lua/client/Z.lua"]:33: oops
+[16-04-26 00:01:04.000] LOG  : General      f:0, t:1776297664000, st:48,648,179,178> ok.
diff --git a/tools/pz-analyzer/tests/fixtures/fixture_pre_stack.txt b/tools/pz-analyzer/tests/fixtures/fixture_pre_stack.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4ddebbf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/pz-analyzer/tests/fixtures/fixture_pre_stack.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+[16-04-26 00:00:42.314] LOG  : General      f:0, t:1776297642254, st:48,648,157,434> server starting.
+[16-04-26 00:01:00.000] LOG  : General      f:0, t:1776297660000, st:48,648,175,178> 	at media/lua/client/A.lua:11
+[16-04-26 00:01:01.000] LOG  : General      f:0, t:1776297661000, st:48,648,176,178> 	at media/lua/client/B.lua:22
+[16-04-26 00:01:02.000] LOG  : General      f:0, t:1776297662000, st:48,648,177,178> 	[string "media/lua/client/C.lua"]:33: oops
+[16-04-26 00:01:03.000] ERROR: General      f:0, t:1776297663000, st:48,648,178,178> Lua((MOD:Test Mod Alpha)) crash
+[16-04-26 00:01:04.000] LOG  : General      f:0, t:1776297664000, st:48,648,179,178> ok.
diff --git a/tools/pz-analyzer/tests/fixtures/fixture_require_failed.txt b/tools/pz-analyzer/tests/fixtures/fixture_require_failed.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..db9c112
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/pz-analyzer/tests/fixtures/fixture_require_failed.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[16-04-26 00:00:42.314] LOG  : General      f:0, t:1776297642254, st:48,648,157,434> server starting.
+[16-04-26 00:01:00.000] ERROR: General      f:0, t:1776297660000, st:48,648,175,178> require("DependencyMod/Foo") failed: needed by Test Mod Alpha
+[16-04-26 00:01:01.000] LOG  : General      f:0, t:1776297661000, st:48,648,176,178> ok.
diff --git a/tools/pz-analyzer/tests/fixtures/fixture_severity_variants.txt b/tools/pz-analyzer/tests/fixtures/fixture_severity_variants.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..84bcf40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/pz-analyzer/tests/fixtures/fixture_severity_variants.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+[16-04-26 00:00:42.314] LOG  : General      f:0, t:1776297642254, st:48,648,157,434> server starting.
+[16-04-26 00:01:00.000] ERROR: General      f:0, t:1776297660000, st:48,648,175,178> ERROR: top-level error message
+[16-04-26 00:01:01.000] WARN : General      f:0, t:1776297661000, st:48,648,176,178> WARN: top-level warn message
+[16-04-26 00:01:02.000] ERROR: General      f:0, t:1776297662000, st:48,648,177,178> SEVERE: java-style severe message at zombie.Foo(Foo.java:5)
+[16-04-26 00:01:03.000] LOG  : General      f:0, t:1776297663000, st:48,648,178,178> ok.
diff --git a/tools/pz-analyzer/tests/fixtures/fixture_unattributed.txt b/tools/pz-analyzer/tests/fixtures/fixture_unattributed.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f230b97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/pz-analyzer/tests/fixtures/fixture_unattributed.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[16-04-26 00:00:42.314] LOG  : General      f:0, t:1776297642254, st:48,648,157,434> server starting.
+[16-04-26 00:02:00.000] WARN : General      f:0, t:1776297720000, st:48,648,235,178> ZomboidFileSystem.loadModAndRequired> required mod "absent_mod" not found.
+[16-04-26 00:02:01.000] LOG  : General      f:0, t:1776297721000, st:48,648,236,178> after.
diff --git a/tools/pz-analyzer/tests/test_attribution.py b/tools/pz-analyzer/tests/test_attribution.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fdb89f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/pz-analyzer/tests/test_attribution.py
@@ -0,0 +1,225 @@
+"""Tests for pz_parser phase 3 — mod attribution."""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import pathlib
+import sys
+import unittest
+
+sys.path.insert(0, str(pathlib.Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1]))
+
+import pz_parser  # noqa: E402
+
+FIXTURE_DIR = pathlib.Path(__file__).resolve().parent / "fixtures"
+
+
+def fixture(name: str) -> pathlib.Path:
+    return FIXTURE_DIR / name
+
+
+class AttributionBucketTests(unittest.TestCase):
+    """Three confidence buckets: direct (high), inferred (medium),
+    unattributed (low)."""
+
+    def test_direct_attribution_when_lua_marker_on_entry(self) -> None:
+        entries = pz_parser.parse_file(fixture("fixture_lua_attributed.txt"))
+        records = pz_parser.classify_entries(entries, source_file="la.txt")
+        self.assertEqual(len(records), 1)
+        rec = records[0]
+        self.assertEqual(rec.attribution, "direct")
+        self.assertEqual(rec.confidence, "high")
+        # mod_id is normalised: lowercase, no spaces / apostrophes / hyphens.
+        self.assertEqual(rec.mod_id, "testmodalpha")
+        self.assertEqual(rec.mod_name, "Test Mod Alpha")
+
+    def test_inferred_attribution_within_lookback_window(self) -> None:
+        entries = pz_parser.parse_file(fixture("fixture_inferred.txt"))
+        records = pz_parser.classify_entries(entries, source_file="in.txt")
+        self.assertEqual(len(records), 1)
+        rec = records[0]
+        self.assertEqual(rec.attribution, "inferred")
+        self.assertEqual(rec.confidence, "medium")
+        self.assertEqual(rec.mod_id, "spongiesclothing")
+
+    def test_unattributed_when_no_marker_and_not_lua_shaped(self) -> None:
+        entries = pz_parser.parse_file(fixture("fixture_unattributed.txt"))
+        records = pz_parser.classify_entries(entries, source_file="ua.txt")
+        self.assertEqual(len(records), 1)
+        rec = records[0]
+        self.assertEqual(rec.attribution, "unattributed")
+        self.assertEqual(rec.confidence, "low")
+        self.assertEqual(rec.mod_id, "__unattributed__")
+
+
+class LookbackBoundaryTests(unittest.TestCase):
+    """Phase 3 — 40-line inferred-attribution window boundary."""
+
+    def test_lua_marker_beyond_lookback_does_not_attribute(self) -> None:
+        # Fixture places the Lua((MOD:...)) >40 lines before the ERROR.
+        entries = pz_parser.parse_file(fixture("fixture_lookback_boundary.txt"))
+        records = pz_parser.classify_entries(entries, source_file="lb.txt")
+        self.assertEqual(len(records), 1)
+        rec = records[0]
+        # The Lua-shaped ERROR is far enough back to be unattributed.
+        self.assertEqual(rec.attribution, "unattributed")
+        self.assertEqual(rec.mod_id, "__unattributed__")
+
+    def test_non_lua_shaped_body_rejects_inferred_attribution(self) -> None:
+        # Recent Lua((MOD:Spongies Clothing)) emitted, but the ERROR body
+        # ("Disk full while writing chunk data") isn't Lua-shaped.
+        entries = pz_parser.parse_file(fixture("fixture_non_lua_no_inferred.txt"))
+        records = pz_parser.classify_entries(entries, source_file="nl.txt")
+        self.assertEqual(len(records), 1)
+        rec = records[0]
+        self.assertEqual(rec.attribution, "unattributed")
+
+
+class NeededByTests(unittest.TestCase):
+    """Phase 3 — direct attribution via "needed by <mod>" hint."""
+
+    def test_needed_by_extracts_dependent_mod(self) -> None:
+        entries = pz_parser.parse_file(fixture("fixture_require_failed.txt"))
+        records = pz_parser.classify_entries(entries, source_file="rf.txt")
+        self.assertEqual(len(records), 1)
+        rec = records[0]
+        # "needed by Test Mod Alpha" should set the mod to Test Mod Alpha
+        # (preferred over the require("...") side which would mention
+        # DependencyMod). Either way we want direct/high.
+        self.assertEqual(rec.attribution, "direct")
+        self.assertEqual(rec.confidence, "high")
+        # The "needed by" branch is checked before the require() branch in
+        # the priority order; mod_id should reflect Test Mod Alpha.
+        self.assertEqual(rec.mod_id, "testmodalpha")
+
+
+def _make_marker_line(idx: int) -> str:
+    """Synthesise a single LOG-level entry containing a Lua((MOD:...)) marker."""
+    # Vary timestamps so the bracketed prefix is unique-ish; not strictly
+    # required — they only feed Entry.timestamp, not parsing.
+    return (
+        f"[16-04-26 00:00:{idx:02d}.000] LOG  : General      f:0, "
+        f"t:1776297642{idx:03d}, st:48,648,157,434> "
+        "Lua((MOD:Test Mod Alpha)) initialised."
+    )
+
+
+def _make_filler_line(idx: int) -> str:
+    """A plain LOG-level entry with no marker; one raw line."""
+    return (
+        f"[16-04-26 00:01:{idx % 60:02d}.000] LOG  : General      f:0, "
+        f"t:177629760{idx:04d}, st:48,648,200,178> filler entry {idx}."
+    )
+
+
+def _make_error_line() -> str:
+    """A Lua-shaped ERROR with no Lua((MOD:...)) marker on the entry itself
+    — so attribution must come from the lookback window if it comes at all."""
+    return (
+        "[16-04-26 00:02:00.000] ERROR: General      f:0, "
+        "t:1776297900000, st:48,648,300,178> "
+        "LuaManager.GetFunctionObject> no such function: doStuff"
+    )
+
+
+class RawLineLookbackTests(unittest.TestCase):
+    """Phase 3 — lookback semantics measure raw file lines, not body-line
+    budgets. Multi-line entries inside the window must not shrink the
+    practical reach."""
+
+    def _write_fixture(self, name: str, lines: list[str]) -> pathlib.Path:
+        path = FIXTURE_DIR / name
+        path.write_text("\n".join(lines) + "\n")
+        return path
+
+    def test_marker_exactly_at_lookback_boundary_attributes(self) -> None:
+        # Marker on line 1, ERROR on line 41 -> raw-line distance = 40
+        # (inclusive of INFERRED_LOOKBACK_LINES=40 -> still attributed).
+        lines = [_make_marker_line(0)]
+        for i in range(1, 40):
+            lines.append(_make_filler_line(i))
+        lines.append(_make_error_line())  # line 41 in the fixture
+        path = self._write_fixture("_rawline_at_boundary.txt", lines)
+        try:
+            entries = pz_parser.parse_file(path)
+            self.assertEqual(entries[0].line_start, 1)
+            self.assertEqual(entries[-1].line_start, 41)
+            records = pz_parser.classify_entries(entries, source_file="b1.txt")
+            self.assertEqual(len(records), 1)
+            self.assertEqual(records[0].attribution, "inferred")
+            self.assertEqual(records[0].mod_id, "testmodalpha")
+        finally:
+            path.unlink()
+
+    def test_marker_one_line_past_boundary_does_not_attribute(self) -> None:
+        # Marker on line 1, ERROR on line 42 -> raw-line distance = 41
+        # (just outside INFERRED_LOOKBACK_LINES -> unattributed).
+        lines = [_make_marker_line(0)]
+        for i in range(1, 41):
+            lines.append(_make_filler_line(i))
+        lines.append(_make_error_line())  # line 42 in the fixture
+        path = self._write_fixture("_rawline_past_boundary.txt", lines)
+        try:
+            entries = pz_parser.parse_file(path)
+            self.assertEqual(entries[0].line_start, 1)
+            self.assertEqual(entries[-1].line_start, 42)
+            records = pz_parser.classify_entries(entries, source_file="b2.txt")
+            self.assertEqual(len(records), 1)
+            self.assertEqual(records[0].attribution, "unattributed")
+            self.assertEqual(records[0].mod_id, "__unattributed__")
+        finally:
+            path.unlink()
+
+    def test_multiline_entry_does_not_shrink_practical_lookback(self) -> None:
+        """Multi-line entries inside the lookback window do not break
+        attribution. (Old body-line-budget and new raw-line-distance semantics
+        happen to be equivalent on contiguous PZ entries; this test locks the
+        post-fix semantic against future regression to a budget that *would*
+        differ — e.g. a body-line cap with a smaller value.)
+        """
+        # Layout the file so a multi-line entry sits between marker and ERROR.
+        # The marker on line 1 is within 40 raw lines of the ERROR even though
+        # the file has a 6-line multi-line entry in between.
+        lines = [_make_marker_line(0)]            # raw line 1: marker entry
+        # Single-line fillers on raw lines 2..30 (29 entries).
+        for i in range(1, 30):
+            lines.append(_make_filler_line(i))
+        # Multi-line entry: header on raw line 31, 5 continuations on lines
+        # 32..36 (Java-stack-trace shape).
+        lines.append(
+            "[16-04-26 00:01:30.000] LOG  : General      f:0, "
+            "t:1776297930000, st:48,648,200,178> stack trace dump"
+        )
+        for k in range(5):
+            lines.append(f"\tat zombie.SomeClass.method{k}(SomeClass.java:{k + 1})")
+        # Single-line fillers on raw lines 37..40 (4 entries).
+        for i in range(30, 34):
+            lines.append(_make_filler_line(i))
+        # ERROR at raw line 41 -> N - 1 = 40 -> within window.
+        lines.append(_make_error_line())
+        path = self._write_fixture("_rawline_multiline.txt", lines)
+        try:
+            entries = pz_parser.parse_file(path)
+            # Sanity-check the layout: first entry at line 1, multi-line entry
+            # sits at line 31 with 6 body lines (header + 5 continuations),
+            # ERROR at line 41.
+            self.assertEqual(entries[0].line_start, 1)
+            multi = next(
+                e for e in entries
+                if e.line_start == 31 and len(e.body) == 6
+            )
+            self.assertEqual(multi.line_end, 36)
+            self.assertEqual(entries[-1].line_start, 41)
+            records = pz_parser.classify_entries(entries, source_file="ml.txt")
+            self.assertEqual(len(records), 1)
+            # Raw-line-distance semantics: the marker on line 1 is 40 raw
+            # lines from the ERROR on line 41, so attribution holds. (Old
+            # body-line-budget would also pass here on contiguous entries;
+            # this assertion locks the post-fix behavior against future
+            # regression to a tighter cap.)
+            self.assertEqual(records[0].attribution, "inferred")
+            self.assertEqual(records[0].mod_id, "testmodalpha")
+        finally:
+            path.unlink()
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()
diff --git a/tools/pz-analyzer/tests/test_parser.py b/tools/pz-analyzer/tests/test_parser.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d0661a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/pz-analyzer/tests/test_parser.py
@@ -0,0 +1,199 @@
+"""Tests for pz_parser parsing pipeline (phases 1, 2, 4-7, 9)."""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import pathlib
+import sys
+import unittest
+
+# Make the parser module importable when running via `python -m unittest
+# discover -s tools/pz-analyzer/tests`.
+sys.path.insert(0, str(pathlib.Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1]))
+
+import pz_parser  # noqa: E402
+
+FIXTURE_DIR = pathlib.Path(__file__).resolve().parent / "fixtures"
+
+
+def fixture(name: str) -> pathlib.Path:
+    return FIXTURE_DIR / name
+
+
+class ParseFileTests(unittest.TestCase):
+    """Phase 0 — basic line-shape recognition and continuation folding."""
+
+    def test_parse_file_groups_continuations_under_entry(self) -> None:
+        entries = pz_parser.parse_file(fixture("fixture_java_exception.txt"))
+        # 3 bracketed entries; the ERROR has 4 continuation lines.
+        self.assertEqual(len(entries), 3)
+        error_entry = entries[1]
+        self.assertEqual(error_entry.level, "ERROR")
+        self.assertGreater(len(error_entry.body), 1)
+        # First continuation should be the java exception line.
+        self.assertIn("NoSuchFileException", error_entry.body[1])
+
+    def test_parse_file_handles_empty_file(self) -> None:
+        self.assertEqual(pz_parser.parse_file(fixture("fixture_empty.txt")), [])
+
+    def test_parse_file_handles_no_errors(self) -> None:
+        entries = pz_parser.parse_file(fixture("fixture_no_errors.txt"))
+        self.assertEqual(len(entries), 3)
+        self.assertTrue(all(e.level == "LOG" for e in entries))
+
+
+class SeverityRecognitionTests(unittest.TestCase):
+    """Phase 1 — ERROR / WARN / SEVERE recognition."""
+
+    def test_classify_picks_up_error_warn_and_severe(self) -> None:
+        entries = pz_parser.parse_file(fixture("fixture_severity_variants.txt"))
+        records = pz_parser.classify_entries(entries, source_file="severity.txt")
+        levels = sorted({r.level for r in records})
+        # Spec accepts ERROR / WARN / SEVERE. The third entry has bracketed
+        # ERROR but body starts with SEVERE: ; effective_level should be SEVERE.
+        self.assertIn("ERROR", levels)
+        self.assertIn("WARN", levels)
+        self.assertIn("SEVERE", levels)
+
+    def test_log_lines_are_ignored(self) -> None:
+        entries = pz_parser.parse_file(fixture("fixture_no_errors.txt"))
+        records = pz_parser.classify_entries(entries, source_file="x.txt")
+        self.assertEqual(records, [])
+
+
+class StackCollectionTests(unittest.TestCase):
+    """Phase 2 — bidirectional stack collection."""
+
+    def test_pre_stack_walk_picks_up_preceding_lua_frames(self) -> None:
+        entries = pz_parser.parse_file(fixture("fixture_pre_stack.txt"))
+        # The ERROR entry is the 5th LOG-bracketed line; its predecessors are
+        # LOG-bracketed entries whose bodies are stack-shaped lines.
+        records = pz_parser.classify_entries(entries, source_file="pre.txt")
+        self.assertEqual(len(records), 1)
+        rec = records[0]
+        # Pre-stack walk should pick up at least the "at media/lua/.../A.lua:11" frame.
+        self.assertTrue(any("A.lua:11" in f for f in rec.stack))
+
+    def test_post_stack_collected_from_entry_body_continuations(self) -> None:
+        entries = pz_parser.parse_file(fixture("fixture_post_stack.txt"))
+        records = pz_parser.classify_entries(entries, source_file="post.txt")
+        self.assertEqual(len(records), 1)
+        rec = records[0]
+        self.assertTrue(any("X.lua:11" in f for f in rec.stack))
+        self.assertTrue(any("Y.lua:22" in f for f in rec.stack))
+        # Lua [string "..."]:N form preserves quoting in the captured frame.
+        self.assertTrue(any("Z.lua" in f and ":33" in f for f in rec.stack))
+
+    def test_stack_capped_at_eight_frames(self) -> None:
+        # Synthesise an ERROR with many continuation frames.
+        lines = ["[16-04-26 00:00:42.314] ERROR: General      f:0, t:1, st:1,2,3,4> Lua((MOD:Test Mod Alpha)) crash"]
+        for i in range(20):
+            lines.append(f"\tat media/lua/client/F{i}.lua:{i + 1}")
+        path = FIXTURE_DIR / "_runtime_stack_cap.txt"
+        path.write_text("\n".join(lines) + "\n")
+        try:
+            entries = pz_parser.parse_file(path)
+            records = pz_parser.classify_entries(entries, source_file="cap.txt")
+            self.assertEqual(len(records), 1)
+            self.assertLessEqual(len(records[0].stack), pz_parser.MAX_STACK_FRAMES)
+            # And it should be exactly MAX_STACK_FRAMES given >MAX inputs.
+            self.assertEqual(len(records[0].stack), pz_parser.MAX_STACK_FRAMES)
+        finally:
+            path.unlink()
+
+
+class FileLineExtractionTests(unittest.TestCase):
+    """Phase 4 — five-fallback file:line extraction."""
+
+    def test_each_fallback_form_extracts_path(self) -> None:
+        entries = pz_parser.parse_file(fixture("fixture_file_line_fallbacks.txt"))
+        records = pz_parser.classify_entries(entries, source_file="ff.txt")
+        # 5 distinct ERRORs, distinct mods — should produce 5 records.
+        files = sorted(r.file for r in records)
+        self.assertEqual(
+            files,
+            sorted([
+                "media/lua/client/F1.lua",
+                "media/lua/client/F2.lua",
+                "media/lua/client/F3.lua",
+                "media/lua/client/F4.lua",
+                "media/lua/client/F5.lua",
+            ]),
+        )
+
+    def test_quoted_path_without_line_number_yields_zero(self) -> None:
+        # Format 4 fixture line lacks a :NN suffix on the quoted path.
+        file_path, line_no = pz_parser.extract_file_line(
+            'failure about "media/lua/client/F4.lua" tail'
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(file_path, "media/lua/client/F4.lua")
+        self.assertEqual(line_no, 0)
+
+
+class CauseChainTests(unittest.TestCase):
+    """Phase 5 — Caused-by chain unwinding."""
+
+    def test_caused_by_chain_renders_with_arrow_separator(self) -> None:
+        entries = pz_parser.parse_file(fixture("fixture_cause_chain.txt"))
+        records = pz_parser.classify_entries(entries, source_file="cc.txt")
+        self.assertEqual(len(records), 1)
+        chain = records[0].cause_chain
+        self.assertIn("RuntimeException", chain)
+        self.assertIn("IllegalStateException", chain)
+        self.assertIn("NullPointerException", chain)
+        # Order preserved (outer -> inner).
+        idx_runtime = chain.index("RuntimeException")
+        idx_illegal = chain.index("IllegalStateException")
+        idx_null = chain.index("NullPointerException")
+        self.assertLess(idx_runtime, idx_illegal)
+        self.assertLess(idx_illegal, idx_null)
+
+    def test_no_cause_chain_when_no_exceptions(self) -> None:
+        entries = pz_parser.parse_file(fixture("fixture_unattributed.txt"))
+        records = pz_parser.classify_entries(entries, source_file="u.txt")
+        self.assertEqual(len(records), 1)
+        self.assertEqual(records[0].cause_chain, "")
+
+
+class KindDetectionTests(unittest.TestCase):
+    """Phases 6 & 7 — kind classification."""
+
+    def test_java_exception_kind_when_no_lua_marker(self) -> None:
+        entries = pz_parser.parse_file(fixture("fixture_java_exception.txt"))
+        records = pz_parser.classify_entries(entries, source_file="je.txt")
+        self.assertEqual(len(records), 1)
+        self.assertEqual(records[0].kind, "java_exception")
+        # Java engine errors should resolve to __unattributed__.
+        self.assertEqual(records[0].mod_id, "__unattributed__")
+
+    def test_engine_noise_kind_for_kahluathread(self) -> None:
+        entries = pz_parser.parse_file(fixture("fixture_engine_noise.txt"))
+        records = pz_parser.classify_entries(entries, source_file="en.txt")
+        self.assertEqual(len(records), 1)
+        self.assertEqual(records[0].kind, "engine_noise")
+
+    def test_lua_runtime_kind_for_attributed_lua_error(self) -> None:
+        entries = pz_parser.parse_file(fixture("fixture_lua_attributed.txt"))
+        records = pz_parser.classify_entries(entries, source_file="la.txt")
+        self.assertEqual(len(records), 1)
+        self.assertEqual(records[0].kind, "lua_runtime")
+
+    def test_require_failed_kind(self) -> None:
+        entries = pz_parser.parse_file(fixture("fixture_require_failed.txt"))
+        records = pz_parser.classify_entries(entries, source_file="rf.txt")
+        self.assertEqual(len(records), 1)
+        self.assertEqual(records[0].kind, "require_failed")
+
+
+class AggregationTests(unittest.TestCase):
+    """Phase 9 — dedup, occurrence_count, files-set growth."""
+
+    def test_three_identical_errors_dedup_to_one_record(self) -> None:
+        entries = pz_parser.parse_file(fixture("fixture_dedup.txt"))
+        records = pz_parser.classify_entries(entries, source_file="dd.txt")
+        self.assertEqual(len(records), 1)
+        self.assertEqual(records[0].occurrence_count, 3)
+        # files list shouldn't duplicate "dd.txt".
+        self.assertEqual(records[0].files, ["dd.txt"])
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()
diff --git a/tools/pz-analyzer/tests/test_signatures.py b/tools/pz-analyzer/tests/test_signatures.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8cdd3ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/pz-analyzer/tests/test_signatures.py
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+"""Tests for pz_parser phase 8 — signature computation."""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import pathlib
+import sys
+import unittest
+
+sys.path.insert(0, str(pathlib.Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1]))
+
+import pz_parser  # noqa: E402
+
+
+class PatternIdStabilityTests(unittest.TestCase):
+    """pattern_id should be invariant under formatting variations."""
+
+    def test_pattern_id_collapses_numeric_runs(self) -> None:
+        a = pz_parser.compute_pattern_id(
+            "ERROR",
+            "General  f:0, t:1776297642, st:48,648,157,434> failed at offset 12345",
+        )
+        b = pz_parser.compute_pattern_id(
+            "ERROR",
+            "General  f:0, t:9999999999, st:99,99,99,99> failed at offset 99999",
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(a, b)
+
+    def test_pattern_id_collapses_quoted_strings_and_whitespace(self) -> None:
+        a = pz_parser.compute_pattern_id(
+            "ERROR",
+            'no such function "doStuff"   in module',
+        )
+        b = pz_parser.compute_pattern_id(
+            "ERROR",
+            'no such function "fooBarBaz" in module',
+        )
+        # Whitespace-collapse plus quoted-string-flatten => same pattern_id.
+        self.assertEqual(a, b)
+
+    def test_pattern_id_changes_with_level(self) -> None:
+        a = pz_parser.compute_pattern_id("ERROR", "exception thrown")
+        b = pz_parser.compute_pattern_id("WARN", "exception thrown")
+        self.assertNotEqual(a, b)
+
+
+class SignatureUniquenessTests(unittest.TestCase):
+    """signature should fan out across mods sharing a pattern_id."""
+
+    def test_signature_unique_per_mod_for_shared_pattern(self) -> None:
+        # Same first line, different mod_ids — different signatures, same pattern_id.
+        pat = pz_parser.compute_pattern_id("ERROR", "Lua((MOD:X)) crash")
+        sig_a = pz_parser.compute_signature(pat, "spongiesclothing")
+        sig_b = pz_parser.compute_signature(pat, "testmodalpha")
+        self.assertNotEqual(sig_a, sig_b)
+        # Both should share their pattern_id (consumer's pattern-fanout view).
+        self.assertEqual(pat[:7], "sha256:")
+
+
+class SeverityPrefixStripTests(unittest.TestCase):
+    """A body line that begins with a literal severity word (``SEVERE:``,
+    ``ERROR:``, ``WARN:``, ``FATAL:``) should not fragment pattern_id away
+    from the otherwise-identical body that lacks the prefix. The bracketed
+    level already feeds pattern_id; the prefix is redundant and varies in
+    practice."""
+
+    def test_pattern_id_invariant_under_body_prefix_severe(self) -> None:
+        # Same logical error: one line carries ``SEVERE: `` body prefix, the
+        # other doesn't. Both classified as SEVERE by their bracketed level.
+        with_prefix = pz_parser.compute_pattern_id(
+            "SEVERE",
+            "SEVERE: foo at zombie.X(File.java:42)",
+        )
+        without_prefix = pz_parser.compute_pattern_id(
+            "SEVERE",
+            "foo at zombie.X(File.java:42)",
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(with_prefix, without_prefix)
+
+    def test_pattern_id_invariant_under_body_prefix_error(self) -> None:
+        with_prefix = pz_parser.compute_pattern_id(
+            "ERROR",
+            "ERROR: doStuff failed in module",
+        )
+        without_prefix = pz_parser.compute_pattern_id(
+            "ERROR",
+            "doStuff failed in module",
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(with_prefix, without_prefix)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()