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+package com.babelqueue;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.function.Predicate;
+
+/**
+ * DLQ redrive tooling — safe replay off the dead-letter queue (ADR-0026).
+ *
+ * <p>The operator-side counterpart to the runtime's dead-letter routing: it reads dead-lettered
+ * messages off a DLQ and re-publishes each to its source queue (its {@code dead_letter
+ * .original_queue}) or to a chosen queue, {@linkplain #reset(Envelope) reset for reprocessing}
+ * — the {@code dead_letter} block removed and {@code attempts} reset to 0, while {@code job},
+ * {@code trace_id}, {@code data} and {@code meta} are preserved verbatim.
+ *
+ * <p>The Java core is codec-only (transports are separate artifacts), so {@link #redrive} works
+ * over a minimal {@link Transport} the caller implements over their broker — the same shape as
+ * the {@code otel} module's {@code Sender}. The wire envelope stays frozen (GR-1) and no
+ * dependency is added.
+ *
+ * <p>Safety in v1 is {@code dryRun} + sandbox routing ({@code toQueue}) + {@code select}. The
+ * <b>Replay-Bypass</b> guard (a {@code bq-replay-bypass} transport header surfaced to handlers
+ * so a replay can skip external side-effects) is a documented phase two — it touches the
+ * runtime and every transport, like ADR-0025's {@code traceparent} follow-up.
+ */
+public final class Redrive {
+
+    private Redrive() {
+    }
+
+    /** A reserved DLQ message: its raw body plus a transport-specific handle used to ack it. */
+    public record Reserved(String body, Object handle) {
+    }
+
+    /** The minimal transport surface {@link #redrive} needs, implemented over any broker. */
+    public interface Transport {
+
+        /** Reserve the next message from {@code queue}, or {@code null} when it is empty. */
+        Reserved pop(String queue) throws Exception;
+
+        /** Publish an already-encoded {@code body} to {@code queue}. */
+        void publish(String queue, String body) throws Exception;
+
+        /** Acknowledge (remove) a previously reserved message. */
+        void ack(Reserved message) throws Exception;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Options for a {@link #redrive} run; immutable, built with the fluent withers from
+     * {@link #all()}.
+     *
+     * @param toQueue overrides the target queue (sandbox/redirect); when blank, each message
+     *                goes back to its own {@code dead_letter.original_queue}
+     * @param max     caps how many messages are pulled from the DLQ (0 = all available)
+     * @param dryRun  inspect and report the plan, restoring every message unchanged
+     * @param select  picks which messages to redrive (unselected are restored unchanged)
+     */
+    public record Options(String toQueue, int max, boolean dryRun, Predicate<Envelope> select) {
+
+        /** Redrive every message back to its source queue. */
+        public static Options all() {
+            return new Options(null, 0, false, null);
+        }
+
+        public Options toQueue(String queue) {
+            return new Options(queue, max, dryRun, select);
+        }
+
+        public Options max(int limit) {
+            return new Options(toQueue, limit, dryRun, select);
+        }
+
+        public Options dryRun(boolean enabled) {
+            return new Options(toQueue, max, enabled, select);
+        }
+
+        public Options select(Predicate<Envelope> predicate) {
+            return new Options(toQueue, max, dryRun, predicate);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /** What happened to one message during a {@link #redrive} run. */
+    public record Item(
+        String messageId,
+        String traceId,
+        String urn,
+        String reason,
+        String from,
+        String to,
+        boolean redriven
+    ) {
+    }
+
+    /** Summary of a {@link #redrive} run. */
+    public record Result(int redriven, int skipped, List<Item> items) {
+
+        public Result {
+            items = List.copyOf(items);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns a copy of {@code env} reset for reprocessing: the {@code dead_letter} block is
+     * removed and {@code attempts} reset to 0; {@code job}, {@code trace_id}, {@code data} and
+     * {@code meta} are preserved verbatim.
+     */
+    public static Envelope reset(Envelope env) {
+        return new Envelope(env.job(), env.traceId(), env.data(), env.meta(), 0, null);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Drains dead-lettered messages off {@code dlq} and re-publishes each (reset) to its source
+     * queue or {@code opts.toQueue}. Messages are drained first and then processed, so restored
+     * messages (skipped, dry-run, or undecodable) are not re-encountered; a DLQ message is
+     * acknowledged only after a successful re-publish, and an undecodable body is restored
+     * rather than dropped.
+     *
+     * @return a {@link Result} with redriven/skipped counts and a per-message breakdown
+     * @throws Exception if the transport fails; on a publish failure the message is restored to
+     *                   the DLQ before the error is re-thrown
+     */
+    public static Result redrive(Transport transport, String dlq, Options opts) throws Exception {
+        List<Reserved> batch = new ArrayList<>();
+        while (opts.max() == 0 || batch.size() < opts.max()) {
+            Reserved msg = transport.pop(dlq);
+            if (msg == null) {
+                break;
+            }
+            batch.add(msg);
+        }
+
+        int redriven = 0;
+        int skipped = 0;
+        List<Item> items = new ArrayList<>(batch.size());
+
+        for (Reserved msg : batch) {
+            // decode() never throws — a malformed/non-object body yields an empty envelope
+            // (a null job), which is not redrivable; restore it rather than drop it.
+            Envelope env = EnvelopeCodec.decode(msg.body());
+            if (env.job() == null || env.job().isBlank()) {
+                transport.publish(dlq, msg.body());
+                transport.ack(msg);
+                skipped++;
+                items.add(new Item(null, null, null, null, dlq, null, false));
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            String reason = env.deadLetter() == null ? null : env.deadLetter().reason();
+            String messageId = env.meta() == null ? null : env.meta().id();
+
+            if (opts.select() != null && !opts.select().test(env)) {
+                transport.publish(dlq, msg.body());
+                transport.ack(msg);
+                skipped++;
+                items.add(new Item(messageId, env.traceId(), env.job(), reason, dlq, null, false));
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            String target = opts.toQueue() != null && !opts.toQueue().isBlank()
+                ? opts.toQueue()
+                : sourceQueueOf(env);
+
+            if (opts.dryRun()) {
+                transport.publish(dlq, msg.body());
+                transport.ack(msg);
+                skipped++;
+                items.add(new Item(messageId, env.traceId(), env.job(), reason, dlq, target, false));
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            try {
+                transport.publish(target, EnvelopeCodec.encode(reset(env)));
+            } catch (Exception publishFailure) {
+                transport.publish(dlq, msg.body());
+                transport.ack(msg);
+                throw publishFailure;
+            }
+            transport.ack(msg);
+            redriven++;
+            items.add(new Item(messageId, env.traceId(), env.job(), reason, dlq, target, true));
+        }
+
+        return new Result(redriven, skipped, items);
+    }
+
+    private static String sourceQueueOf(Envelope env) {
+        DeadLetter dl = env.deadLetter();
+        if (dl != null && dl.originalQueue() != null && !dl.originalQueue().isBlank()) {
+            return dl.originalQueue();
+        }
+        return env.meta() == null ? null : env.meta().queue();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/babelqueue/RedriveTest.java b/src/test/java/com/babelqueue/RedriveTest.java
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+package com.babelqueue;
+
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertFalse;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNotNull;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNull;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertThrows;
+
+import java.util.ArrayDeque;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Deque;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+
+class RedriveTest {
+
+    /** In-memory transport for tests; optionally refuses to publish to one queue. */
+    private static final class MemoryTransport implements Redrive.Transport {
+        private final Map<String, Deque<String>> queues = new HashMap<>();
+        private final String failQueue;
+
+        MemoryTransport() {
+            this(null);
+        }
+
+        MemoryTransport(String failQueue) {
+            this.failQueue = failQueue;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public Redrive.Reserved pop(String queue) {
+            Deque<String> dq = queues.get(queue);
+            if (dq == null || dq.isEmpty()) {
+                return null;
+            }
+            return new Redrive.Reserved(dq.pollFirst(), null);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void publish(String queue, String body) {
+            if (queue.equals(failQueue)) {
+                throw new IllegalStateException("publish refused");
+            }
+            queues.computeIfAbsent(queue, k -> new ArrayDeque<>()).addLast(body);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void ack(Redrive.Reserved message) {
+            // pop already removed it
+        }
+
+        int size(String queue) {
+            Deque<String> dq = queues.get(queue);
+            return dq == null ? 0 : dq.size();
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static Envelope deadLettered(MemoryTransport t, String dlq, String urn, String originalQueue) {
+        Envelope env = EnvelopeCodec.make(urn, Map.of("order_id", 1), originalQueue, null);
+        Envelope dl = DeadLetters.annotate(env, "failed", originalQueue);
+        t.publish(dlq, EnvelopeCodec.encode(dl));
+        return dl;
+    }
+
+    private static List<Envelope> drain(MemoryTransport t, String queue) {
+        List<Envelope> out = new ArrayList<>();
+        Redrive.Reserved m;
+        while ((m = t.pop(queue)) != null) {
+            out.add(EnvelopeCodec.decode(m.body()));
+        }
+        return out;
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void redrivesToSourceAndResets() throws Exception {
+        MemoryTransport t = new MemoryTransport();
+        Envelope orig = deadLettered(t, "orders.dlq", "urn:babel:orders:created", "orders");
+
+        Redrive.Result res = Redrive.redrive(t, "orders.dlq", Redrive.Options.all());
+
+        assertEquals(1, res.redriven());
+        assertEquals(0, res.skipped());
+        List<Envelope> got = drain(t, "orders");
+        assertEquals(1, got.size());
+        assertNull(got.get(0).deadLetter(), "dead_letter must be stripped");
+        assertEquals(0, got.get(0).attempts(), "attempts must reset");
+        assertEquals(orig.traceId(), got.get(0).traceId(), "trace_id must be preserved");
+        assertEquals("urn:babel:orders:created", got.get(0).job());
+        assertEquals(0, t.size("orders.dlq"));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void redrivesToSandbox() throws Exception {
+        MemoryTransport t = new MemoryTransport();
+        deadLettered(t, "orders.dlq", "urn:babel:orders:created", "orders");
+
+        Redrive.Result res = Redrive.redrive(t, "orders.dlq", Redrive.Options.all().toQueue("sandbox"));
+
+        assertEquals(1, res.redriven());
+        assertEquals(0, t.size("orders"));
+        assertEquals(1, t.size("sandbox"));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void dryRunReportsPlanAndChangesNothing() throws Exception {
+        MemoryTransport t = new MemoryTransport();
+        deadLettered(t, "orders.dlq", "urn:babel:orders:created", "orders");
+
+        Redrive.Result res = Redrive.redrive(t, "orders.dlq", Redrive.Options.all().dryRun(true));
+
+        assertEquals(0, res.redriven());
+        assertEquals(1, res.skipped());
+        assertEquals("orders", res.items().get(0).to());
+        assertFalse(res.items().get(0).redriven());
+        assertEquals(0, t.size("orders"));
+        assertEquals(1, t.size("orders.dlq"));
+        assertNotNull(drain(t, "orders.dlq").get(0).deadLetter(), "DLQ message left unchanged");
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void selectRedrivesOnlyMatching() throws Exception {
+        MemoryTransport t = new MemoryTransport();
+        deadLettered(t, "dlq", "urn:babel:orders:created", "orders");
+        deadLettered(t, "dlq", "urn:babel:emails:welcome", "emails");
+
+        Redrive.Result res = Redrive.redrive(t, "dlq",
+            Redrive.Options.all().select(e -> "urn:babel:orders:created".equals(e.job())));
+
+        assertEquals(1, res.redriven());
+        assertEquals(1, res.skipped());
+        assertEquals(1, t.size("orders"));
+        assertEquals(0, t.size("emails"));
+        assertEquals(1, t.size("dlq"), "unselected message is restored to the DLQ");
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void maxCapsHowManyArePulled() throws Exception {
+        MemoryTransport t = new MemoryTransport();
+        for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
+            deadLettered(t, "dlq", "urn:babel:orders:created", "orders");
+        }
+
+        Redrive.Result res = Redrive.redrive(t, "dlq", Redrive.Options.all().max(2));
+
+        assertEquals(2, res.redriven());
+        assertEquals(1, t.size("dlq"));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void publishFailureRestoresToDlq() {
+        MemoryTransport t = new MemoryTransport("orders");
+        deadLettered(t, "dlq", "urn:babel:orders:created", "orders");
+
+        assertThrows(IllegalStateException.class,
+            () -> Redrive.redrive(t, "dlq", Redrive.Options.all()));
+
+        assertEquals(1, t.size("dlq"), "a message must be restored when its re-publish fails");
+        assertEquals(0, t.size("orders"));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void undecodableBodyIsRestored() throws Exception {
+        MemoryTransport t = new MemoryTransport();
+        t.publish("dlq", "not-json{{{");
+
+        Redrive.Result res = Redrive.redrive(t, "dlq", Redrive.Options.all());
+
+        assertEquals(0, res.redriven());
+        assertEquals(1, res.skipped());
+        assertEquals("not-json{{{", t.pop("dlq").body(), "undecodable body must be restored");
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void noDeadLetterFallsBackToMetaQueue() throws Exception {
+        MemoryTransport t = new MemoryTransport();
+        Envelope env = EnvelopeCodec.make("urn:babel:orders:created", Map.of(), "orders", null);
+        t.publish("dlq", EnvelopeCodec.encode(env));
+
+        Redrive.Result res = Redrive.redrive(t, "dlq", Redrive.Options.all());
+
+        assertEquals(1, res.redriven());
+        assertEquals(1, t.size("orders"));
+    }
+}