fix(cli): route tracing diagnostics to stderr

Machine output (the import/seed-dev subcommands' JSON result) now owns stdout;
tracing logs go to stderr. Lets a caller parse the import outcome without
log-line contamination on stdout. No behavioral change to the server beyond
where its logs are written.

migrations/0018_profile_import_fingerprint.sql

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+-- Generic provenance/rerun-identity token for a transactionally imported profile.
+--
+-- Set by the generic profile-import path (services::import). A NULL value means
+-- the profile was created by normal gameplay / dev seeding, not an import, and
+-- MUST NOT be silently clobbered by an import targeting the same game. A
+-- matching token on a re-run is an idempotent no-op; a differing token against
+-- an already-imported game fails until an explicit update mode exists.
+--
+-- Core never interprets the token's structure; the importer adapter chooses it.
+ALTER TABLE profiles ADD COLUMN import_fingerprint TEXT;

src/app.rs

@@ -46,7 +46,34 @@ pub async fn build(pool: Pool, cfg: Config) -> Result<Router> {
     for game in &cfg.dev_content_games {
         card_db.load_game_dev(&cfg.data_dir, game)?;
     }
+    for pack in &cfg.content_packs {
+        card_db.load_pack(pack)?;
+    }
     let card_db = Arc::new(card_db);
+
+    // Content preflight: every owned card MUST reference a loaded CardDefinition.
+    // A real profile with owned players but missing definitions fails LOUDLY here
+    // rather than silently serving an empty /collection. Empty owned_cards (fresh
+    // DB, tests) passes. A SINGLE missing definition is caught, not only the
+    // zero-loaded case.
+    {
+        let referenced: Vec<String> =
+            sqlx::query_scalar("SELECT DISTINCT card_id FROM owned_cards")
+                .fetch_all(&pool)
+                .await?;
+        let missing: Vec<String> = referenced
+            .into_iter()
+            .filter(|id| card_db.get(id).is_none())
+            .collect();
+        if !missing.is_empty() {
+            let sample: Vec<&String> = missing.iter().take(5).collect();
+            anyhow::bail!(
+                "content preflight failed: {} owned card(s) reference CardDefinitionId(s) not loaded (e.g. {:?}). Load the production content pack via OPENFUT_CONTENT_PACKS.",
+                missing.len(),
+                sample
+            );
+        }
+    }
     let pack_defs = Arc::new(load_pack_definitions(&cfg.data_dir)?);
     let obj_defs = Arc::new(load_objective_definitions(&cfg.data_dir)?);
     let sbc_defs = Arc::new(load_sbc_definitions(&cfg.data_dir)?);
@@ -178,7 +205,10 @@ pub async fn build(pool: Pool, cfg: Config) -> Result<Router> {
         .route("/squads/:squad_id", get(routes::squad::get_squad_by_id))
         .route("/squads/:squad_id", delete(routes::squad::delete_squad))
         .route("/objectives", get(routes::objectives::get_objectives))
-        .route("/objectives/:objective_id", get(routes::objectives::get_objective))
+        .route(
+            "/objectives/:objective_id",
+            get(routes::objectives::get_objective),
+        )
         .route(
             "/objectives/claim",
             post(routes::objectives::post_claim_objective),
@@ -196,7 +226,10 @@ pub async fn build(pool: Pool, cfg: Config) -> Result<Router> {
         .route("/market", get(routes::market::get_market))
         .route("/market/buy", post(routes::market::post_market_buy))
         .route("/market/sell", post(routes::market::post_market_sell))
-        .route("/market/trade-history", get(routes::market::get_trade_history))
+        .route(
+            "/market/trade-history",
+            get(routes::market::get_trade_history),
+        )
         .route("/market/refresh", post(routes::market::post_market_refresh))
         .route("/market/my-listings", get(routes::market::get_my_listings))
         .route(
@@ -211,15 +244,36 @@ pub async fn build(pool: Pool, cfg: Config) -> Result<Router> {
         .route("/settings", get(routes::settings::get_settings))
         .route("/settings", put(routes::settings::put_settings))
         .route("/division", get(routes::division::get_division))
-        .route("/division/history", get(routes::division::get_division_history))
-        .route("/division/leaderboard", get(routes::division::get_division_leaderboard))
+        .route(
+            "/division/history",
+            get(routes::division::get_division_history),
+        )
+        .route(
+            "/division/leaderboard",
+            get(routes::division::get_division_leaderboard),
+        )
         .route("/achievements", get(routes::achievements::get_achievements))
-        .route("/notifications", get(routes::notifications::get_notifications))
-        .route("/notifications/read-all", post(routes::notifications::mark_all_notifications_read))
-        .route("/notifications/:id/read", patch(routes::notifications::mark_notification_read))
+        .route(
+            "/notifications",
+            get(routes::notifications::get_notifications),
+        )
+        .route(
+            "/notifications/read-all",
+            post(routes::notifications::mark_all_notifications_read),
+        )
+        .route(
+            "/notifications/:id/read",
+            patch(routes::notifications::mark_notification_read),
+        )
         .route("/fut-champs", get(routes::fut_champs::get_fut_champs))
-        .route("/fut-champs/start", post(routes::fut_champs::post_start_fut_champs))
-        .route("/fut-champs/history", get(routes::fut_champs::get_champs_history))
+        .route(
+            "/fut-champs/start",
+            post(routes::fut_champs::post_start_fut_champs),
+        )
+        .route(
+            "/fut-champs/history",
+            get(routes::fut_champs::get_champs_history),
+        )
         .route(
             "/fut-champs/:session_id/result",
             post(routes::fut_champs::post_champs_result),

src/config.rs

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use anyhow::Result;
+use std::path::PathBuf;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct Config {
@@ -10,6 +11,11 @@ pub struct Config {
     /// loaded IN ADDITION to the default `data/cards` catalog. Empty by default —
     /// default/test content is never affected unless a game is named here.
     pub dev_content_games: Vec<String>,
+    /// Explicit PRODUCTION content pack file paths (each a `CardDefinition[]`
+    /// JSON), loaded IN ADDITION to `data/cards` and any dev pack. This is the
+    /// production real-profile content path — deliberately NOT gated behind the
+    /// dev-only `dev_content_games`.
+    pub content_packs: Vec<PathBuf>,
 }
 
 impl Config {
@@ -33,6 +39,16 @@ impl Config {
                         .collect()
                 })
                 .unwrap_or_default(),
+            content_packs: std::env::var("OPENFUT_CONTENT_PACKS")
+                .ok()
+                .map(|v| {
+                    v.split(',')
+                        .map(str::trim)
+                        .filter(|s| !s.is_empty())
+                        .map(PathBuf::from)
+                        .collect()
+                })
+                .unwrap_or_default(),
         })
     }
 }

src/lib.rs

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ pub async fn build_app(pool: db::Pool, data_dir: &str) -> Result<Router> {
         data_dir: data_dir.to_string(),
         max_connections: 1,
         dev_content_games: Vec::new(),
+        content_packs: Vec::new(),
     };
     app::build(pool, cfg).await
 }

src/main.rs

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use anyhow::Result;
+use anyhow::{Context, Result};
 use openfut_core::{config, db, seed};
 use tracing::info;
 use tracing_subscriber::{layer::SubscriberExt, util::SubscriberInitExt, EnvFilter};
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {
             EnvFilter::try_from_default_env()
                 .unwrap_or_else(|_| "openfut_core=debug,tower_http=debug".into()),
         )
-        .with(tracing_subscriber::fmt::layer())
+        // Diagnostics on stderr so stdout carries only machine output (the
+        // `import`/`seed-dev` subcommands print a clean JSON result there).
+        .with(tracing_subscriber::fmt::layer().with_writer(std::io::stderr))
         .init();
 
     let cfg = config::Config::from_env()?;
@@ -30,6 +32,31 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {
         return Ok(());
     }
 
+    // Opt-in generic import subcommand: `openfut-core import <request.json>`.
+    // Reads a GAME-AGNOSTIC ProfileImportRequest (the importer adapter translates
+    // FIFA17 source data into it), loads production content packs, runs preflight,
+    // and applies one all-or-nothing transaction. FIFA17 semantics live entirely
+    // in the adapter; Core only sees opaque ids + opaque extension bytes.
+    if std::env::args().nth(1).as_deref() == Some("import") {
+        let path = std::env::args()
+            .nth(2)
+            .context("usage: openfut-core import <request.json>")?;
+        let pool = db::init_pool(&cfg.database_url, cfg.max_connections).await?;
+        db::run_migrations(&pool).await?;
+        let mut card_db = openfut_core::services::card_db::CardDb::load(&cfg.data_dir)?;
+        for pack in &cfg.content_packs {
+            card_db.load_pack(pack)?;
+        }
+        let raw = std::fs::read_to_string(&path)
+            .with_context(|| format!("read import request {path}"))?;
+        let req: openfut_core::services::import::ProfileImportRequest =
+            serde_json::from_str(&raw).context("parse import request JSON")?;
+        let outcome =
+            openfut_core::services::import::apply_profile_import(&pool, &card_db, &req).await?;
+        println!("{}", serde_json::to_string_pretty(&outcome)?);
+        return Ok(());
+    }
+
     info!("OpenFUT Core starting on {}", cfg.listen_addr);
 
     let pool = db::init_pool(&cfg.database_url, cfg.max_connections).await?;

src/services/card_db.rs

@@ -62,6 +62,23 @@ impl CardDb {
         Ok(n)
     }
 
+    /// Merge an explicit PRODUCTION content pack file (a single
+    /// `CardDefinition[]`). Unlike [`CardDb::load_game_dev`] this takes a direct
+    /// path (the real-profile import emits one) and is the production content
+    /// path — not gated behind dev content. Returns the number merged.
+    pub fn load_pack(&mut self, path: &Path) -> Result<usize> {
+        let content = std::fs::read_to_string(path)
+            .with_context(|| format!("reading content pack {path:?}"))?;
+        let batch: Vec<CardDefinition> =
+            serde_json::from_str(&content).with_context(|| format!("parsing {path:?}"))?;
+        let n = batch.len();
+        for card in batch {
+            self.cards.insert(card.id.clone(), card);
+        }
+        tracing::info!("Loaded {} production card definitions from {:?}", n, path);
+        Ok(n)
+    }
+
     pub fn get(&self, id: &str) -> Option<&CardDefinition> {
         self.cards.get(id)
     }

src/services/import.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,318 @@
+//! Generic, game-agnostic transactional profile import.
+//!
+//! Core installs a profile + club + owned cards + canonical squad + one opaque
+//! game extension in a SINGLE all-or-nothing SQLite transaction, stamped with a
+//! generic `source_fingerprint` provenance token. Core NEVER interprets FIFA17
+//! wire ids, resourceIds, `nextItemId`, or the extension payload — the
+//! `openfut-import-fifa17` adapter reads the Python profile, chooses every
+//! `CardDefinitionId` and every opaque `OwnedItemId`, builds the squad
+//! extension bytes, and hands Core this generic request.
+//!
+//! Invariants enforced here:
+//! - Definition preflight: every incoming `card_id` MUST already resolve in the
+//!   loaded production content, so the transaction never creates ownership
+//!   pointing at absent content.
+//! - Squad all-or-nothing: every active-squad `owned_item_id` MUST be among the
+//!   imported ownership set before the transaction begins.
+//! - Rerun identity: identical `source_fingerprint` against an already-imported
+//!   game is an idempotent no-op; a differing token fails; a pre-existing
+//!   non-imported profile is never clobbered.
+//! - The whole thing commits together or not at all.
+
+use crate::db::Pool;
+use crate::models::game_ext::{MAX_EXT_NAMESPACE_LEN, MAX_EXT_PAYLOAD_BYTES};
+use crate::services::card_db::CardDb;
+use crate::services::squad::squad_fingerprint;
+use anyhow::{bail, Context, Result};
+use chrono::Utc;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use std::collections::HashSet;
+use uuid::Uuid;
+
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
+pub struct ImportProfile {
+    pub username: String,
+    pub game_id: String,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
+pub struct ImportClub {
+    pub name: String,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub coins: i64,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
+pub struct ImportOwnedCard {
+    /// Opaque, stable Core OwnedItemId chosen by the adapter. Core never parses
+    /// why it is stable — it is a primary key, nothing more.
+    pub owned_item_id: String,
+    /// CardDefinitionId that MUST resolve in loaded production content.
+    pub card_id: String,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
+pub struct ImportSlot {
+    pub owned_item_id: String,
+    pub position_index: i64,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub is_captain: bool,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub is_on_bench: bool,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
+pub struct ImportExtension {
+    /// Opaque adapter key, e.g. "fifa17.squad.v1".
+    pub namespace: String,
+    /// Adapter payload version (distinct from DB storage schema).
+    pub schema_version: i64,
+    /// Uninterpreted bytes-as-text. Core enforces only generic size bounds.
+    pub payload: String,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
+pub struct ImportSquad {
+    pub formation: String,
+    #[serde(default = "default_squad_name")]
+    pub name: String,
+    pub slots: Vec<ImportSlot>,
+    pub extension: ImportExtension,
+}
+
+fn default_squad_name() -> String {
+    "My Squad".to_string()
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
+pub struct ProfileImportRequest {
+    /// Generic provenance/rerun-identity token. Core stores it verbatim.
+    pub source_fingerprint: String,
+    pub profile: ImportProfile,
+    pub club: ImportClub,
+    pub owned: Vec<ImportOwnedCard>,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub squad: Option<ImportSquad>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize, PartialEq, Eq)]
+#[serde(tag = "outcome", rename_all = "snake_case")]
+pub enum ImportOutcome {
+    /// A fresh import committed.
+    Imported { owned: usize, squad_slots: usize },
+    /// The same fingerprint was already imported for this game — no-op.
+    AlreadyImported,
+}
+
+/// Apply a generic transactional profile import. See module docs for invariants.
+pub async fn apply_profile_import(
+    pool: &Pool,
+    card_db: &CardDb,
+    req: &ProfileImportRequest,
+) -> Result<ImportOutcome> {
+    // ── 0. generic input validation (no writes) ──
+    if req.source_fingerprint.trim().is_empty() {
+        bail!("source_fingerprint must be non-empty");
+    }
+    if req.owned.is_empty() {
+        bail!("import request has zero owned cards; refusing to import an empty profile");
+    }
+
+    // ── 1. rerun identity / single-profile-per-game ──
+    let existing: Option<(String, Option<String>)> = sqlx::query_as(
+        "SELECT id, import_fingerprint FROM profiles \
+         WHERE game_id = ? ORDER BY created_at ASC LIMIT 1",
+    )
+    .bind(&req.profile.game_id)
+    .fetch_optional(pool)
+    .await?;
+    if let Some((_id, fp)) = existing {
+        match fp {
+            Some(fp) if fp == req.source_fingerprint => return Ok(ImportOutcome::AlreadyImported),
+            Some(fp) => bail!(
+                "game '{}' already imported from a different source (stored fingerprint {fp}, \
+                 incoming {}); refusing to overwrite without an explicit update mode",
+                req.profile.game_id,
+                req.source_fingerprint
+            ),
+            None => bail!(
+                "game '{}' already has a non-imported profile; refusing to clobber it",
+                req.profile.game_id
+            ),
+        }
+    }
+
+    // ── 2. definition preflight: every card_id MUST resolve in loaded content ──
+    let mut missing: Vec<&str> = req
+        .owned
+        .iter()
+        .filter(|o| card_db.get(&o.card_id).is_none())
+        .map(|o| o.card_id.as_str())
+        .collect();
+    if !missing.is_empty() {
+        missing.sort_unstable();
+        missing.dedup();
+        let sample = &missing[..missing.len().min(5)];
+        bail!(
+            "definition preflight failed: {} owned card(s) reference CardDefinitionId(s) not in \
+             loaded content (e.g. {sample:?}); refusing to create ownership pointing at absent content",
+            missing.len()
+        );
+    }
+
+    // ── 3. owned-item-id uniqueness ──
+    let mut owned_ids: HashSet<&str> = HashSet::with_capacity(req.owned.len());
+    for o in &req.owned {
+        if !owned_ids.insert(o.owned_item_id.as_str()) {
+            bail!(
+                "duplicate OwnedItemId in import request: {}",
+                o.owned_item_id
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
+    // ── 4. squad all-or-nothing + generic extension bounds (no writes) ──
+    if let Some(sq) = &req.squad {
+        let ns_len = sq.extension.namespace.len();
+        if ns_len == 0 || ns_len > MAX_EXT_NAMESPACE_LEN {
+            bail!(
+                "extension namespace length {ns_len} out of bounds (1..={MAX_EXT_NAMESPACE_LEN})"
+            );
+        }
+        if sq.extension.payload.len() > MAX_EXT_PAYLOAD_BYTES {
+            bail!(
+                "extension payload {} bytes exceeds MAX_EXT_PAYLOAD_BYTES ({MAX_EXT_PAYLOAD_BYTES})",
+                sq.extension.payload.len()
+            );
+        }
+        for slot in &sq.slots {
+            if !owned_ids.contains(slot.owned_item_id.as_str()) {
+                bail!(
+                    "active squad references OwnedItemId {} not present in imported ownership set; \
+                     squad import is all-or-nothing",
+                    slot.owned_item_id
+                );
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    // ── 5. single transaction: everything commits together or not at all ──
+    let now = Utc::now().to_rfc3339();
+    let profile_id = Uuid::new_v4().to_string();
+    let club_id = Uuid::new_v4().to_string();
+    let mut tx = pool.begin().await?;
+
+    sqlx::query(
+        "INSERT INTO profiles (id, username, level, xp, game_id, created_at, updated_at, import_fingerprint) \
+         VALUES (?, ?, 1, 0, ?, ?, ?, ?)",
+    )
+    .bind(&profile_id)
+    .bind(&req.profile.username)
+    .bind(&req.profile.game_id)
+    .bind(&now)
+    .bind(&now)
+    .bind(&req.source_fingerprint)
+    .execute(&mut *tx)
+    .await
+    .context("insert profile")?;
+
+    sqlx::query(
+        "INSERT INTO clubs (id, profile_id, name, coins, level, created_at, updated_at) \
+         VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, 1, ?, ?)",
+    )
+    .bind(&club_id)
+    .bind(&profile_id)
+    .bind(&req.club.name)
+    .bind(req.club.coins)
+    .bind(&now)
+    .bind(&now)
+    .execute(&mut *tx)
+    .await
+    .context("insert club")?;
+
+    for o in &req.owned {
+        sqlx::query(
+            "INSERT INTO owned_cards (id, club_id, card_id, is_loan, loan_matches_remaining, acquired_at) \
+             VALUES (?, ?, ?, 0, NULL, ?)",
+        )
+        .bind(&o.owned_item_id)
+        .bind(&club_id)
+        .bind(&o.card_id)
+        .bind(&now)
+        .execute(&mut *tx)
+        .await
+        .with_context(|| format!("insert owned_card {}", o.owned_item_id))?;
+    }
+
+    let mut squad_slots = 0usize;
+    if let Some(sq) = &req.squad {
+        let squad_id = Uuid::new_v4().to_string();
+        sqlx::query(
+            "INSERT INTO squads (id, club_id, name, formation, created_at, updated_at) \
+             VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)",
+        )
+        .bind(&squad_id)
+        .bind(&club_id)
+        .bind(&sq.name)
+        .bind(&sq.formation)
+        .bind(&now)
+        .bind(&now)
+        .execute(&mut *tx)
+        .await
+        .context("insert squad")?;
+
+        for slot in &sq.slots {
+            sqlx::query(
+                "INSERT INTO squad_players (id, squad_id, owned_card_id, position_index, is_captain, is_on_bench) \
+                 VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)",
+            )
+            .bind(Uuid::new_v4().to_string())
+            .bind(&squad_id)
+            .bind(&slot.owned_item_id)
+            .bind(slot.position_index)
+            .bind(slot.is_captain)
+            .bind(slot.is_on_bench)
+            .execute(&mut *tx)
+            .await
+            .context("insert squad_player")?;
+        }
+        squad_slots = sq.slots.len();
+
+        // Core computes the canonical fingerprint over the COMMITTED squad — never
+        // an adapter-supplied value — and persists the opaque extension atomically
+        // in the same tx, exactly as the live squad-write path does.
+        let canonical_fingerprint = squad_fingerprint(
+            &squad_id,
+            &sq.formation,
+            sq.slots.iter().map(|s| {
+                (
+                    s.position_index,
+                    s.owned_item_id.as_str(),
+                    s.is_captain,
+                    s.is_on_bench,
+                )
+            }),
+        );
+        sqlx::query(
+            "INSERT OR REPLACE INTO game_entity_ext \
+             (game_id, entity_kind, entity_id, namespace, schema_version, canonical_fingerprint, payload, updated_at) \
+             VALUES (?, 'squad', ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)",
+        )
+        .bind(&req.profile.game_id)
+        .bind(&squad_id)
+        .bind(&sq.extension.namespace)
+        .bind(sq.extension.schema_version)
+        .bind(&canonical_fingerprint)
+        .bind(&sq.extension.payload)
+        .bind(&now)
+        .execute(&mut *tx)
+        .await
+        .context("insert game_entity_ext")?;
+    }
+
+    tx.commit().await?;
+    Ok(ImportOutcome::Imported {
+        owned: req.owned.len(),
+        squad_slots,
+    })
+}

src/services/mod.rs

@@ -2,19 +2,20 @@ pub mod achievement;
 pub mod card_db;
 pub mod checkin;
 pub mod club;
-pub mod notification;
 pub mod draft;
 pub mod event;
 pub mod fut_champs;
 pub mod game_ext;
+pub mod import;
 pub mod inventory;
-pub mod season;
 pub mod market;
 pub mod match_service;
+pub mod notification;
 pub mod objective;
 pub mod pack;
 pub mod profile;
 pub mod sbc;
+pub mod season;
 pub mod settings;
 pub mod squad;
 pub mod squad_rules;

src/services/squad.rs

@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@ pub async fn replace_squad_with_extension(
 /// computed; non-cryptographic (FNV-1a-64) — a stale-extension guard, not a
 /// security boundary. The encoding is sorted + delimited so it never depends on
 /// row/iteration order.
-fn squad_fingerprint<'a>(
+pub(crate) fn squad_fingerprint<'a>(
     squad_id: &str,
     formation: &str,
     slots: impl Iterator<Item = (i64, &'a str, bool, bool)>,

tests/content_preflight_test.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+//! Content preflight: a real profile with owned players but a missing
+//! CardDefinition must fail startup LOUDLY, never serve a silent empty club.
+
+use axum::{
+    body::Body,
+    http::{Request, StatusCode},
+};
+use openfut_core::services::card_db::CardDb;
+use tower::ServiceExt;
+
+async fn fresh_pool() -> sqlx::SqlitePool {
+    let p = sqlx::sqlite::SqlitePoolOptions::new()
+        .max_connections(1)
+        .connect("sqlite::memory:")
+        .await
+        .expect("in-memory sqlite");
+    sqlx::migrate!("./migrations")
+        .run(&p)
+        .await
+        .expect("migrations");
+    p
+}
+
+async fn create_profile(app: &axum::Router) {
+    let resp = app
+        .clone()
+        .oneshot(
+            Request::builder()
+                .method("POST")
+                .uri("/auth/local")
+                .header("content-type", "application/json")
+                .body(Body::from(r#"{"username":"CAGE"}"#))
+                .unwrap(),
+        )
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(
+        resp.status(),
+        StatusCode::OK,
+        "auth/local should create a profile+club"
+    );
+}
+
+async fn insert_owned(pool: &sqlx::SqlitePool, id: &str, club_id: &str, card_id: &str) {
+    sqlx::query(
+        "INSERT INTO owned_cards (id, club_id, card_id, is_loan, loan_matches_remaining, acquired_at) \
+         VALUES (?, ?, ?, 0, NULL, ?)",
+    )
+    .bind(id)
+    .bind(club_id)
+    .bind(card_id)
+    .bind("2026-01-01T00:00:00Z")
+    .execute(pool)
+    .await
+    .unwrap();
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn preflight_fails_on_owned_card_missing_definition() {
+    let pool = fresh_pool().await;
+    // first build is fine: no owned cards yet.
+    let app = openfut_core::build_app(pool.clone(), "data").await.unwrap();
+    create_profile(&app).await;
+    let club: String = sqlx::query_scalar("SELECT id FROM clubs LIMIT 1")
+        .fetch_one(&pool)
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    insert_owned(&pool, "oc-bogus", &club, "fifa17_definitely_missing_999999").await;
+
+    // second build must now fail preflight: one owned card references a def that
+    // is not loaded — must not silently serve an empty collection.
+    let err = openfut_core::build_app(pool.clone(), "data")
+        .await
+        .expect_err("preflight must fail on a missing definition");
+    let msg = format!("{err:#}");
+    assert!(
+        msg.contains("content preflight failed"),
+        "unexpected error: {msg}"
+    );
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn preflight_passes_when_owned_card_definition_is_loaded() {
+    let pool = fresh_pool().await;
+    // pick a definition that IS in the default data/cards catalog.
+    let valid_id = CardDb::load("data")
+        .unwrap()
+        .all()
+        .first()
+        .map(|c| c.id.clone())
+        .expect("data/cards must be non-empty");
+
+    let app = openfut_core::build_app(pool.clone(), "data").await.unwrap();
+    create_profile(&app).await;
+    let club: String = sqlx::query_scalar("SELECT id FROM clubs LIMIT 1")
+        .fetch_one(&pool)
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    insert_owned(&pool, "oc-valid", &club, &valid_id).await;
+
+    let _app = openfut_core::build_app(pool.clone(), "data")
+        .await
+        .expect("preflight passes when the owned card's definition is loaded");
+}

tests/import_service_test.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,256 @@
+//! Generic transactional profile import (services::import). These also serve as
+//! the Core-level half of the migration mutation battery: each hostile input is
+//! rejected BEFORE any partial write, and re-runs converge instead of duplicating.
+
+use openfut_core::services::card_db::CardDb;
+use openfut_core::services::import::{
+    apply_profile_import, ImportClub, ImportExtension, ImportOwnedCard, ImportProfile, ImportSlot,
+    ImportSquad, ProfileImportRequest,
+};
+
+async fn fresh_pool() -> sqlx::SqlitePool {
+    let p = sqlx::sqlite::SqlitePoolOptions::new()
+        .max_connections(1)
+        .connect("sqlite::memory:")
+        .await
+        .expect("in-memory sqlite");
+    sqlx::migrate!("./migrations")
+        .run(&p)
+        .await
+        .expect("migrations");
+    p
+}
+
+fn valid_ids(n: usize) -> Vec<String> {
+    let db = CardDb::load("data").expect("load data catalog");
+    let ids: Vec<String> = db.all().iter().take(n).map(|c| c.id.clone()).collect();
+    assert!(ids.len() >= n, "data catalog too small for test");
+    ids
+}
+
+fn owned(ids: &[String]) -> Vec<ImportOwnedCard> {
+    ids.iter()
+        .enumerate()
+        .map(|(i, id)| ImportOwnedCard {
+            owned_item_id: format!("oc-{i}"),
+            card_id: id.clone(),
+        })
+        .collect()
+}
+
+fn squad_over(owned: &[ImportOwnedCard]) -> ImportSquad {
+    ImportSquad {
+        formation: "f433".into(),
+        name: "OpenFUT".into(),
+        slots: owned
+            .iter()
+            .take(3)
+            .enumerate()
+            .map(|(i, o)| ImportSlot {
+                owned_item_id: o.owned_item_id.clone(),
+                position_index: i as i64,
+                is_captain: i == 0,
+                is_on_bench: false,
+            })
+            .collect(),
+        extension: ImportExtension {
+            namespace: "fifa17.squad.v1".into(),
+            schema_version: 1,
+            payload: r#"{"custom":[]}"#.into(),
+        },
+    }
+}
+
+fn request(
+    game: &str,
+    fp: &str,
+    owned: Vec<ImportOwnedCard>,
+    squad: Option<ImportSquad>,
+) -> ProfileImportRequest {
+    ProfileImportRequest {
+        source_fingerprint: fp.into(),
+        profile: ImportProfile {
+            username: format!("CAGE-{game}"),
+            game_id: game.into(),
+        },
+        club: ImportClub {
+            name: "OpenFUT".into(),
+            coins: 28_112_944,
+        },
+        owned,
+        squad,
+    }
+}
+
+async fn count(pool: &sqlx::SqlitePool, table: &str) -> i64 {
+    sqlx::query_scalar(&format!("SELECT COUNT(*) FROM {table}"))
+        .fetch_one(pool)
+        .await
+        .unwrap()
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn imports_profile_club_owned_and_squad_in_one_shot() {
+    let pool = fresh_pool().await;
+    let db = CardDb::load("data").unwrap();
+    let ids = valid_ids(5);
+    let ow = owned(&ids);
+    let sq = squad_over(&ow);
+    let req = request("g_happy", "fp-happy", ow, Some(sq));
+
+    let out = apply_profile_import(&pool, &db, &req)
+        .await
+        .expect("import");
+    assert!(matches!(
+        out,
+        openfut_core::services::import::ImportOutcome::Imported {
+            owned: 5,
+            squad_slots: 3
+        }
+    ));
+
+    assert_eq!(count(&pool, "profiles").await, 1);
+    assert_eq!(count(&pool, "clubs").await, 1);
+    assert_eq!(count(&pool, "owned_cards").await, 5);
+    assert_eq!(count(&pool, "squad_players").await, 3);
+    // opaque extension persisted with a Core-computed fingerprint.
+    let fp: String =
+        sqlx::query_scalar("SELECT canonical_fingerprint FROM game_entity_ext LIMIT 1")
+            .fetch_one(&pool)
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(fp.len(), 16, "16-hex FNV fingerprint");
+    let stored_import_fp: String =
+        sqlx::query_scalar("SELECT import_fingerprint FROM profiles LIMIT 1")
+            .fetch_one(&pool)
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(stored_import_fp, "fp-happy");
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn rerun_same_fingerprint_is_idempotent_noop() {
+    let pool = fresh_pool().await;
+    let db = CardDb::load("data").unwrap();
+    let ids = valid_ids(4);
+    let mk = || {
+        request(
+            "g_rerun",
+            "fp-x",
+            owned(&ids),
+            Some(squad_over(&owned(&ids))),
+        )
+    };
+
+    apply_profile_import(&pool, &db, &mk())
+        .await
+        .expect("first");
+    let out = apply_profile_import(&pool, &db, &mk())
+        .await
+        .expect("second");
+    assert_eq!(
+        out,
+        openfut_core::services::import::ImportOutcome::AlreadyImported
+    );
+    // no duplication.
+    assert_eq!(count(&pool, "profiles").await, 1);
+    assert_eq!(count(&pool, "owned_cards").await, 4);
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn different_fingerprint_on_imported_game_fails() {
+    let pool = fresh_pool().await;
+    let db = CardDb::load("data").unwrap();
+    let ids = valid_ids(3);
+    apply_profile_import(&pool, &db, &request("g_diff", "fp-a", owned(&ids), None))
+        .await
+        .expect("first");
+    let err = apply_profile_import(&pool, &db, &request("g_diff", "fp-b", owned(&ids), None))
+        .await
+        .expect_err("second, different fingerprint");
+    assert!(format!("{err:#}").contains("different source"), "{err:#}");
+    assert_eq!(count(&pool, "profiles").await, 1);
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn missing_definition_fails_preflight_with_no_writes() {
+    let pool = fresh_pool().await;
+    let db = CardDb::load("data").unwrap();
+    let mut ow = owned(&valid_ids(2));
+    ow.push(ImportOwnedCard {
+        owned_item_id: "oc-bad".into(),
+        card_id: "fifa17_definitely_absent_999999".into(),
+    });
+    let err = apply_profile_import(&pool, &db, &request("g_miss", "fp", ow, None))
+        .await
+        .expect_err("missing definition must fail");
+    assert!(
+        format!("{err:#}").contains("definition preflight failed"),
+        "{err:#}"
+    );
+    // preflight is before the tx: nothing was written.
+    assert_eq!(count(&pool, "profiles").await, 0);
+    assert_eq!(count(&pool, "owned_cards").await, 0);
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn squad_slot_not_in_ownership_fails() {
+    let pool = fresh_pool().await;
+    let db = CardDb::load("data").unwrap();
+    let ids = valid_ids(3);
+    let ow = owned(&ids);
+    let mut sq = squad_over(&ow);
+    sq.slots[1].owned_item_id = "oc-not-owned".into();
+    let err = apply_profile_import(&pool, &db, &request("g_sq", "fp", ow, Some(sq)))
+        .await
+        .expect_err("squad slot not owned must fail");
+    assert!(format!("{err:#}").contains("all-or-nothing"), "{err:#}");
+    assert_eq!(count(&pool, "profiles").await, 0);
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn duplicate_owned_item_id_fails() {
+    let pool = fresh_pool().await;
+    let db = CardDb::load("data").unwrap();
+    let ids = valid_ids(2);
+    let mut ow = owned(&ids);
+    ow[1].owned_item_id = ow[0].owned_item_id.clone();
+    let err = apply_profile_import(&pool, &db, &request("g_dup", "fp", ow, None))
+        .await
+        .expect_err("duplicate OwnedItemId must fail");
+    assert!(
+        format!("{err:#}").contains("duplicate OwnedItemId"),
+        "{err:#}"
+    );
+    assert_eq!(count(&pool, "profiles").await, 0);
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn non_imported_profile_is_not_clobbered() {
+    let pool = fresh_pool().await;
+    let db = CardDb::load("data").unwrap();
+    // simulate a gameplay/dev profile with NO import_fingerprint for this game.
+    sqlx::query(
+        "INSERT INTO profiles (id, username, level, xp, game_id, created_at, updated_at) \
+         VALUES ('p0','someone',1,0,'g_clobber','2026-01-01T00:00:00Z','2026-01-01T00:00:00Z')",
+    )
+    .execute(&pool)
+    .await
+    .unwrap();
+    let ids = valid_ids(2);
+    let err = apply_profile_import(&pool, &db, &request("g_clobber", "fp", owned(&ids), None))
+        .await
+        .expect_err("must refuse to clobber a non-imported profile");
+    assert!(format!("{err:#}").contains("non-imported"), "{err:#}");
+    assert_eq!(count(&pool, "owned_cards").await, 0);
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn empty_owned_fails() {
+    let pool = fresh_pool().await;
+    let db = CardDb::load("data").unwrap();
+    let err = apply_profile_import(&pool, &db, &request("g_empty", "fp", vec![], None))
+        .await
+        .expect_err("empty owned must fail");
+    assert!(format!("{err:#}").contains("zero owned cards"), "{err:#}");
+}