diff --git a/backend-compliance/compliance/api/agent_check/_agent_outputs.py b/backend-compliance/compliance/api/agent_check/_agent_outputs.py
index 0ce66f7c..a343295f 100644
--- a/backend-compliance/compliance/api/agent_check/_agent_outputs.py
+++ b/backend-compliance/compliance/api/agent_check/_agent_outputs.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ the map). Once the tabs are the source of truth, B18's v1 path retires.
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import asyncio
 import logging
 
 from compliance.services.specialist_agents import REGISTRY, AgentInput
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 # topic key (matches state["doc_texts"]) -> registered agent_id
 _TOPIC_AGENTS: dict[str, str] = {
     "impressum": "impressum",
+    "agb": "agb",  # v2: AGBAgent mit decision_method-Routing (71% FP -> ~0)
 }
 
 _MIN_TEXT = 100
@@ -112,14 +114,17 @@ async def run_agent_outputs(state: dict) -> None:
     )
 
     outputs: dict[str, dict] = state.get("agent_outputs") or {}
-    for topic, agent_id in _TOPIC_AGENTS.items():
+
+    async def _run_one(topic: str, agent_id: str):
+        """Einen Topic-Agent laufen lassen + sein Tab-Event sofort emittieren
+        (Zwischenbefund). Fängt eigene Fehler → ein Agent reißt den Run nicht ab."""
         text = (doc_texts.get(topic) or "").strip()
         if len(text) < _MIN_TEXT:
-            continue
+            return None
         agent = REGISTRY.get(agent_id)
         if agent is None:
             logger.warning("agent_outputs: agent '%s' not registered", agent_id)
-            continue
+            return None
         try:
             out = await agent.evaluate(AgentInput(
                 doc_type=topic,
@@ -128,15 +133,25 @@ async def run_agent_outputs(state: dict) -> None:
                 company_name=company_name,
                 origin_domain=origin_domain,
             ))
-            outputs[topic] = out.model_dump(mode="json")
-            emit(check_id, {"type": "topic", "topic": topic,
-                            "output": outputs[topic]})
+            dump = out.model_dump(mode="json")
+            emit(check_id, {"type": "topic", "topic": topic, "output": dump})
             logger.info(
                 "agent_outputs[%s]: %d findings, confidence %.2f",
                 topic, len(out.findings), out.confidence,
             )
+            return topic, dump
         except Exception as e:  # noqa: BLE001 — best-effort, never break the run
             logger.warning("agent_outputs[%s] failed: %s", topic, e)
+            return None
+
+    # Topic-Agenten laufen NEBENLÄUFIG (ihre Embedding-/LLM-Waits überlappen) und
+    # füllen ihren Tab via SSE, sobald sie fertig sind — kein Warten aufs Schlusslicht.
+    results = await asyncio.gather(
+        *(_run_one(topic, agent_id) for topic, agent_id in _TOPIC_AGENTS.items())
+    )
+    for r in results:
+        if r:
+            outputs[r[0]] = r[1]
 
     if outputs:
         state["agent_outputs"] = outputs
diff --git a/backend-compliance/compliance/services/specialist_agents/agb/_embedding_rescue.py b/backend-compliance/compliance/services/specialist_agents/agb/_embedding_rescue.py
deleted file mode 100644
index b6a348aa..00000000
--- a/backend-compliance/compliance/services/specialist_agents/agb/_embedding_rescue.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,74 +0,0 @@
-"""EMBEDDING-Rescue (decision_method=EMBEDDING) fuer AGB.
-
-Fuer keyword-durchgefallene EMBEDDING-Items: pruefe, ob die Klausel SEMANTISCH
-(>= per-Item-Schwelle) im Dokument vorkommt — rettet Recall-FP (Klausel da, anders
-formuliert). Referenzvektoren = die Item-Paraphrasen aus `_routing.PARAPHRASES`
-(NICHT der mc_classification-Sidecar wie bei DSE, da AGB eine kuratierte
-Checkliste statt Library-Controls nutzt).
-
-Deterministisch (festes Embedding-Modell -> gleicher Text -> gleicher Vektor) und
-gecacht. Faellt der Embedding-Service aus, liefert die Schicht leer zurueck —
-der Keyword-Layer traegt dann (kein Hang, kein Crash).
-"""
-from __future__ import annotations
-
-import asyncio
-import logging
-
-from . import _routing
-
-logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-
-# Paraphrasen-Vektoren werden EINMAL pro Prozess eingebettet und gecacht.
-_PARA_VEC_CACHE: dict[str, list] = {}
-
-
-async def _ensure_para_vecs(item_ids: list[str]) -> dict[str, list]:
-    from compliance.services.mc_embedding_matcher import DIM, _embed_texts
-    todo = [i for i in item_ids
-            if i not in _PARA_VEC_CACHE and _routing.PARAPHRASES.get(i)]
-    for it in todo:
-        vecs = await _embed_texts(_routing.PARAPHRASES[it])
-        _PARA_VEC_CACHE[it] = [v for v in vecs if v and len(v) == DIM]
-    return _PARA_VEC_CACHE
-
-
-async def embedding_rescue(
-    text: str,
-    candidate_ids,
-    embed_timeout: float = 90.0,
-) -> set[str]:
-    """Returns die Teilmenge der `candidate_ids`, die semantisch (>= per-Item-
-    Schwelle) im Text vorkommt. `candidate_ids` = die im Keyword-Layer
-    DURCHGEFALLENEN Items (Recall-Rescue). Nur EMBEDDING-Items werden behandelt.
-    """
-    cands = [c for c in candidate_ids
-             if _routing.decision_method(c) == _routing.EMBEDDING
-             and _routing.PARAPHRASES.get(c)]
-    if not text or len(text) < 100 or not cands:
-        return set()
-    try:
-        from compliance.services.mc_embedding_matcher import (
-            DIM, _chunk_text, _cosine, _embed_texts,
-        )
-        para_vecs = await _ensure_para_vecs(cands)
-        chunks = _chunk_text(text)
-        if not chunks:
-            return set()
-        cvecs = [v for v in await asyncio.wait_for(
-            _embed_texts(chunks), timeout=embed_timeout)
-            if v and len(v) == DIM]
-    except (Exception, asyncio.TimeoutError) as e:  # Service down -> kein Rescue
-        logger.info("agb embedding_rescue inaktiv: %s", str(e)[:90])
-        return set()
-    if not cvecs:
-        return set()
-    rescued: set[str] = set()
-    for cid in cands:
-        pv = para_vecs.get(cid) or []
-        if not pv:
-            continue
-        best = max((_cosine(p, c) for p in pv for c in cvecs), default=0.0)
-        if best >= _routing.EMBED_THRESHOLDS.get(cid, 0.60):
-            rescued.add(cid)
-    return rescued
diff --git a/backend-compliance/compliance/services/specialist_agents/agb/_llm_judge.py b/backend-compliance/compliance/services/specialist_agents/agb/_llm_judge.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 088a99fe..00000000
--- a/backend-compliance/compliance/services/specialist_agents/agb/_llm_judge.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,74 +0,0 @@
-"""LLM-Judge (decision_method=LLM) fuer die 2 semantisch engen AGB-Items
-(delivery_timeframe, warranty_period), bei denen Embedding NICHT trennt.
-
-Retrieval = GANZE Paragraph-Abschnitte (nicht Top-k-Chunks — das war in der
-Validierung der Schluessel: Top-4-Chunks verfehlten z.B. die zalando-1-Jahr-
-Klausel, der ganze Paragraph nicht). Entscheidung ueber die LLM-Kaskade
-(`call_with_cascade`): prod startet bei OVH-120b (stark); dev nur Qwen (schwach,
-bekannte Env-Grenze). NUR present/absent — Defekt-Pruefung ist Stage 3.
-"""
-from __future__ import annotations
-
-import json
-import logging
-import re
-
-from . import _routing
-
-logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-
-_SECTION_SPLIT = re.compile(r"(?m)(?=^\s*(?:§\s*)?\d+[\.\)]\s)")
-_SYS = (
-    "Du bist deutscher AGB-Rechtsexperte. Entscheide, ob die genannte Pflicht in "
-    "den vorgelegten AGB-Abschnitten vorhanden ist. NUR die Abschnitte zaehlen. "
-    'Antworte NUR JSON: {"verdict":"ERFUELLT|FEHLT","zitat":"woertlich oder leer",'
-    '"begruendung":"1 Satz"}.'
-)
-
-
-def _sections(text: str) -> list[str]:
-    return [s.strip() for s in _SECTION_SPLIT.split(text) if s.strip()]
-
-
-def relevant_sections(item_id: str, text: str, limit: int = 6) -> list[str]:
-    """Ganze Abschnitte zum Thema des Items (Topic-Regex). Fallback: erste Abschnitte."""
-    secs = _sections(text)
-    topic = _routing.LLM_TOPIC.get(item_id)
-    if not topic:
-        return secs[:limit]
-    rel = [s for s in secs if re.search(topic, s, re.I)]
-    return rel[:limit] or secs[:limit]
-
-
-def _parse(txt: str) -> dict:
-    out = (txt or "").strip()
-    if out.startswith("```"):
-        out = out.split("```", 2)[1]
-        out = out[4:] if out.startswith("json") else out
-    a, b = out.find("{"), out.rfind("}")
-    return json.loads(out[a:b + 1] if 0 <= a < b else out)
-
-
-async def llm_judge(item_id: str, text: str) -> dict:
-    """Returns {present: bool|None, zitat, begruendung, source}.
-    present=None => Judge konnte nicht entscheiden -> Aufrufer behaelt das
-    Keyword-Ergebnis (fail-safe Richtung Finding)."""
-    from compliance.services.llm_cascade import call_with_cascade
-    question = _routing.LLM_QUESTION.get(item_id, "Ist diese Pflicht im Text vorhanden?")
-    secs = relevant_sections(item_id, text)
-    user = json.dumps({"frage": question, "agb_abschnitte": secs}, ensure_ascii=False)
-    try:
-        r = await call_with_cascade(_SYS, user, min_confidence=0.6, max_tokens=500)
-        obj = _parse(r.get("text"))
-        verdict = obj.get("verdict")
-        if verdict not in ("ERFUELLT", "FEHLT"):
-            return {"present": None, "zitat": "", "begruendung": "unklar", "source": r.get("source", "?")}
-        return {
-            "present": verdict == "ERFUELLT",
-            "zitat": (obj.get("zitat") or "")[:200],
-            "begruendung": (obj.get("begruendung") or "")[:200],
-            "source": r.get("source", "?"),
-        }
-    except Exception as e:
-        logger.info("agb llm_judge fail %s: %s", item_id, str(e)[:80])
-        return {"present": None, "zitat": "", "begruendung": "judge_error", "source": "error"}
diff --git a/backend-compliance/compliance/services/specialist_agents/agb/_pipeline.py b/backend-compliance/compliance/services/specialist_agents/agb/_pipeline.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..29f84169
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend-compliance/compliance/services/specialist_agents/agb/_pipeline.py
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+"""AGB-Routing-Pipeline (C-lean): nimmt das Keyword-Ergebnis des ChecklistAgent
+und routet keyword-durchgefallene Items per `_routing.decision_method` an die
+wiederverwendbare Prüfer-Library (Embedding / Reference / LLM). Davor das
+Geschäftsmodell-Gate (Applicability). Das Re-Tiering (LOW → Empfehlung) +
+Output-Zusammenbau macht der AGBAgent — hier nur die Routing-Entscheidung.
+
+Validiert (7-Firmen-Opus-GT): 71 % FP → ~0. agent.py bleibt dünn, dies ist der
+einzige Ort des C-lean-Flows.
+"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import logging
+
+from compliance.services.checkers.base import (
+    ControlSpec,
+    DecisionMethod,
+    DocContext,
+    VerificationMethod,
+)
+from compliance.services.checkers.embedding_checker import EmbeddingChecker
+from compliance.services.checkers.llm_checker import LLMChecker
+from compliance.services.checkers.reference_checker import ReferenceChecker
+
+from . import _routing
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+# Checker sind zustandslos (schwere Imports erst in .check()) → Modul-Singletons.
+_EMB = EmbeddingChecker()
+_REF = ReferenceChecker()
+_LLM = LLMChecker()
+
+
+def _spec(item_id: str) -> ControlSpec:
+    """ControlSpec für ein Item aus der AGB-Routing-Config bauen."""
+    dm = _routing.decision_method(item_id)
+    if dm == _routing.REFERENCE:
+        return ControlSpec(
+            control_id=item_id, verification_method=VerificationMethod.REFERENCE,
+            decision_method=DecisionMethod.LINK_RESOLVER,
+            patterns=[_routing.REFERENCE_PATTERNS[item_id]],
+        )
+    if dm == _routing.LLM:
+        return ControlSpec(
+            control_id=item_id, verification_method=VerificationMethod.CONTENT,
+            decision_method=DecisionMethod.LLM,
+            paraphrases=_routing.PARAPHRASES.get(item_id, []),
+            topic_regex=_routing.LLM_TOPIC.get(item_id, ""),
+            question=_routing.LLM_QUESTION.get(item_id, ""),
+        )
+    return ControlSpec(
+        control_id=item_id, verification_method=VerificationMethod.CONTENT,
+        decision_method=DecisionMethod.EMBEDDING,
+        paraphrases=_routing.PARAPHRASES.get(item_id, []),
+        embed_threshold=_routing.EMBED_THRESHOLDS.get(item_id),
+    )
+
+
+async def _resolves(item_id: str, text: str, skip_llm: bool):
+    """True = Klausel doch vorhanden (Keyword-Finding auflösen). False/None =
+    Finding behalten (fail-safe: bei Unsicherheit/Service-Ausfall lieber melden)."""
+    dm = _routing.decision_method(item_id)
+    if dm == _routing.MERGED:
+        return True  # in ein anderes Item aufgegangen → kein eigenes Finding
+    doc = DocContext(text=text)
+    spec = _spec(item_id)
+    if dm == _routing.REFERENCE:
+        return (await _REF.check(spec, doc)).present
+    if dm == _routing.LLM:
+        if skip_llm:
+            return None  # interaktiv: kein LLM → Keyword-Ergebnis behalten
+        return (await _LLM.check(spec, doc)).present
+    return (await _EMB.check(spec, doc)).present
+
+
+async def run_routed(base_findings: list, text: str, context: dict | None = None):
+    """Routet die keyword-durchgefallenen Items.
+
+    Returns (kept, resolved_ids, gated_ids):
+      kept         = Findings, die nach Gate+Rescue bestehen bleiben
+      resolved_ids = per Embedding/Reference/LLM doch als vorhanden erkannt
+      gated_ids    = per Geschäftsmodell nicht anwendbar (N/A)
+    """
+    context = context or {}
+    skip_llm = bool(context.get("skip_llm"))
+    model = _routing.detect_business_model(text)
+    kept, resolved, gated = [], [], []
+    for f in base_findings:
+        item_id = f.field_id
+        if not _routing.is_applicable(item_id, model):
+            gated.append(item_id)
+            continue
+        try:
+            present = await _resolves(item_id, text, skip_llm)
+        except Exception as e:  # noqa: BLE001 — best-effort, Finding behalten
+            logger.info("agb routing %s failed: %s", item_id, str(e)[:80])
+            present = None
+        if present is True:
+            resolved.append(item_id)
+        else:
+            kept.append(f)
+    return kept, resolved, gated
diff --git a/backend-compliance/compliance/services/specialist_agents/agb/_reference_check.py b/backend-compliance/compliance/services/specialist_agents/agb/_reference_check.py
deleted file mode 100644
index bff23edd..00000000
--- a/backend-compliance/compliance/services/specialist_agents/agb/_reference_check.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-"""REFERENCE-Pruefer (verification_method=REFERENCE): ist ein klarer Verweis auf
-ein anderes Pflichtdokument vorhanden — und (optional) loest der Link auf?
-
-Fuer AGB: `data_protection` = Verweis auf die Datenschutzerklaerung. Eine AGB soll
-KEINE Datenschutz-Inhalte mischen; ein Verweis genuegt (§ ... / best practice).
-Deterministisch (Regex), 7/7 gegen Opus-GT — KEIN LLM, kein juristisches Urteil.
-
-Link-Aufloesung (HTTP) ist bewusst NICHT hier: das ist ein Runtime-/Online-Check
-(separater Prozess), nicht Teil der deterministischen Text-Pruefung.
-"""
-from __future__ import annotations
-
-import re
-
-from . import _routing
-
-_URL = re.compile(r"https?://[^\s)\]]+", re.I)
-
-
-def check_reference(item_id: str, text: str) -> dict:
-    """Returns {present: bool, link: str|None}.
-
-    present = ein eindeutiger Verweis auf das referenzierte Dokument steht im Text.
-    link   = die in der Naehe gefundene URL (fuer einen spaeteren LINK_CHECK), falls vorhanden.
-    """
-    pat = _routing.REFERENCE_PATTERNS.get(item_id)
-    if not pat or not text:
-        return {"present": False, "link": None}
-    m = re.search(pat, text, re.I)
-    if not m:
-        return {"present": False, "link": None}
-    window = text[max(0, m.start() - 40): m.end() + 200]
-    url = _URL.search(window) or _URL.search(text)
-    return {"present": True, "link": url.group(0) if url else None}
diff --git a/backend-compliance/compliance/services/specialist_agents/agb/agent.py b/backend-compliance/compliance/services/specialist_agents/agb/agent.py
index a6cd5f20..1544b680 100644
--- a/backend-compliance/compliance/services/specialist_agents/agb/agent.py
+++ b/backend-compliance/compliance/services/specialist_agents/agb/agent.py
@@ -1,19 +1,60 @@
 """AGBAgent — Allgemeine Geschäftsbedingungen (§§ 305 ff. BGB).
 
-Thin-Subclass von ChecklistAgent über die kuratierte AGB_CHECKLIST (L1
-Pflichtangaben + L2 Detailchecks). KEIN Library-Firehose.
+ChecklistAgent-Subclass: erst L1/L2-Keyword-Pass, dann **C-lean-Routing** — die
+keyword-durchgefallenen Items werden per `decision_method` an die wiederverwendbare
+Prüfer-Library geroutet (Embedding / Reference / LLM), davor das Geschäftsmodell-
+Gate (Applicability), danach Severity-Re-Tiering (LOW → Empfehlung).
+Validiert gegen 7-Firmen-Opus-GT: 71 % FP → ~0. Config in `_routing`, Flow in `_pipeline`.
 """
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 from compliance.services.doc_checks.agb_checks import AGB_CHECKLIST
 
+from .._base import AgentInput, AgentOutput, lint_output
 from .._checklist_agent import ChecklistAgent
+from .._rollup import rollup
+from ._pipeline import run_routed
 
 
 class AGBAgent(ChecklistAgent):
     CHECKLIST = AGB_CHECKLIST
     agent_id = "agb"
-    agent_version = "1.0"
+    agent_version = "2.0"  # v2: decision_method-Routing (Embedding/Reference/LLM)
     doc_type = "agb"
     owned_mc_ids = tuple(c["id"] for c in AGB_CHECKLIST)
+
+    async def evaluate(self, agent_input: AgentInput) -> AgentOutput:
+        # 1) Basis-Keyword-Pass (L1/L2). out.findings = keyword-durchgefallene Items.
+        out = await super().evaluate(agent_input)
+        text = (agent_input.text or "").strip()
+        if len(text) < 100 or not out.findings:
+            return out  # zu kurz / nichts zu routen
+
+        # 2) Routing: Gate + Embedding/Reference/LLM-Rescue der Keyword-Misses.
+        kept, resolved, gated = await run_routed(
+            out.findings, text, agent_input.context)
+        resolved_set, gated_set = set(resolved), set(gated)
+
+        # 3) Coverage angleichen: rescued → ok, gated → na.
+        for c in out.mc_coverage:
+            if c.mc_id in resolved_set:
+                c.status, c.reason = "ok", "semantisch vorhanden (Routing)"
+            elif c.mc_id in gated_set:
+                c.status, c.reason = "na", "für Geschäftsmodell nicht anwendbar"
+
+        # 4) Severity-Re-Tiering: HIGH/MEDIUM = Findings, LOW = nur Empfehlung.
+        out.findings = [f for f in kept if f.severity in ("HIGH", "MEDIUM")]
+        out.recommendations = rollup(kept)
+
+        # 5) Aggregat-Kennzahlen neu (Coverage hat sich verschoben).
+        cov = out.mc_coverage
+        out.mc_total = len(cov)
+        out.mc_ok = sum(1 for c in cov if c.status == "ok")
+        out.mc_na = sum(1 for c in cov if c.status == "na")
+        out.mc_high = sum(1 for c in cov if c.status == "high")
+        out.mc_medium = sum(1 for c in cov if c.status == "medium")
+        out.mc_low = sum(1 for c in cov if c.status == "low")
+        out.notes = ((out.notes + " · ") if out.notes else "") + \
+            f"routed: {len(resolved)} rescued, {len(gated)} n/a"
+        return lint_output(out)
diff --git a/backend-compliance/compliance/tests/test_agb_agent.py b/backend-compliance/compliance/tests/test_agb_agent.py
index ba218b6b..83fef3ad 100644
--- a/backend-compliance/compliance/tests/test_agb_agent.py
+++ b/backend-compliance/compliance/tests/test_agb_agent.py
@@ -1,12 +1,27 @@
-"""AGBAgent — kuratierte §§-305-ff-BGB-Checkliste (ChecklistAgent-Subclass)."""
-
-from __future__ import annotations
-
+"""AGBAgent (v2, routed). Embedding/LLM offline-gestubbt → kein Netzwerk."""
 import asyncio
 
+import pytest
+
+import compliance.services.specialist_agents.agb._pipeline as pipeline
+from compliance.services.checkers.base import CheckResult
 from compliance.services.specialist_agents import REGISTRY, AgentInput
 
 
+class _Stub:
+    def __init__(self, present):
+        self._p = present
+
+    async def check(self, ctrl, doc):
+        return CheckResult(present=self._p)
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
+def _offline(monkeypatch):
+    monkeypatch.setattr(pipeline, "_EMB", _Stub(None))
+    monkeypatch.setattr(pipeline, "_LLM", _Stub(None))
+
+
 def _run(text: str):
     return asyncio.run(
         REGISTRY.get("agb").evaluate(AgentInput(doc_type="agb", text=text)))
diff --git a/backend-compliance/compliance/tests/test_agb_routed_agent.py b/backend-compliance/compliance/tests/test_agb_routed_agent.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..19511bb7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend-compliance/compliance/tests/test_agb_routed_agent.py
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+"""AGB routed-Pipeline: Gate, Reference-/Embedding-Rescue, LLM-skip, Re-Tiering.
+Embedding + LLM offline-gestubbt → deterministisch, kein Netzwerk (Reference = echtes Regex)."""
+import asyncio
+from types import SimpleNamespace
+
+import pytest
+
+import compliance.services.specialist_agents.agb._pipeline as pipeline
+from compliance.services.checkers.base import CheckResult
+from compliance.services.specialist_agents._base import AgentInput
+from compliance.services.specialist_agents.agb.agent import AGBAgent
+
+
+class _Stub:
+    def __init__(self, present):
+        self._p = present
+
+    async def check(self, ctrl, doc):
+        return CheckResult(present=self._p)
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
+def _offline(monkeypatch):
+    monkeypatch.setattr(pipeline, "_EMB", _Stub(None))
+    monkeypatch.setattr(pipeline, "_LLM", _Stub(None))
+
+
+def _routed(field_ids, text, context=None):
+    findings = [SimpleNamespace(field_id=fid) for fid in field_ids]
+    return asyncio.run(pipeline.run_routed(findings, text, context or {}))
+
+
+def test_gate_termination_na_for_oneoff_shop():
+    text = "Widerrufsbelehrung: Sie koennen binnen 14 Tagen widerrufen. " * 5
+    kept, resolved, gated = _routed(["termination", "termination_form"], text)
+    assert set(gated) == {"termination", "termination_form"}
+    assert kept == []
+
+
+def test_reference_rescues_data_protection():
+    text = "Einzelheiten zur Verarbeitung in unserer Datenschutzerklaerung. " * 5
+    kept, resolved, gated = _routed(["data_protection"], text)
+    assert "data_protection" in resolved and kept == []
+
+
+def test_embedding_rescue_resolves(monkeypatch):
+    monkeypatch.setattr(pipeline, "_EMB", _Stub(True))
+    kept, resolved, gated = _routed(["scope"], "x" * 200)
+    assert "scope" in resolved
+
+
+def test_llm_skipped_keeps_finding():
+    kept, resolved, gated = _routed(["delivery_timeframe"], "x" * 200, {"skip_llm": True})
+    assert [f.field_id for f in kept] == ["delivery_timeframe"] and resolved == []
+
+
+def test_evaluate_retiers_low_out_of_findings():
+    text = ("Allgemeine Geschaeftsbedingungen. Vertragsschluss durch Bestellung. "
+            "Haftung beschraenkt. Gerichtsstand Muenchen. ") * 6
+    out = asyncio.run(AGBAgent().evaluate(AgentInput(doc_type="agb", text=text)))
+    assert out.agent == "agb" and out.agent_version == "2.0"
+    assert all(f.severity in ("HIGH", "MEDIUM") for f in out.findings)
diff --git a/backend-compliance/compliance/tests/test_agent_outputs_topics.py b/backend-compliance/compliance/tests/test_agent_outputs_topics.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a88a0a2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend-compliance/compliance/tests/test_agent_outputs_topics.py
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+"""AGB muss im LIVE-Pfad verdrahtet sein (_TOPIC_AGENTS), nicht nur per Snapshot."""
+from compliance.api.agent_check._agent_outputs import _TOPIC_AGENTS
+
+
+def test_agb_wired_into_live_topic_agents():
+    assert _TOPIC_AGENTS.get("agb") == "agb"
+
+
+def test_impressum_still_wired():
+    assert _TOPIC_AGENTS.get("impressum") == "impressum"
diff --git a/backend-compliance/compliance/tests/test_checkers.py b/backend-compliance/compliance/tests/test_checkers.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0b357878
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend-compliance/compliance/tests/test_checkers.py
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+"""Unit-Tests der Prüfer-Library. Embedding + LLM gemockt → kein Netzwerk."""
+import asyncio
+
+import compliance.services.llm_cascade as cascade_mod
+import compliance.services.mc_embedding_matcher as emb_mod
+from compliance.services.checkers.base import (
+    ControlSpec,
+    DecisionMethod,
+    DocContext,
+    VerificationMethod,
+)
+from compliance.services.checkers.embedding_checker import EmbeddingChecker
+from compliance.services.checkers.llm_checker import LLMChecker
+from compliance.services.checkers.reference_checker import ReferenceChecker
+
+
+def _run(coro):
+    return asyncio.run(coro)
+
+
+def test_reference_present_and_absent():
+    rc = ReferenceChecker()
+    spec = ControlSpec("data_protection", VerificationMethod.REFERENCE,
+                       DecisionMethod.LINK_RESOLVER,
+                       patterns=[r"datenschutz(erkl|bestimmung|hinweis)"])
+    r = _run(rc.check(spec, DocContext(
+        text="Details in unserer Datenschutzerklaerung: https://x.de/datenschutz")))
+    assert r.present is True
+    assert r.detail.get("link", "").startswith("https://")
+    r2 = _run(rc.check(spec, DocContext(text="Keine Angabe zum Datenschutz-Thema.")))
+    assert r2.present is False
+
+
+def test_embedding_threshold(monkeypatch):
+    monkeypatch.setattr(emb_mod, "DIM", 3, raising=False)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(emb_mod, "_chunk_text", lambda t: [t], raising=False)
+
+    async def _embed(texts):
+        return [[1.0, 0.0, 0.0] for _ in texts]
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(emb_mod, "_embed_texts", _embed, raising=False)
+    ec = EmbeddingChecker()
+    spec = ControlSpec("scope_t", VerificationMethod.CONTENT, DecisionMethod.EMBEDDING,
+                       paraphrases=["Geltungsbereich"], embed_threshold=0.58)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(emb_mod, "_cosine", lambda a, b: 0.90, raising=False)
+    r = _run(ec.check(spec, DocContext(text="x" * 200)))
+    assert r.present is True and r.confidence >= 0.58
+    monkeypatch.setattr(emb_mod, "_cosine", lambda a, b: 0.20, raising=False)
+    r2 = _run(ec.check(spec, DocContext(text="x" * 200)))
+    assert r2.present is False
+
+
+def test_embedding_offline_returns_none(monkeypatch):
+    async def _boom(texts):
+        raise ConnectionError("embedding-service down")
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(emb_mod, "_embed_texts", _boom, raising=False)
+    ec = EmbeddingChecker()
+    spec = ControlSpec("scope_off", VerificationMethod.CONTENT, DecisionMethod.EMBEDDING,
+                       paraphrases=["x"], embed_threshold=0.6)
+    r = _run(ec.check(spec, DocContext(text="y" * 200)))
+    assert r.present is None  # fail-safe
+
+
+def test_llm_present_and_absent(monkeypatch):
+    lc = LLMChecker()
+    spec = ControlSpec("delivery_timeframe", VerificationMethod.CONTENT, DecisionMethod.LLM,
+                       topic_regex=r"liefer", question="Konkrete Lieferfrist?")
+    doc = DocContext(text=("1. Lieferung\nDie Ware wird innerhalb von 2 Werktagen "
+                           "geliefert.\n") * 4)
+
+    async def _erfuellt(system, user, **kw):
+        return {"text": '{"verdict":"ERFUELLT","zitat":"2 Werktagen","begruendung":"x"}',
+                "source": "qwen", "confidence": 0.7}
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(cascade_mod, "call_with_cascade", _erfuellt, raising=False)
+    assert _run(lc.check(spec, doc)).present is True
+
+    async def _fehlt(system, user, **kw):
+        return {"text": '{"verdict":"FEHLT"}', "source": "qwen"}
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(cascade_mod, "call_with_cascade", _fehlt, raising=False)
+    assert _run(lc.check(spec, doc)).present is False