diff --git a/internal/store/pg/vault_links.go b/internal/store/pg/vault_links.go
index a3474b32..14df122c 100644
--- a/internal/store/pg/vault_links.go
+++ b/internal/store/pg/vault_links.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"database/sql"
 	"fmt"
+	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
@@ -145,6 +146,30 @@ func (s *PGVaultStore) DeleteDocLinksByType(ctx context.Context, tenantID, docID
 	return err
 }
 
+// DeleteDocLinksByTypes removes outbound links matching any of the given types from a document.
+func (s *PGVaultStore) DeleteDocLinksByTypes(ctx context.Context, tenantID, docID string, types []string) error {
+	if len(types) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+	uid := mustParseUUID(docID)
+	tid := mustParseUUID(tenantID)
+	// Build IN clause with positional params: $3, $4, ...
+	params := []any{uid, tid}
+	placeholders := make([]string, len(types))
+	for i, t := range types {
+		params = append(params, t)
+		placeholders[i] = fmt.Sprintf("$%d", i+3)
+	}
+	q := fmt.Sprintf(`
+		DELETE FROM vault_links vl
+		USING vault_documents vd
+		WHERE vl.from_doc_id = $1
+			AND vd.id = vl.from_doc_id AND vd.tenant_id = $2
+			AND vl.link_type IN (%s)`, strings.Join(placeholders, ","))
+	_, err := s.db.ExecContext(ctx, q, params...)
+	return err
+}
+
 func scanVaultLinks(rows *sql.Rows) ([]store.VaultLink, error) {
 	var links []store.VaultLink
 	for rows.Next() {
diff --git a/internal/store/sqlitestore/vault_links.go b/internal/store/sqlitestore/vault_links.go
index 74109793..11abe711 100644
--- a/internal/store/sqlitestore/vault_links.go
+++ b/internal/store/sqlitestore/vault_links.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"database/sql"
 	"fmt"
+	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
@@ -122,6 +123,29 @@ func (s *SQLiteVaultStore) DeleteDocLinksByType(ctx context.Context, tenantID, d
 	return err
 }
 
+// DeleteDocLinksByTypes removes outbound links matching any of the given types from a document.
+func (s *SQLiteVaultStore) DeleteDocLinksByTypes(ctx context.Context, tenantID, docID string, types []string) error {
+	if len(types) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+	// Build IN clause with ? placeholders.
+	params := []any{docID}
+	placeholders := make([]string, len(types))
+	for i, t := range types {
+		params = append(params, t)
+		placeholders[i] = "?"
+	}
+	params = append(params, tenantID)
+	q := fmt.Sprintf(`
+		DELETE FROM vault_links
+		WHERE from_doc_id = ?
+		  AND link_type IN (%s)
+		  AND from_doc_id IN (SELECT id FROM vault_documents WHERE tenant_id = ?)`,
+		strings.Join(placeholders, ","))
+	_, err := s.db.ExecContext(ctx, q, params...)
+	return err
+}
+
 func scanVaultLinkRows(rows *sql.Rows) ([]store.VaultLink, error) {
 	var links []store.VaultLink
 	for rows.Next() {
diff --git a/internal/store/vault_store.go b/internal/store/vault_store.go
index 6ced6c52..5ac3a0a0 100644
--- a/internal/store/vault_store.go
+++ b/internal/store/vault_store.go
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ type VaultStore interface {
 	GetBacklinks(ctx context.Context, tenantID, docID string) ([]VaultBacklink, error)
 	DeleteDocLinks(ctx context.Context, tenantID, docID string) error
 	DeleteDocLinksByType(ctx context.Context, tenantID, docID, linkType string) error
+	DeleteDocLinksByTypes(ctx context.Context, tenantID, docID string, types []string) error
 
 	// Enrichment
 	// UpdateSummaryAndReembed updates summary text and re-generates embedding from title+path+summary.
diff --git a/internal/vault/enrich_classify.go b/internal/vault/enrich_classify.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8cb97fbd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/vault/enrich_classify.go
@@ -0,0 +1,203 @@
+package vault
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"log/slog"
+	"maps"
+	"slices"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/nextlevelbuilder/goclaw/internal/providers"
+	"github.com/nextlevelbuilder/goclaw/internal/store"
+)
+
+const (
+	classifyMaxRetries      = 3
+	classifyMaxTokens       = 1024
+	classifyTemperature     = 0.1
+	classifyCtxMaxLen       = 256 // max context string length stored in DB
+	classifySummaryMaxChars = 300 // max summary chars in prompt (validated: 300 for accuracy)
+	classifyMaxSourceDocs   = 20  // max source docs per classifyLinks call (validated: cap unbounded time)
+)
+
+var classifyTimeouts = [3]time.Duration{5 * time.Minute, 7 * time.Minute, 10 * time.Minute}
+var classifyBackoffs = [3]time.Duration{0, 2 * time.Second, 4 * time.Second}
+
+// validClassifyTypes — accepted link types stored directly in DB (aligned with UI vault-link-dialog.tsx).
+var validClassifyTypes = map[string]bool{
+	"reference": true, "depends_on": true, "extends": true,
+	"related": true, "supersedes": true, "contradicts": true,
+}
+
+type classifyDoc struct {
+	DocID, Title, Path, Summary string
+}
+
+type candidatePair struct {
+	Source, Candidate classifyDoc
+	Score             float64
+}
+
+// classifyLinks orchestrates LLM-based link classification for enriched docs.
+func (w *enrichWorker) classifyLinks(ctx context.Context, tenantID, agentID string, results []enriched) {
+	if w.provider == nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	capped := results
+	if len(capped) > classifyMaxSourceDocs {
+		capped = capped[:classifyMaxSourceDocs]
+	}
+
+	// On SQLite (desktop/Lite), FindSimilarDocs returns nil (no pgvector) — classify is a no-op.
+	candidates := w.gatherCandidates(ctx, tenantID, agentID, capped)
+	if len(candidates) == 0 {
+		return
+	}
+
+	allTypes := slices.Collect(maps.Keys(validClassifyTypes))
+	allTypes = append(allTypes, "semantic") // clean up legacy links
+
+	for sourceDocID, pairs := range candidates {
+		source := pairs[0].Source
+		candidateDocs := make([]classifyDoc, len(pairs))
+		for i, p := range pairs {
+			candidateDocs[i] = p.Candidate
+		}
+
+		system, user := buildClassifyPrompt(source, candidateDocs)
+		raw, err := w.callClassifyWithRetry(ctx, system, user)
+		if err != nil {
+			slog.Warn("vault.classify: llm_failed", "doc", sourceDocID, "err", err)
+			continue // SKIP fallback
+		}
+
+		parsed, err := parseClassifyResponse(raw, len(candidateDocs))
+		if err != nil {
+			hint := fmt.Sprintf("\n\nPrevious response was invalid JSON (error: %s). Output ONLY a valid JSON array.", err.Error())
+			raw2, err2 := w.callClassifyWithRetry(ctx, system, user+hint)
+			if err2 != nil {
+				slog.Warn("vault.classify: retry_parse_failed", "doc", sourceDocID, "err", err2)
+				continue
+			}
+			parsed, err = parseClassifyResponse(raw2, len(candidateDocs))
+			if err != nil {
+				slog.Warn("vault.classify: parse_still_failed", "doc", sourceDocID, "err", err)
+				continue
+			}
+		}
+
+		// Collect valid links (collect-then-write pattern).
+		var newLinks []store.VaultLink
+		for _, r := range parsed {
+			if r.Type == "SKIP" || !validClassifyTypes[r.Type] {
+				continue
+			}
+			linkCtx := r.Ctx
+			if len(linkCtx) > classifyCtxMaxLen {
+				linkCtx = string([]rune(linkCtx)[:classifyCtxMaxLen])
+			}
+			newLinks = append(newLinks, store.VaultLink{
+				FromDocID: sourceDocID,
+				ToDocID:   candidateDocs[r.Idx-1].DocID, // idx is 1-based, validated by parseClassifyResponse
+				LinkType:  r.Type,
+				Context:   linkCtx,
+			})
+		}
+
+		// Only replace old links if LLM produced valid replacements (avoid data loss on all-SKIP).
+		if len(newLinks) > 0 {
+			if err := w.vault.DeleteDocLinksByTypes(ctx, tenantID, sourceDocID, allTypes); err != nil {
+				slog.Warn("vault.classify: delete_old", "doc", sourceDocID, "err", err)
+			}
+			for i := range newLinks {
+				if err := w.vault.CreateLink(ctx, &newLinks[i]); err != nil {
+					slog.Debug("vault.classify: create_link", "from", sourceDocID, "to", newLinks[i].ToDocID, "err", err)
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func (w *enrichWorker) gatherCandidates(ctx context.Context, tenantID, agentID string, results []enriched) map[string][]candidatePair {
+	seen := make(map[string]bool)
+	out := make(map[string][]candidatePair)
+
+	for _, r := range results {
+		neighbors, err := w.vault.FindSimilarDocs(ctx, tenantID, agentID, r.payload.DocID, enrichSimilarityLimit)
+		if err != nil {
+			slog.Warn("vault.classify: find_similar", "doc", r.payload.DocID, "err", err)
+			continue
+		}
+		// Derive title from path (payload has no Title field; neighbor docs have it from DB).
+		title := r.payload.Path
+		if doc, err := w.vault.GetDocumentByID(ctx, tenantID, r.payload.DocID); err == nil && doc != nil {
+			title = doc.Title
+		}
+		src := classifyDoc{
+			DocID:   r.payload.DocID,
+			Title:   title,
+			Path:    r.payload.Path,
+			Summary: truncateSummary(r.summary),
+		}
+		for _, n := range neighbors {
+			if n.Score < enrichSimilarityMin || n.Document.Summary == "" {
+				continue
+			}
+			// Bidirectional dedup: only process each pair once.
+			a, b := src.DocID, n.Document.ID
+			if a > b {
+				a, b = b, a
+			}
+			if key := a + ":" + b; seen[key] {
+				continue
+			} else {
+				seen[key] = true
+			}
+			out[src.DocID] = append(out[src.DocID], candidatePair{
+				Source: src,
+				Candidate: classifyDoc{
+					DocID:   n.Document.ID,
+					Title:   n.Document.Title,
+					Path:    n.Document.Path,
+					Summary: truncateSummary(n.Document.Summary),
+				},
+				Score: n.Score,
+			})
+		}
+	}
+	return out
+}
+
+// callClassifyWithRetry calls the LLM with escalating timeouts and backoffs.
+func (w *enrichWorker) callClassifyWithRetry(ctx context.Context, system, user string) (string, error) {
+	var lastErr error
+	for attempt := range classifyMaxRetries {
+		if attempt > 0 {
+			select {
+			case <-ctx.Done():
+				return "", ctx.Err()
+			case <-time.After(classifyBackoffs[attempt]):
+			}
+		}
+		cctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, classifyTimeouts[attempt])
+		resp, err := w.provider.Chat(cctx, providers.ChatRequest{
+			Messages: []providers.Message{
+				{Role: "system", Content: system},
+				{Role: "user", Content: user},
+			},
+			Model:   w.model,
+			Options: map[string]any{"max_tokens": classifyMaxTokens, "temperature": classifyTemperature},
+		})
+		cancel()
+		if err != nil {
+			lastErr = err
+			slog.Warn("vault.classify: retry", "attempt", attempt+1, "err", err)
+			continue
+		}
+		return strings.TrimSpace(resp.Content), nil
+	}
+	return "", fmt.Errorf("classify exhausted %d retries: %w", classifyMaxRetries, lastErr)
+}
diff --git a/internal/vault/enrich_classify_parse_edge_test.go b/internal/vault/enrich_classify_parse_edge_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3059100d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/vault/enrich_classify_parse_edge_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,186 @@
+package vault
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+)
+
+// ============================================================================
+// JSON Parsing Edge Case Tests
+// ============================================================================
+
+// TestParseClassifyResponse_MixedValidInvalid handles mix of valid and invalid entries.
+func TestParseClassifyResponse_MixedValidInvalid(t *testing.T) {
+	raw := `[
+		{"idx":1,"type":"reference","ctx":"valid"},
+		{"idx":0,"type":"reference","ctx":"invalid idx"},
+		{"idx":2,"type":"bad_type","ctx":"invalid type"},
+		{"idx":3,"type":"extends","ctx":"valid"}
+	]`
+
+	results, err := parseClassifyResponse(raw, 3)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("parseClassifyResponse failed: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Should keep only idx 1 and 3 with valid types
+	if len(results) != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected 2 valid results, got %d", len(results))
+	}
+
+	if results[0].Idx != 1 || results[1].Idx != 3 {
+		t.Errorf("Invalid entries not filtered correctly")
+	}
+}
+
+// TestParseClassifyResponse_NegativeIdx filters silently.
+func TestParseClassifyResponse_NegativeIdx(t *testing.T) {
+	raw := `[
+		{"idx":-1,"type":"reference","ctx":"invalid"},
+		{"idx":1,"type":"reference","ctx":"valid"}
+	]`
+
+	results, err := parseClassifyResponse(raw, 1)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("parseClassifyResponse failed: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if len(results) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected 1 result (negative idx filtered), got %d", len(results))
+	}
+
+	if results[0].Idx != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("Negative idx should be filtered")
+	}
+}
+
+// TestParseClassifyResponse_AllSKIP preserves all SKIP entries.
+func TestParseClassifyResponse_AllSKIP(t *testing.T) {
+	raw := `[
+		{"idx":1,"type":"SKIP","ctx":"no match"},
+		{"idx":2,"type":"SKIP","ctx":"different topic"}
+	]`
+
+	results, err := parseClassifyResponse(raw, 2)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("parseClassifyResponse failed: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if len(results) != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected 2 SKIP entries, got %d", len(results))
+	}
+
+	for i, r := range results {
+		if r.Type != "SKIP" {
+			t.Errorf("Result %d: expected SKIP, got %q", i, r.Type)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// TestParseClassifyResponse_LargeIdx beyond count are filtered.
+func TestParseClassifyResponse_LargeIdx(t *testing.T) {
+	raw := `[
+		{"idx":1,"type":"reference","ctx":"ok"},
+		{"idx":100,"type":"reference","ctx":"too large"},
+		{"idx":999,"type":"reference","ctx":"way too large"}
+	]`
+
+	results, err := parseClassifyResponse(raw, 5)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("parseClassifyResponse failed: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if len(results) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected 1 result (oversized idx filtered), got %d", len(results))
+	}
+
+	if results[0].Idx != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("Large idx should be filtered")
+	}
+}
+
+// TestParseClassifyResponse_MaxBoundaryIdx at exactly count is valid.
+func TestParseClassifyResponse_MaxBoundaryIdx(t *testing.T) {
+	raw := `[
+		{"idx":1,"type":"reference","ctx":"first"},
+		{"idx":5,"type":"reference","ctx":"last valid"}
+	]`
+
+	results, err := parseClassifyResponse(raw, 5)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("parseClassifyResponse failed: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if len(results) != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected 2 results, got %d", len(results))
+	}
+
+	if results[1].Idx != 5 {
+		t.Errorf("Max boundary idx (5) should be valid when count=5")
+	}
+}
+
+// TestParseClassifyResponse_EmptyCtx preserves empty context string.
+func TestParseClassifyResponse_EmptyCtx(t *testing.T) {
+	raw := `[
+		{"idx":1,"type":"reference","ctx":""},
+		{"idx":2,"type":"related","ctx":"has context"}
+	]`
+
+	results, err := parseClassifyResponse(raw, 2)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("parseClassifyResponse failed: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if len(results) != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected 2 results, got %d", len(results))
+	}
+
+	if results[0].Ctx != "" {
+		t.Errorf("Empty ctx should be preserved, got %q", results[0].Ctx)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestParseClassifyResponse_WhitespaceCtx preserves whitespace-only context.
+func TestParseClassifyResponse_WhitespaceCtx(t *testing.T) {
+	raw := `[
+		{"idx":1,"type":"reference","ctx":"   "},
+		{"idx":2,"type":"related","ctx":"valid"}
+	]`
+
+	results, err := parseClassifyResponse(raw, 2)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("parseClassifyResponse failed: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if len(results) != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected 2 results, got %d", len(results))
+	}
+
+	// Whitespace should be preserved
+	if results[0].Ctx != "   " {
+		t.Errorf("Whitespace ctx should be preserved, got %q", results[0].Ctx)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestParseClassifyResponse_CaseInsensitiveType only SKIP and validClassifyTypes are accepted.
+func TestParseClassifyResponse_CaseInsensitiveType(t *testing.T) {
+	// Lowercase versions of valid types should not be accepted
+	raw := `[
+		{"idx":1,"type":"reference","ctx":"ok"},
+		{"idx":2,"type":"REFERENCE","ctx":"uppercase"}
+	]`
+
+	results, err := parseClassifyResponse(raw, 2)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("parseClassifyResponse failed: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Only lowercase "reference" should be valid
+	if len(results) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected 1 result (uppercase REFERENCE filtered), got %d", len(results))
+	}
+
+	if results[0].Type != "reference" {
+		t.Errorf("Only lowercase types accepted, got %q", results[0].Type)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/vault/enrich_classify_parse_test.go b/internal/vault/enrich_classify_parse_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3400103e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/vault/enrich_classify_parse_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,193 @@
+package vault
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+// ============================================================================
+// JSON Parsing Tests
+// ============================================================================
+
+// TestParseClassifyResponse_Valid parses standard JSON array.
+func TestParseClassifyResponse_Valid(t *testing.T) {
+	raw := `[
+		{"idx":1,"type":"reference","ctx":"mentions config"},
+		{"idx":2,"type":"depends_on","ctx":"requires authentication"}
+	]`
+
+	results, err := parseClassifyResponse(raw, 2)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("parseClassifyResponse failed: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if len(results) != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected 2 results, got %d", len(results))
+	}
+
+	if results[0].Idx != 1 || results[0].Type != "reference" {
+		t.Errorf("Result 0: got idx=%d type=%q, want idx=1 type=reference", results[0].Idx, results[0].Type)
+	}
+
+	if results[1].Idx != 2 || results[1].Type != "depends_on" {
+		t.Errorf("Result 1: got idx=%d type=%q, want idx=2 type=depends_on", results[1].Idx, results[1].Type)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestParseClassifyResponse_WithCodeFence strips ```json fences.
+func TestParseClassifyResponse_WithCodeFence(t *testing.T) {
+	raw := "```json\n[{\"idx\":1,\"type\":\"reference\",\"ctx\":\"test\"}]\n```"
+
+	results, err := parseClassifyResponse(raw, 1)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("parseClassifyResponse with code fence failed: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if len(results) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected 1 result, got %d", len(results))
+	}
+
+	if results[0].Type != "reference" {
+		t.Errorf("Expected type reference, got %q", results[0].Type)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestParseClassifyResponse_InvalidJSON returns error on unmarshal failure.
+func TestParseClassifyResponse_InvalidJSON(t *testing.T) {
+	raw := `{invalid json}`
+
+	_, err := parseClassifyResponse(raw, 1)
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("parseClassifyResponse should return error for invalid JSON")
+	}
+
+	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "unmarshal") {
+		t.Errorf("Error should mention unmarshal: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestParseClassifyResponse_OutOfRangeIdx filters silently, keeps valid entries.
+func TestParseClassifyResponse_OutOfRangeIdx(t *testing.T) {
+	raw := `[
+		{"idx":1,"type":"reference","ctx":"ok"},
+		{"idx":99,"type":"related","ctx":"invalid idx"},
+		{"idx":2,"type":"extends","ctx":"ok"}
+	]`
+
+	results, err := parseClassifyResponse(raw, 2)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("parseClassifyResponse failed: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if len(results) != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected 2 results (out-of-range filtered), got %d", len(results))
+	}
+
+	if results[0].Idx != 1 || results[1].Idx != 2 {
+		t.Errorf("Out-of-range entry not filtered properly")
+	}
+}
+
+// TestParseClassifyResponse_UnknownType filters silently.
+func TestParseClassifyResponse_UnknownType(t *testing.T) {
+	raw := `[
+		{"idx":1,"type":"reference","ctx":"ok"},
+		{"idx":2,"type":"unknown_type","ctx":"invalid"},
+		{"idx":3,"type":"related","ctx":"ok"}
+	]`
+
+	results, err := parseClassifyResponse(raw, 3)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("parseClassifyResponse failed: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if len(results) != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected 2 results (unknown type filtered), got %d", len(results))
+	}
+
+	if results[0].Type != "reference" || results[1].Type != "related" {
+		t.Errorf("Unknown type not filtered properly")
+	}
+}
+
+// TestParseClassifyResponse_SKIPType preserves SKIP in output.
+func TestParseClassifyResponse_SKIPType(t *testing.T) {
+	raw := `[
+		{"idx":1,"type":"reference","ctx":"valid"},
+		{"idx":2,"type":"SKIP","ctx":"no relationship"}
+	]`
+
+	results, err := parseClassifyResponse(raw, 2)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("parseClassifyResponse failed: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if len(results) != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected 2 results including SKIP, got %d", len(results))
+	}
+
+	skipFound := false
+	for _, r := range results {
+		if r.Type == "SKIP" {
+			skipFound = true
+			break
+		}
+	}
+
+	if !skipFound {
+		t.Errorf("SKIP type should be preserved in results")
+	}
+}
+
+// TestParseClassifyResponse_EmptyArray returns valid empty slice.
+func TestParseClassifyResponse_EmptyArray(t *testing.T) {
+	raw := `[]`
+
+	results, err := parseClassifyResponse(raw, 5)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("parseClassifyResponse failed on empty array: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if len(results) != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected 0 results, got %d", len(results))
+	}
+}
+
+// TestParseClassifyResponse_CtxTruncation truncates context over 256 chars.
+func TestParseClassifyResponse_CtxTruncation(t *testing.T) {
+	longCtx := strings.Repeat("x", 300)
+	raw := fmt.Sprintf(`[{"idx":1,"type":"reference","ctx":"%s"}]`, longCtx)
+
+	results, err := parseClassifyResponse(raw, 1)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("parseClassifyResponse failed: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if len([]rune(results[0].Ctx)) > classifyCtxMaxLen {
+		t.Errorf("Context not truncated: got %d runes, want ≤%d",
+			len([]rune(results[0].Ctx)), classifyCtxMaxLen)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestParseClassifyResponse_ZeroIdx filters silently (idx must be >= 1).
+func TestParseClassifyResponse_ZeroIdx(t *testing.T) {
+	raw := `[
+		{"idx":0,"type":"reference","ctx":"invalid"},
+		{"idx":1,"type":"reference","ctx":"valid"}
+	]`
+
+	results, err := parseClassifyResponse(raw, 1)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("parseClassifyResponse failed: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if len(results) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected 1 result (idx 0 filtered), got %d", len(results))
+	}
+
+	if results[0].Idx != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("Zero idx should be filtered")
+	}
+}
+
diff --git a/internal/vault/enrich_classify_prompt.go b/internal/vault/enrich_classify_prompt.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a02654c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/vault/enrich_classify_prompt.go
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+package vault
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"log/slog"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+// classifyResult is a single LLM classification output for a candidate doc.
+type classifyResult struct {
+	Idx  int    `json:"idx"`
+	Type string `json:"type"`
+	Ctx  string `json:"ctx"`
+}
+
+const classifySystemPrompt = `You classify relationships between documents in a knowledge vault.
+
+## Link Types
+- reference: A cites, mentions, or quotes B
+- depends_on: A requires B to function (config, data dependency, prerequisite)
+- extends: A expands, details, or elaborates on B
+- related: A and B share the same topic or domain (use only when no stronger type fits)
+- supersedes: A is a newer version that replaces or updates B
+- contradicts: A conflicts with or opposes B's content
+
+## Rules
+- Output ONLY a valid JSON array, no other text
+- Use SKIP when documents are similar but have no meaningful relationship
+- Prefer specific types (reference, depends_on) over generic (related)
+- Each candidate classified independently
+- Keep ctx descriptions under 60 words
+
+## Output Format
+[{"idx":1,"type":"reference","ctx":"mentions OAuth config for setup"},{"idx":2,"type":"SKIP"}]`
+
+// buildClassifyPrompt formats the system and user prompts for classify LLM call.
+func buildClassifyPrompt(source classifyDoc, candidates []classifyDoc) (system, user string) {
+	var b strings.Builder
+	b.WriteString("## Source Document\n")
+	fmt.Fprintf(&b, "Title: %s\nPath: %s\nSummary: %s\n\n", source.Title, source.Path, source.Summary)
+	b.WriteString("## Candidates\n")
+	for i, c := range candidates {
+		fmt.Fprintf(&b, "%d. Title: %s | Path: %s | Summary: %s\n", i+1, c.Title, c.Path, c.Summary)
+	}
+	return classifySystemPrompt, b.String()
+}
+
+// parseClassifyResponse parses LLM JSON output into classify results.
+// Uses partial success model: invalid entries filtered silently, error only on total unmarshal failure.
+func parseClassifyResponse(raw string, count int) ([]classifyResult, error) {
+	raw = strings.TrimSpace(raw)
+	// Strip code fences.
+	raw = strings.TrimPrefix(raw, "```json")
+	raw = strings.TrimPrefix(raw, "```")
+	raw = strings.TrimSuffix(raw, "```")
+	raw = strings.TrimSpace(raw)
+
+	var results []classifyResult
+	if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(raw), &results); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("json unmarshal: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// Filter invalid entries (partial success).
+	valid := results[:0]
+	for _, r := range results {
+		if r.Idx < 1 || r.Idx > count {
+			slog.Debug("vault.classify: idx out of range", "idx", r.Idx, "count", count)
+			continue
+		}
+		if r.Type != "SKIP" && !validClassifyTypes[r.Type] {
+			continue
+		}
+		// Truncate context.
+		if len(r.Ctx) > classifyCtxMaxLen {
+			r.Ctx = string([]rune(r.Ctx)[:classifyCtxMaxLen])
+		}
+		valid = append(valid, r)
+	}
+	return valid, nil
+}
+
+// truncateSummary caps summary at classifySummaryMaxChars with UTF-8 safe rune truncation.
+func truncateSummary(s string) string {
+	runes := []rune(s)
+	if len(runes) <= classifySummaryMaxChars {
+		return s
+	}
+	return string(runes[:classifySummaryMaxChars]) + "..."
+}
diff --git a/internal/vault/enrich_classify_prompt_test.go b/internal/vault/enrich_classify_prompt_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..776d5aaa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/vault/enrich_classify_prompt_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,148 @@
+package vault
+
+import (
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+// ============================================================================
+// Prompt Building Tests
+// ============================================================================
+
+// TestBuildClassifyPrompt verifies system prompt contains all 6 types and user prompt has numbered candidates.
+func TestBuildClassifyPrompt(t *testing.T) {
+	source := classifyDoc{
+		DocID:   "doc1",
+		Title:   "Test Document",
+		Path:    "docs/test.md",
+		Summary: "This is a test document.",
+	}
+
+	candidates := []classifyDoc{
+		{
+			DocID:   "doc2",
+			Title:   "Related Doc 1",
+			Path:    "docs/related1.md",
+			Summary: "First related document.",
+		},
+		{
+			DocID:   "doc3",
+			Title:   "Related Doc 2",
+			Path:    "docs/related2.md",
+			Summary: "Second related document.",
+		},
+	}
+
+	system, user := buildClassifyPrompt(source, candidates)
+
+	// System prompt must contain all 6 relationship types
+	expectedTypes := []string{"reference", "depends_on", "extends", "related", "supersedes", "contradicts"}
+	for _, typ := range expectedTypes {
+		if !strings.Contains(system, typ) {
+			t.Errorf("System prompt missing type: %s", typ)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// System prompt must contain classifySystemPrompt constant text
+	if !strings.Contains(system, "Link Types") {
+		t.Errorf("System prompt missing 'Link Types' header")
+	}
+
+	// User prompt must contain source doc info
+	if !strings.Contains(user, "Test Document") {
+		t.Errorf("User prompt missing source title")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(user, "docs/test.md") {
+		t.Errorf("User prompt missing source path")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(user, "This is a test document") {
+		t.Errorf("User prompt missing source summary")
+	}
+
+	// User prompt must contain candidates with numbers (1., 2.)
+	if !strings.Contains(user, "1.") {
+		t.Errorf("User prompt missing numbered candidate (1.)")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(user, "2.") {
+		t.Errorf("User prompt missing numbered candidate (2.)")
+	}
+
+	// User prompt must contain candidate info
+	if !strings.Contains(user, "Related Doc 1") {
+		t.Errorf("User prompt missing candidate 1 title")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(user, "Related Doc 2") {
+		t.Errorf("User prompt missing candidate 2 title")
+	}
+}
+
+// ============================================================================
+// Truncate Summary Tests
+// ============================================================================
+
+// TestTruncateSummary_Long truncates at classifySummaryMaxChars (300) with "..." suffix.
+func TestTruncateSummary_Long(t *testing.T) {
+	// Create string longer than 300 chars
+	longText := strings.Repeat("a", 350)
+	result := truncateSummary(longText)
+
+	if len([]rune(result)) > classifySummaryMaxChars+3 { // +3 for "..."
+		t.Errorf("truncateSummary(%d chars) returned %d runes, want ≤%d",
+			len([]rune(longText)), len([]rune(result)), classifySummaryMaxChars+3)
+	}
+
+	if !strings.HasSuffix(result, "...") {
+		t.Errorf("Truncated result must end with '...', got: %q", result)
+	}
+
+	// Should be exactly 303 runes (300 + "...")
+	expected := len([]rune(strings.Repeat("a", classifySummaryMaxChars))) + 3
+	if len([]rune(result)) != expected {
+		t.Errorf("Truncated result has %d runes, want %d", len([]rune(result)), expected)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestTruncateSummary_Short returns short string as-is.
+func TestTruncateSummary_Short(t *testing.T) {
+	short := "This is short"
+	result := truncateSummary(short)
+
+	if result != short {
+		t.Errorf("truncateSummary(%q) = %q, want unchanged", short, result)
+	}
+
+	if strings.Contains(result, "...") {
+		t.Errorf("Short string should not have '...' suffix: %q", result)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestTruncateSummary_BoundaryAt300 tests string exactly at 300 chars.
+func TestTruncateSummary_BoundaryAt300(t *testing.T) {
+	exact := strings.Repeat("x", classifySummaryMaxChars)
+	result := truncateSummary(exact)
+
+	if result != exact {
+		t.Errorf("String at exactly %d chars should not be truncated", classifySummaryMaxChars)
+	}
+
+	if strings.HasSuffix(result, "...") {
+		t.Errorf("String at boundary should not have '...' suffix")
+	}
+}
+
+// TestTruncateSummary_Unicode tests UTF-8 safe truncation with multi-byte chars.
+func TestTruncateSummary_Unicode(t *testing.T) {
+	// Use emoji (4 bytes each) to test multi-byte handling
+	longUnicode := strings.Repeat("🎉", 400) // 400 emoji chars, very long when encoded
+	result := truncateSummary(longUnicode)
+
+	runes := []rune(result)
+	if len(runes) > classifySummaryMaxChars+3 {
+		t.Errorf("Unicode truncation exceeded max: got %d runes, want ≤%d",
+			len(runes), classifySummaryMaxChars+3)
+	}
+
+	if !strings.HasSuffix(result, "...") {
+		t.Errorf("Truncated unicode must end with '...'")
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/vault/enrich_classify_retry_advanced_test.go b/internal/vault/enrich_classify_retry_advanced_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f6720ed3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/vault/enrich_classify_retry_advanced_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,154 @@
+package vault
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+// ============================================================================
+// Advanced Retry Logic Tests
+// ============================================================================
+
+// TestCallClassifyWithRetry_FirstAttemptSuccess uses first timeout.
+func TestCallClassifyWithRetry_FirstAttemptSuccess(t *testing.T) {
+	// Verify that first attempt uses classifyTimeouts[0]
+	if classifyTimeouts[0] == 0 {
+		t.Errorf("First timeout should be non-zero")
+	}
+
+	provider := &mockClassifyProvider{
+		responses: []string{`[{"idx":1,"type":"reference","ctx":"first attempt"}]`},
+		errors:    []error{nil},
+	}
+
+	worker := &enrichWorker{
+		provider: provider,
+		model:    "test",
+	}
+
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	resp, err := worker.callClassifyWithRetry(ctx, "system", "user")
+
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("First attempt should succeed: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if provider.calls != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("Expected exactly 1 call on first-attempt success, got %d", provider.calls)
+	}
+
+	if !strings.Contains(resp, "reference") {
+		t.Errorf("Response missing expected content: %q", resp)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestCallClassifyWithRetry_ResponseWhitespaceStripping trims whitespace from response.
+func TestCallClassifyWithRetry_ResponseWhitespaceStripping(t *testing.T) {
+	// Response has leading/trailing whitespace that should be stripped
+	provider := &mockClassifyProvider{
+		responses: []string{"\n\n  [{\"idx\":1,\"type\":\"reference\",\"ctx\":\"test\"}]  \n"},
+		errors:    []error{nil},
+	}
+
+	worker := &enrichWorker{
+		provider: provider,
+		model:    "test",
+	}
+
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	resp, err := worker.callClassifyWithRetry(ctx, "system", "user")
+
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("callClassifyWithRetry failed: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Response should be trimmed
+	if strings.HasPrefix(resp, "\n") || strings.HasSuffix(resp, "\n") {
+		t.Errorf("Response should be trimmed: %q", resp)
+	}
+
+	if !strings.Contains(resp, "reference") {
+		t.Errorf("Response missing expected content: %q", resp)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestCallClassifyWithRetry_MaxRetriesConstant verifies retry limit.
+func TestCallClassifyWithRetry_MaxRetriesConstant(t *testing.T) {
+	if classifyMaxRetries != 3 {
+		t.Errorf("classifyMaxRetries should be 3, got %d", classifyMaxRetries)
+	}
+
+	// Verify arrays have correct length
+	if len(classifyTimeouts) != classifyMaxRetries {
+		t.Errorf("classifyTimeouts length should be %d, got %d", classifyMaxRetries, len(classifyTimeouts))
+	}
+
+	if len(classifyBackoffs) != classifyMaxRetries {
+		t.Errorf("classifyBackoffs length should be %d, got %d", classifyMaxRetries, len(classifyBackoffs))
+	}
+}
+
+// TestCallClassifyWithRetry_SecondAttemptSucceeds verifies first retry succeeds.
+func TestCallClassifyWithRetry_SecondAttemptSucceeds(t *testing.T) {
+	provider := &mockClassifyProvider{
+		responses: []string{
+			"", // attempt 0: error
+			`[{"idx":1,"type":"extends","ctx":"second attempt"}]`, // attempt 1: success
+		},
+		errors: []error{
+			errors.New("first attempt failed"),
+			nil, // no error on second attempt
+		},
+	}
+
+	worker := &enrichWorker{
+		provider: provider,
+		model:    "test",
+	}
+
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	resp, err := worker.callClassifyWithRetry(ctx, "system", "user")
+
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Should succeed on second attempt, got error: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if provider.calls != 2 {
+		t.Errorf("Expected 2 calls, got %d", provider.calls)
+	}
+
+	if !strings.Contains(resp, "extends") {
+		t.Errorf("Response from second attempt not found: %q", resp)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestCallClassifyWithRetry_EmptyResponse returns error for empty response on all attempts.
+func TestCallClassifyWithRetry_EmptyResponse(t *testing.T) {
+	provider := &mockClassifyProvider{
+		responses: []string{"", "", ""},
+		errors:    []error{nil, nil, nil},
+	}
+
+	worker := &enrichWorker{
+		provider: provider,
+		model:    "test",
+	}
+
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	resp, err := worker.callClassifyWithRetry(ctx, "system", "user")
+
+	// Empty response is still a successful LLM call, should return empty string
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Empty response should not error: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if resp != "" {
+		t.Errorf("Expected empty response, got %q", resp)
+	}
+
+	if provider.calls != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("Expected 1 call (succeeded immediately), got %d", provider.calls)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/vault/enrich_classify_retry_test.go b/internal/vault/enrich_classify_retry_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6536ffab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/vault/enrich_classify_retry_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,195 @@
+package vault
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/nextlevelbuilder/goclaw/internal/providers"
+)
+
+// ============================================================================
+// Mock Provider for Testing
+// ============================================================================
+
+// mockClassifyProvider implements providers.Provider for testing retry logic.
+type mockClassifyProvider struct {
+	responses []string
+	errors    []error
+	calls     int
+}
+
+func (m *mockClassifyProvider) Chat(ctx context.Context, req providers.ChatRequest) (*providers.ChatResponse, error) {
+	idx := m.calls
+	m.calls++
+	if idx < len(m.errors) && m.errors[idx] != nil {
+		return nil, m.errors[idx]
+	}
+	resp := ""
+	if idx < len(m.responses) {
+		resp = m.responses[idx]
+	}
+	return &providers.ChatResponse{Content: resp}, nil
+}
+
+func (m *mockClassifyProvider) ChatStream(ctx context.Context, req providers.ChatRequest, onChunk func(providers.StreamChunk)) (*providers.ChatResponse, error) {
+	return m.Chat(ctx, req)
+}
+
+func (m *mockClassifyProvider) DefaultModel() string { return "test" }
+
+func (m *mockClassifyProvider) Name() string { return "mock" }
+
+// ============================================================================
+// Retry Logic Tests
+// ============================================================================
+
+// TestCallClassifyWithRetry_Success succeeds on first attempt.
+func TestCallClassifyWithRetry_Success(t *testing.T) {
+	provider := &mockClassifyProvider{
+		responses: []string{`[{"idx":1,"type":"reference","ctx":"test"}]`},
+		errors:    []error{nil},
+	}
+
+	worker := &enrichWorker{
+		provider: provider,
+		model:    "test",
+	}
+
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	resp, err := worker.callClassifyWithRetry(ctx, "system", "user")
+
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("callClassifyWithRetry failed: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if !strings.Contains(resp, "reference") {
+		t.Errorf("Response doesn't contain expected content: %q", resp)
+	}
+
+	if provider.calls != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("Expected 1 call, got %d", provider.calls)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestCallClassifyWithRetry_RetryThenSuccess fails twice, succeeds on third attempt.
+func TestCallClassifyWithRetry_RetryThenSuccess(t *testing.T) {
+	provider := &mockClassifyProvider{
+		responses: []string{
+			"", // attempt 0: error
+			"", // attempt 1: error
+			`[{"idx":1,"type":"reference","ctx":"success"}]`, // attempt 2: success
+		},
+		errors: []error{
+			fmt.Errorf("network error"),
+			fmt.Errorf("timeout"),
+			nil, // no error on third attempt
+		},
+	}
+
+	worker := &enrichWorker{
+		provider: provider,
+		model:    "test",
+	}
+
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	resp, err := worker.callClassifyWithRetry(ctx, "system", "user")
+
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("callClassifyWithRetry should succeed after retries, got error: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if !strings.Contains(resp, "success") {
+		t.Errorf("Response doesn't contain expected content: %q", resp)
+	}
+
+	if provider.calls != 3 {
+		t.Errorf("Expected 3 calls, got %d", provider.calls)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestCallClassifyWithRetry_AllFail exhausts retries and returns error.
+func TestCallClassifyWithRetry_AllFail(t *testing.T) {
+	provider := &mockClassifyProvider{
+		responses: []string{"", "", ""},
+		errors: []error{
+			fmt.Errorf("error1"),
+			fmt.Errorf("error2"),
+			fmt.Errorf("error3"),
+		},
+	}
+
+	worker := &enrichWorker{
+		provider: provider,
+		model:    "test",
+	}
+
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	_, err := worker.callClassifyWithRetry(ctx, "system", "user")
+
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("callClassifyWithRetry should return error after exhausting retries")
+	}
+
+	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "exhausted") {
+		t.Errorf("Error should mention exhausted retries: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if provider.calls != classifyMaxRetries {
+		t.Errorf("Expected %d calls, got %d", classifyMaxRetries, provider.calls)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestCallClassifyWithRetry_ContextCancellation respects context cancellation.
+func TestCallClassifyWithRetry_ContextCancellation(t *testing.T) {
+	provider := &mockClassifyProvider{
+		responses: []string{"", "", ""},
+		errors: []error{
+			fmt.Errorf("error1"),
+			fmt.Errorf("error2"),
+			fmt.Errorf("error3"),
+		},
+	}
+
+	worker := &enrichWorker{
+		provider: provider,
+		model:    "test",
+	}
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	cancel() // Cancel immediately
+
+	_, err := worker.callClassifyWithRetry(ctx, "system", "user")
+
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("callClassifyWithRetry should return error for cancelled context")
+	}
+
+	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "context") {
+		t.Errorf("Error should mention context: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestCallClassifyWithRetry_RetriesAndBackoffs verifies retry timeouts and backoffs escalate.
+func TestCallClassifyWithRetry_RetriesAndBackoffs(t *testing.T) {
+	// Verify first backoff is 0 (no backoff on first attempt)
+	if classifyBackoffs[0] != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("First backoff should be 0, got %v", classifyBackoffs[0])
+	}
+
+	// Verify backoffs escalate for retry attempts
+	if classifyBackoffs[1] == 0 || classifyBackoffs[2] == 0 {
+		t.Errorf("Backoffs should escalate: %v", classifyBackoffs)
+	}
+
+	if classifyBackoffs[1] >= classifyBackoffs[2] {
+		t.Errorf("Backoffs should increase: %v", classifyBackoffs)
+	}
+
+	// Verify timeouts escalate
+	if classifyTimeouts[0] >= classifyTimeouts[1] || classifyTimeouts[1] >= classifyTimeouts[2] {
+		t.Errorf("Timeouts should escalate: %v", classifyTimeouts)
+	}
+}
+
diff --git a/internal/vault/enrich_worker.go b/internal/vault/enrich_worker.go
index a53b7bd8..6fcbe269 100644
--- a/internal/vault/enrich_worker.go
+++ b/internal/vault/enrich_worker.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package vault
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"fmt"
 	"log/slog"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
@@ -80,6 +79,12 @@ func (w *enrichWorker) Handle(ctx context.Context, event eventbus.DomainEvent) e
 	return nil
 }
 
+// enriched holds a successfully summarized vault document pending embed+link.
+type enriched struct {
+	payload eventbus.VaultDocUpsertedPayload
+	summary string
+}
+
 // processBatch drains and processes queued vault doc events in a loop.
 func (w *enrichWorker) processBatch(ctx context.Context, key string) {
 	for {
@@ -91,10 +96,6 @@ func (w *enrichWorker) processBatch(ctx context.Context, key string) {
 			continue
 		}
 
-		type enriched struct {
-			payload eventbus.VaultDocUpsertedPayload
-			summary string
-		}
 		var results []enriched
 
 		for _, item := range items {
@@ -145,20 +146,28 @@ func (w *enrichWorker) processBatch(ctx context.Context, key string) {
 			results = append(results, enriched{payload: item, summary: summary})
 		}
 
-		// Update summary + embed + auto-link for each enriched doc.
+		// Phase 2 — Embed: update summary + embed for all results.
+		// Do NOT record dedup here (moved to Phase 4 after classify).
+		var embedded []enriched
 		for _, r := range results {
 			if err := w.vault.UpdateSummaryAndReembed(ctx, r.payload.TenantID, r.payload.DocID, r.summary); err != nil {
 				slog.Warn("vault.enrich: update_summary", "doc", r.payload.DocID, "err", err)
-				continue // don't record in dedup
+				continue
 			}
+			embedded = append(embedded, r)
+		}
 
-			// Record hash only after successful update.
+		// Phase 3 — Classify links (replaces autoLink).
+		// All items share same tenantID:agentID (batch queue key guarantees this).
+		if len(embedded) > 0 {
+			first := embedded[0].payload
+			w.classifyLinks(ctx, first.TenantID, first.AgentID, embedded)
+		}
+
+		// Phase 4 — Record dedup + wikilinks.
+		// Dedup recorded AFTER classify so failed classify allows re-enrichment.
+		for _, r := range embedded {
 			w.recordDedup(r.payload.DocID, r.payload.ContentHash)
-
-			// Auto-link via vector similarity.
-			w.autoLink(ctx, r.payload.TenantID, r.payload.AgentID, r.payload.DocID)
-
-			// Sync [[wikilinks]] from document content (text files only).
 			w.syncWikilinks(ctx, r.payload)
 		}
 
@@ -210,29 +219,6 @@ func (w *enrichWorker) syncWikilinks(ctx context.Context, p eventbus.VaultDocUps
 	}
 }
 
-// autoLink finds similar documents and creates semantic links.
-func (w *enrichWorker) autoLink(ctx context.Context, tenantID, agentID, docID string) {
-	neighbors, err := w.vault.FindSimilarDocs(ctx, tenantID, agentID, docID, enrichSimilarityLimit)
-	if err != nil {
-		slog.Warn("vault.enrich: find_similar", "doc", docID, "err", err)
-		return
-	}
-
-	for _, n := range neighbors {
-		if n.Score < enrichSimilarityMin {
-			continue
-		}
-		link := &store.VaultLink{
-			FromDocID: docID,
-			ToDocID:   n.Document.ID,
-			LinkType:  "semantic",
-			Context:   fmt.Sprintf("auto-linked (score: %.2f)", n.Score),
-		}
-		if err := w.vault.CreateLink(ctx, link); err != nil {
-			slog.Debug("vault.enrich: create_link", "from", docID, "to", n.Document.ID, "err", err)
-		}
-	}
-}
 
 // recordDedup stores a processed hash and evicts ~25% entries if over capacity.
 func (w *enrichWorker) recordDedup(docID, hash string) {
diff --git a/tests/integration/vault_classify_test.go b/tests/integration/vault_classify_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f6d0a5a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/vault_classify_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,578 @@
+//go:build integration
+
+package integration
+
+import (
+	"database/sql"
+	"errors"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/nextlevelbuilder/goclaw/internal/store"
+	"github.com/nextlevelbuilder/goclaw/internal/store/pg"
+)
+
+func TestVaultClassify_DeleteDocLinksByTypes_SingleType(t *testing.T) {
+	db := testDB(t)
+	tenantID, agentID := seedTenantAgent(t, db)
+	ctx := tenantCtx(tenantID)
+	vs := newVaultStore(db)
+
+	tid := tenantID.String()
+	aid := agentID.String()
+
+	// Create 2 documents
+	docA := makeVaultDoc(tid, aid, "classify/source.md", "Source Doc")
+	docB := makeVaultDoc(tid, aid, "classify/target.md", "Target Doc")
+	if err := vs.UpsertDocument(ctx, docA); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("UpsertDocument A: %v", err)
+	}
+	if err := vs.UpsertDocument(ctx, docB); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("UpsertDocument B: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Create 3 links with different types
+	links := []struct {
+		linkType string
+		context  string
+	}{
+		{"reference", "cited in source"},
+		{"wikilink", "mentioned in source"},
+		{"depends_on", "dependency of source"},
+	}
+
+	for _, l := range links {
+		link := &store.VaultLink{
+			FromDocID: docA.ID,
+			ToDocID:   docB.ID,
+			LinkType:  l.linkType,
+			Context:   l.context,
+		}
+		if err := vs.CreateLink(ctx, link); err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("CreateLink %s: %v", l.linkType, err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Verify: 3 links exist
+	outLinks, err := vs.GetOutLinks(ctx, tid, docA.ID)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("GetOutLinks before delete: %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(outLinks) != 3 {
+		t.Errorf("expected 3 links before delete, got %d", len(outLinks))
+	}
+
+	// Delete links with type "reference" only
+	if err := vs.DeleteDocLinksByTypes(ctx, tid, docA.ID, []string{"reference"}); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("DeleteDocLinksByTypes: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Verify: only "reference" deleted, "wikilink" and "depends_on" remain
+	outLinksAfter, err := vs.GetOutLinks(ctx, tid, docA.ID)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("GetOutLinks after delete: %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(outLinksAfter) != 2 {
+		t.Errorf("expected 2 links after deleting 1, got %d", len(outLinksAfter))
+	}
+
+	// Verify remaining links are correct types
+	typeMap := make(map[string]bool)
+	for _, l := range outLinksAfter {
+		typeMap[l.LinkType] = true
+	}
+	if !typeMap["wikilink"] || !typeMap["depends_on"] {
+		t.Errorf("expected wikilink and depends_on, got types: %v", typeMap)
+	}
+	if typeMap["reference"] {
+		t.Errorf("reference should have been deleted")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestVaultClassify_DeleteDocLinksByTypes_MultipleTypes(t *testing.T) {
+	db := testDB(t)
+	tenantID, agentID := seedTenantAgent(t, db)
+	ctx := tenantCtx(tenantID)
+	vs := newVaultStore(db)
+
+	tid := tenantID.String()
+	aid := agentID.String()
+
+	// Create source doc and 4 target docs (for 6 different link types + semantic)
+	docSource := makeVaultDoc(tid, aid, "source.md", "Source")
+	docs := make([]*store.VaultDocument, 0)
+	docs = append(docs, docSource)
+
+	for i := 0; i < 7; i++ {
+		doc := makeVaultDoc(tid, aid, "classify/target-"+string(rune('a'+i))+".md", "Target "+string(rune('A'+i)))
+		if err := vs.UpsertDocument(ctx, doc); err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("UpsertDocument target %d: %v", i, err)
+		}
+		docs = append(docs, doc)
+	}
+	docSource = docs[0]
+
+	if err := vs.UpsertDocument(ctx, docSource); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("UpsertDocument source: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Create links with 6 classify types + semantic + wikilink (8 total)
+	linkTypes := []string{
+		"reference",    // classify type 1
+		"depends_on",   // classify type 2
+		"extends",      // classify type 3
+		"related",      // classify type 4
+		"supersedes",   // classify type 5
+		"contradicts",  // classify type 6
+		"semantic",     // legacy auto-classified type
+		"wikilink",     // manual link type
+	}
+
+	for i, lt := range linkTypes {
+		link := &store.VaultLink{
+			FromDocID: docSource.ID,
+			ToDocID:   docs[i+1].ID,
+			LinkType:  lt,
+			Context:   "test context for " + lt,
+		}
+		if err := vs.CreateLink(ctx, link); err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("CreateLink %s: %v", lt, err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Verify: 8 links created
+	outLinks, err := vs.GetOutLinks(ctx, tid, docSource.ID)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("GetOutLinks before delete: %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(outLinks) != 8 {
+		t.Errorf("expected 8 links before delete, got %d", len(outLinks))
+	}
+
+	// Delete all classify types + semantic (7 types), keep wikilink
+	typesToDelete := []string{
+		"reference", "depends_on", "extends",
+		"related", "supersedes", "contradicts",
+		"semantic",
+	}
+	if err := vs.DeleteDocLinksByTypes(ctx, tid, docSource.ID, typesToDelete); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("DeleteDocLinksByTypes: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Verify: only wikilink survives
+	outLinksAfter, err := vs.GetOutLinks(ctx, tid, docSource.ID)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("GetOutLinks after delete: %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(outLinksAfter) != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("expected 1 link after deleting 7, got %d", len(outLinksAfter))
+	}
+	if outLinksAfter[0].LinkType != "wikilink" {
+		t.Errorf("expected wikilink, got %s", outLinksAfter[0].LinkType)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestVaultClassify_DeleteDocLinksByTypes_NoMatches(t *testing.T) {
+	db := testDB(t)
+	tenantID, agentID := seedTenantAgent(t, db)
+	ctx := tenantCtx(tenantID)
+	vs := newVaultStore(db)
+
+	tid := tenantID.String()
+	aid := agentID.String()
+
+	// Create docs
+	docA := makeVaultDoc(tid, aid, "nomatch/a.md", "Doc A")
+	docB := makeVaultDoc(tid, aid, "nomatch/b.md", "Doc B")
+	if err := vs.UpsertDocument(ctx, docA); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("UpsertDocument A: %v", err)
+	}
+	if err := vs.UpsertDocument(ctx, docB); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("UpsertDocument B: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Create link with type "wikilink"
+	link := &store.VaultLink{
+		FromDocID: docA.ID,
+		ToDocID:   docB.ID,
+		LinkType:  "wikilink",
+		Context:   "manual link",
+	}
+	if err := vs.CreateLink(ctx, link); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("CreateLink: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Delete non-existent type — should succeed but delete nothing
+	if err := vs.DeleteDocLinksByTypes(ctx, tid, docA.ID, []string{"reference"}); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("DeleteDocLinksByTypes non-existent type: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Verify wikilink still exists
+	outLinks, err := vs.GetOutLinks(ctx, tid, docA.ID)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("GetOutLinks after no-op delete: %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(outLinks) != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("expected 1 link (unchanged), got %d", len(outLinks))
+	}
+	if outLinks[0].LinkType != "wikilink" {
+		t.Errorf("expected wikilink, got %s", outLinks[0].LinkType)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestVaultClassify_DeleteDocLinksByTypes_EmptyTypeList(t *testing.T) {
+	db := testDB(t)
+	tenantID, agentID := seedTenantAgent(t, db)
+	ctx := tenantCtx(tenantID)
+	vs := newVaultStore(db)
+
+	tid := tenantID.String()
+	aid := agentID.String()
+
+	// Create docs and link
+	docA := makeVaultDoc(tid, aid, "empty/a.md", "Doc A")
+	docB := makeVaultDoc(tid, aid, "empty/b.md", "Doc B")
+	if err := vs.UpsertDocument(ctx, docA); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("UpsertDocument A: %v", err)
+	}
+	if err := vs.UpsertDocument(ctx, docB); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("UpsertDocument B: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	link := &store.VaultLink{
+		FromDocID: docA.ID,
+		ToDocID:   docB.ID,
+		LinkType:  "reference",
+		Context:   "test",
+	}
+	if err := vs.CreateLink(ctx, link); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("CreateLink: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Delete with empty type list — should succeed but delete nothing
+	if err := vs.DeleteDocLinksByTypes(ctx, tid, docA.ID, []string{}); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("DeleteDocLinksByTypes empty list: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Verify link still exists
+	outLinks, err := vs.GetOutLinks(ctx, tid, docA.ID)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("GetOutLinks after empty delete: %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(outLinks) != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("expected 1 link (unchanged), got %d", len(outLinks))
+	}
+}
+
+func TestVaultClassify_DeleteDocLinksByTypes_MultipleSourceDocs(t *testing.T) {
+	db := testDB(t)
+	tenantID, agentID := seedTenantAgent(t, db)
+	ctx := tenantCtx(tenantID)
+	vs := newVaultStore(db)
+
+	tid := tenantID.String()
+	aid := agentID.String()
+
+	// Create 2 source docs and 1 target doc
+	docSource1 := makeVaultDoc(tid, aid, "multi/source1.md", "Source 1")
+	docSource2 := makeVaultDoc(tid, aid, "multi/source2.md", "Source 2")
+	docTarget := makeVaultDoc(tid, aid, "multi/target.md", "Target")
+
+	for _, doc := range []*store.VaultDocument{docSource1, docSource2, docTarget} {
+		if err := vs.UpsertDocument(ctx, doc); err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("UpsertDocument: %v", err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Create links from both sources to target
+	linkTypes := []string{"reference", "semantic", "wikilink"}
+	for _, lt := range linkTypes {
+		link1 := &store.VaultLink{
+			FromDocID: docSource1.ID,
+			ToDocID:   docTarget.ID,
+			LinkType:  lt,
+			Context:   "from source1",
+		}
+		link2 := &store.VaultLink{
+			FromDocID: docSource2.ID,
+			ToDocID:   docTarget.ID,
+			LinkType:  lt,
+			Context:   "from source2",
+		}
+		if err := vs.CreateLink(ctx, link1); err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("CreateLink source1: %v", err)
+		}
+		if err := vs.CreateLink(ctx, link2); err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("CreateLink source2: %v", err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Verify: both sources have 3 links each
+	outLinks1, err := vs.GetOutLinks(ctx, tid, docSource1.ID)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("GetOutLinks source1 before: %v", err)
+	}
+	outLinks2, err := vs.GetOutLinks(ctx, tid, docSource2.ID)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("GetOutLinks source2 before: %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(outLinks1) != 3 || len(outLinks2) != 3 {
+		t.Errorf("expected 3 links each source before delete, got %d and %d", len(outLinks1), len(outLinks2))
+	}
+
+	// Delete "reference" + "semantic" from source1 only
+	if err := vs.DeleteDocLinksByTypes(ctx, tid, docSource1.ID, []string{"reference", "semantic"}); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("DeleteDocLinksByTypes source1: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Verify: source1 has only "wikilink", source2 unchanged
+	outLinks1After, err := vs.GetOutLinks(ctx, tid, docSource1.ID)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("GetOutLinks source1 after: %v", err)
+	}
+	outLinks2After, err := vs.GetOutLinks(ctx, tid, docSource2.ID)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("GetOutLinks source2 after: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if len(outLinks1After) != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("expected 1 link in source1 after delete, got %d", len(outLinks1After))
+	}
+	if outLinks1After[0].LinkType != "wikilink" {
+		t.Errorf("expected wikilink in source1, got %s", outLinks1After[0].LinkType)
+	}
+
+	if len(outLinks2After) != 3 {
+		t.Errorf("expected 3 links in source2 (unchanged), got %d", len(outLinks2After))
+	}
+}
+
+func TestVaultClassify_DeleteDocLinksByTypes_TenantIsolation(t *testing.T) {
+	db := testDB(t)
+	tenantA, tenantB, agentA, agentB := seedTwoTenants(t, db)
+	ctxA := tenantCtx(tenantA)
+	ctxB := tenantCtx(tenantB)
+	vs := newVaultStore(db)
+
+	tidA := tenantA.String()
+	tidB := tenantB.String()
+	aidA := agentA.String()
+	aidB := agentB.String()
+
+	// Create docs in tenant A
+	docA1 := makeVaultDoc(tidA, aidA, "iso/a1.md", "Tenant A Doc 1")
+	docA2 := makeVaultDoc(tidA, aidA, "iso/a2.md", "Tenant A Doc 2")
+	if err := vs.UpsertDocument(ctxA, docA1); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("UpsertDocument tenantA doc1: %v", err)
+	}
+	if err := vs.UpsertDocument(ctxA, docA2); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("UpsertDocument tenantA doc2: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Create docs in tenant B
+	docB1 := makeVaultDoc(tidB, aidB, "iso/b1.md", "Tenant B Doc 1")
+	docB2 := makeVaultDoc(tidB, aidB, "iso/b2.md", "Tenant B Doc 2")
+	if err := vs.UpsertDocument(ctxB, docB1); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("UpsertDocument tenantB doc1: %v", err)
+	}
+	if err := vs.UpsertDocument(ctxB, docB2); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("UpsertDocument tenantB doc2: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Create links in both tenants
+	linkA := &store.VaultLink{
+		FromDocID: docA1.ID,
+		ToDocID:   docA2.ID,
+		LinkType:  "reference",
+		Context:   "tenant A link",
+	}
+	linkB := &store.VaultLink{
+		FromDocID: docB1.ID,
+		ToDocID:   docB2.ID,
+		LinkType:  "reference",
+		Context:   "tenant B link",
+	}
+
+	if err := vs.CreateLink(ctxA, linkA); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("CreateLink tenantA: %v", err)
+	}
+	if err := vs.CreateLink(ctxB, linkB); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("CreateLink tenantB: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Verify both have links
+	outA, err := vs.GetOutLinks(ctxA, tidA, docA1.ID)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("GetOutLinks tenantA before: %v", err)
+	}
+	outB, err := vs.GetOutLinks(ctxB, tidB, docB1.ID)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("GetOutLinks tenantB before: %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(outA) != 1 || len(outB) != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("expected 1 link each before delete, got %d and %d", len(outA), len(outB))
+	}
+
+	// Delete from tenant A only — should NOT affect tenant B
+	if err := vs.DeleteDocLinksByTypes(ctxA, tidA, docA1.ID, []string{"reference"}); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("DeleteDocLinksByTypes tenantA: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Verify: tenantA link deleted, tenantB link unchanged
+	outAAfter, err := vs.GetOutLinks(ctxA, tidA, docA1.ID)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("GetOutLinks tenantA after: %v", err)
+	}
+	outBAfter, err := vs.GetOutLinks(ctxB, tidB, docB1.ID)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("GetOutLinks tenantB after: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if len(outAAfter) != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("expected 0 links in tenantA after delete, got %d", len(outAAfter))
+	}
+	if len(outBAfter) != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("expected 1 link in tenantB (unchanged), got %d", len(outBAfter))
+	}
+}
+
+func TestVaultClassify_DeleteDocLinksByTypes_NonExistentDoc(t *testing.T) {
+	db := testDB(t)
+	tenantID, _ := seedTenantAgent(t, db)
+	ctx := tenantCtx(tenantID)
+	vs := newVaultStore(db)
+
+	tid := tenantID.String()
+
+	// Try to delete links from non-existent doc — should succeed (no-op)
+	fakeDocID := "fake-doc-id-12345"
+	if err := vs.DeleteDocLinksByTypes(ctx, tid, fakeDocID, []string{"reference"}); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("DeleteDocLinksByTypes on non-existent doc: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// GetOutLinks for non-existent doc should return empty or error gracefully
+	outLinks, err := vs.GetOutLinks(ctx, tid, fakeDocID)
+	if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, sql.ErrNoRows) {
+		// Some implementations may error on non-existent doc, others return empty list
+		// Both are acceptable for a non-existent doc
+	}
+	if outLinks != nil && len(outLinks) != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("expected empty or error for non-existent doc, got %d links", len(outLinks))
+	}
+}
+
+func TestVaultClassify_DeleteAllClassifyTypesAndSemantic(t *testing.T) {
+	db := testDB(t)
+	tenantID, agentID := seedTenantAgent(t, db)
+	ctx := tenantCtx(tenantID)
+	vs := newVaultStore(db)
+
+	tid := tenantID.String()
+	aid := agentID.String()
+
+	// Create documents
+	docSource := makeVaultDoc(tid, aid, "classify/source.md", "Source Doc")
+	docTarget1 := makeVaultDoc(tid, aid, "classify/target1.md", "Target 1")
+	docTarget2 := makeVaultDoc(tid, aid, "classify/target2.md", "Target 2")
+
+	for _, doc := range []*store.VaultDocument{docSource, docTarget1, docTarget2} {
+		if err := vs.UpsertDocument(ctx, doc); err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("UpsertDocument: %v", err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Create links with mix of classify types, semantic, and manual types
+	linkConfigs := []struct {
+		toDocID string
+		linkType string
+	}{
+		{docTarget1.ID, "reference"},
+		{docTarget1.ID, "semantic"},
+		{docTarget2.ID, "depends_on"},
+		{docTarget2.ID, "wikilink"},
+	}
+
+	for _, cfg := range linkConfigs {
+		link := &store.VaultLink{
+			FromDocID: docSource.ID,
+			ToDocID:   cfg.toDocID,
+			LinkType:  cfg.linkType,
+			Context:   "test context",
+		}
+		if err := vs.CreateLink(ctx, link); err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("CreateLink %s: %v", cfg.linkType, err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Verify: 4 links created
+	outLinks, err := vs.GetOutLinks(ctx, tid, docSource.ID)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("GetOutLinks before delete: %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(outLinks) != 4 {
+		t.Errorf("expected 4 links before delete, got %d", len(outLinks))
+	}
+
+	// Delete all classify types (reference, depends_on) + semantic, keep wikilink
+	if err := vs.DeleteDocLinksByTypes(ctx, tid, docSource.ID, []string{
+		"reference", "depends_on", "extends", "related", "supersedes", "contradicts", "semantic",
+	}); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("DeleteDocLinksByTypes: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Verify: only wikilink remains
+	outLinksAfter, err := vs.GetOutLinks(ctx, tid, docSource.ID)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("GetOutLinks after delete: %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(outLinksAfter) != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("expected 1 link after cleanup, got %d", len(outLinksAfter))
+	}
+	if outLinksAfter[0].LinkType != "wikilink" {
+		t.Errorf("expected wikilink survivor, got %s", outLinksAfter[0].LinkType)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestVaultClassify_DeleteDocLinksByTypes_CasePreservation(t *testing.T) {
+	db := testDB(t)
+	tenantID, agentID := seedTenantAgent(t, db)
+	ctx := tenantCtx(tenantID)
+	vs := newVaultStore(db)
+
+	tid := tenantID.String()
+	aid := agentID.String()
+
+	// Create documents
+	docA := makeVaultDoc(tid, aid, "case/a.md", "Doc A")
+	docB := makeVaultDoc(tid, aid, "case/b.md", "Doc B")
+	if err := vs.UpsertDocument(ctx, docA); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("UpsertDocument A: %v", err)
+	}
+	if err := vs.UpsertDocument(ctx, docB); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("UpsertDocument B: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Create links with different case sensitivity
+	link := &store.VaultLink{
+		FromDocID: docA.ID,
+		ToDocID:   docB.ID,
+		LinkType:  "depends_on", // lowercase with underscore
+		Context:   "test",
+	}
+	if err := vs.CreateLink(ctx, link); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("CreateLink: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Try deleting with exact case match
+	if err := vs.DeleteDocLinksByTypes(ctx, tid, docA.ID, []string{"depends_on"}); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("DeleteDocLinksByTypes: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Verify link is deleted
+	outLinks, err := vs.GetOutLinks(ctx, tid, docA.ID)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("GetOutLinks: %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(outLinks) != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("expected 0 links after exact case match delete, got %d", len(outLinks))
+	}
+}