diff --git a/paperforge/worker/ocr_figure_reader.py b/paperforge/worker/ocr_figure_reader.py
index 76ea5666..1d636673 100644
--- a/paperforge/worker/ocr_figure_reader.py
+++ b/paperforge/worker/ocr_figure_reader.py
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ def _materialize_hold_outcome(
         "caption_text": caption_text,
         "visual_groups": [],
         "consumed_caption_block_ids": (
-            [legend_block_id] if reader_visible and legend_block_id is not None and caption_text else []
+            [{"page": page, "block_id": legend_block_id}] if reader_visible and legend_block_id is not None and caption_text else []
         ),
         "consumed_asset_block_ids": [],
         "debug_refs": {"candidate_asset_ids": list(candidate_asset_ids), "hold_visibility": hold_visibility},
@@ -231,8 +231,8 @@ def _materialize_reader_figure(
                     "rendered_as_representative": True,
                 }
             ],
-            "consumed_caption_block_ids": [legend_block_id] if legend_block_id is not None else [],
-            "consumed_asset_block_ids": asset_ids,
+            "consumed_caption_block_ids": [{"page": normalized_item.get("page"), "block_id": legend_block_id}] if legend_block_id is not None else [],
+            "consumed_asset_block_ids": [{"page": normalized_item.get("page"), "block_id": aid} for aid in asset_ids],
             "debug_refs": {},
         }
 
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ def _materialize_reader_figure(
                         "rendered_as_representative": False,
                     }
                 ],
-                "consumed_caption_block_ids": [legend_block_id] if legend_block_id is not None else [],
+                "consumed_caption_block_ids": [{"page": normalized_item.get("page"), "block_id": legend_block_id}] if legend_block_id is not None else [],
                 "consumed_asset_block_ids": [],
                 "debug_refs": {"candidate_asset_ids": candidate_asset_ids},
             }
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ def _materialize_reader_figure(
                 "caption_block_id": legend_block_id,
                 "caption_text": caption_text,
                 "visual_groups": [],
-                "consumed_caption_block_ids": [legend_block_id] if legend_block_id is not None else [],
+                "consumed_caption_block_ids": [{"page": normalized_item.get("page"), "block_id": legend_block_id}] if legend_block_id is not None else [],
                 "consumed_asset_block_ids": [],
                 "debug_refs": {},
             }
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ def _materialize_reader_figure(
             "caption_block_id": legend_block_id,
             "caption_text": caption_text,
             "visual_groups": [],
-            "consumed_caption_block_ids": [legend_block_id] if legend_block_id is not None else [],
+            "consumed_caption_block_ids": [{"page": normalized_item.get("page"), "block_id": legend_block_id}] if legend_block_id is not None else [],
             "consumed_asset_block_ids": [],
             "debug_refs": {},
         }
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ def _materialize_reader_figure(
                 }
             ],
             "consumed_caption_block_ids": [],
-            "consumed_asset_block_ids": asset_ids,
+            "consumed_asset_block_ids": [{"page": normalized_item.get("page"), "block_id": aid} for aid in asset_ids],
             "debug_refs": {},
         }
 
@@ -361,25 +361,25 @@ def _passes_salient_visual_group_gate(item: dict) -> bool:
 
 def _collect_reader_eligible_inputs(normalized: dict) -> list[dict]:
     eligible: list[dict] = []
-    seen_legends: set[int | str] = set()
+    seen_legends: set[tuple[int | str | None, int | str | None]] = set()
 
     for source_name in ("matched_figures", "held_figures", "ambiguous_figures"):
         for item in normalized.get(source_name, []):
-            legend_block_id = item.get("legend_block_id")
-            if legend_block_id is None or legend_block_id in seen_legends:
+            legend_id = (item.get("page"), item.get("legend_block_id"))
+            if legend_id in seen_legends:
                 continue
             if not _passes_formal_legend_gate(item):
                 continue
-            seen_legends.add(legend_block_id)
+            seen_legends.add(legend_id)
             eligible.append({"kind": "legend", "source": source_name, "item": item})
 
     for item in normalized.get("unmatched_legends", []):
-        legend_block_id = item.get("legend_block_id")
-        if legend_block_id is None or legend_block_id in seen_legends:
+        legend_id = (item.get("page"), item.get("legend_block_id"))
+        if legend_id in seen_legends:
             continue
         if not _passes_formal_legend_gate(item):
             continue
-        seen_legends.add(legend_block_id)
+        seen_legends.add(legend_id)
         eligible.append({"kind": "legend", "source": "unmatched_legends", "item": item})
 
     for item in normalized.get("unresolved_clusters", []):
@@ -415,10 +415,6 @@ def synthesize_reader_figures(
         consumed_asset_ids.extend(materialized.get("consumed_asset_block_ids", []))
 
     coverage_total = len(eligible_inputs)
-    reader_figures = [
-        figure for figure in reader_figures
-        if figure.get("visual_groups")
-    ]
     return {
         "normalized_inputs": normalized,
         "reader_figures": reader_figures,
diff --git a/paperforge/worker/ocr_render.py b/paperforge/worker/ocr_render.py
index 3547e65e..8d540c37 100644
--- a/paperforge/worker/ocr_render.py
+++ b/paperforge/worker/ocr_render.py
@@ -674,11 +674,6 @@ def _emit_page_objects(
         for fig in figures_by_page.get(page, []):
             if str(fig['figure_id']).startswith("unmatched_legend_"):
                 continue
-            caption = str(fig.get("caption") or "").strip()
-            if caption and caption not in emitted_figure_captions:
-                lines.append(caption)
-                lines.append("")
-                emitted_figure_captions.add(caption)
             lines.append(f"![[render/figures/{fig['figure_id']}.md]]")
             lines.append("")
         for cluster_id in unresolved_clusters_by_page.get(page, []):
@@ -714,7 +709,7 @@ def render_fulltext_markdown(
     emitted_figure_captions: set[str] = set()
 
     reader_figures = (reader_payload or {}).get("reader_figures", [])
-    consumed_caption_block_ids = set((reader_payload or {}).get("consumed_caption_block_ids", []))
+    consumed_caption_keys = {(item.get("page"), item.get("block_id")) for item in (reader_payload or {}).get("consumed_caption_block_ids", []) if item.get("block_id") is not None}
     rendered_reader_figure_ids: set[str] = set()
 
     _block_page_map: dict[int, int] = {}
@@ -967,12 +962,14 @@ def render_fulltext_markdown(
             "abstract_body",
             "frontmatter_noise",
             "table_html",
+            "figure_caption",
         }
         if role in _SKIPPED_BODY_ROLES:
             continue
 
         block_id = block.get("block_id")
-        if block_id is not None and block_id in consumed_caption_block_ids:
+        block_page = block.get("page")
+        if block_id is not None and (block_page, block_id) in consumed_caption_keys:
             continue
 
         raw_text = block.get("text", "")
@@ -980,7 +977,6 @@ def render_fulltext_markdown(
         text = re.sub(r"<table[^>]*>.*?</table>", "", text, flags=re.DOTALL | re.IGNORECASE)
         if text.strip().lower().startswith("<table"):
             continue
-        block_page = block.get("page")
 
         if block_page is not None and block_page != current_page:
             # Emit objects for the page we just finished rendering
diff --git a/tests/test_ocr_real_paper_contract.py b/tests/test_ocr_real_paper_contract.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a1e81ecd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_ocr_real_paper_contract.py
@@ -0,0 +1,261 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import json
+import os
+import re
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import pytest
+
+
+REAL_VAULT_ENV = "PAPERFORGE_REAL_OCR_VAULT"
+REAL_KEYS_ENV = "PAPERFORGE_REAL_OCR_KEYS"
+
+ALL_KEYS = ["TSCKAVIS", "CAQNW9Q2", "A8E7SRVS", "K7R8PEKW", "DWQQK2YB", "M36WA39N", "SAN9AYVR", "2GN9LMCW", "7C8829BD"]
+
+LEGEND_PREFIX = re.compile(r"^(FIGURE\s+\d+\s*[|\u2502]|Fig\.\s*\d+)", re.IGNORECASE)
+
+
+def _vault() -> Path:
+    v = os.environ.get(REAL_VAULT_ENV)
+    if not v:
+        pytest.skip(f"Set {REAL_VAULT_ENV}")
+    return Path(v)
+
+
+def _ocr_root() -> Path:
+    return _vault() / "System" / "PaperForge" / "ocr"
+
+
+def _keys() -> list[str]:
+    raw = os.environ.get(REAL_KEYS_ENV, "")
+    if raw:
+        return [k.strip() for k in raw.split(",") if k.strip()]
+    return ALL_KEYS
+
+
+def _structured_path(key: str) -> Path:
+    return _ocr_root() / key / "structure" / "blocks.structured.jsonl"
+
+
+def _fulltext_path(key: str) -> Path:
+    return _ocr_root() / key / "fulltext.md"
+
+
+def _reader_figures_path(key: str) -> Path:
+    return _ocr_root() / key / "structure" / "reader_figures.json"
+
+
+def _read_jsonl(path: Path) -> list[dict]:
+    return [json.loads(line) for line in path.read_text(encoding="utf-8").splitlines() if line.strip()]
+
+
+def _read_json(path: Path) -> dict:
+    return json.loads(path.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
+
+
+_BODY_ROLES = {"body_paragraph", "abstract_body"}
+_HEADING_ROLES = {"section_heading", "subsection_heading", "sub_subsection_heading", "reference_heading", "backmatter_heading"}
+_FORBIDDEN_BODY_PHRASES = [
+    "published online", "conflict of interest", "publisher's note", "ethics statement",
+    "reviewed by:", "edited by:", "specialty section:", "citation:",
+]
+_FORBIDDEN_HEADING_PHRASES = [
+    "published online", "review article", "steve stegen", "geert carmeliet",
+]
+
+
+def _block_text(block: dict) -> str:
+    return str(block.get("text") or block.get("block_content") or "")
+
+
+def _is_figure_caption_in_body(block: dict) -> bool:
+    if block.get("role") != "body_paragraph":
+        return False
+    text = _block_text(block).strip()
+    if not text:
+        return False
+    if LEGEND_PREFIX.match(text) or text.startswith("> **"):
+        return True
+    return False
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope="module")
+def rebuilt() -> dict:
+    from paperforge.worker.ocr_rebuild import run_derived_rebuild_for_keys
+    result = run_derived_rebuild_for_keys(_vault(), _keys())
+    assert result.get("rebuild_count", 0) >= 1
+    return result
+
+
+def test_rebuild_succeeds(rebuilt: dict) -> None:
+    assert rebuilt["rebuild_count"] >= 1
+
+
+# ---- Per-paper contract tests ----
+
+_PAPER_CONTRACTS = {
+    "TSCKAVIS": {
+        "min_body": 48,
+        "min_headings": 4,
+        "expected_figures": 5,
+        "body_no_figure_captions": True,
+        "no_frontmatter_before_intro": True,
+        "reader_figures_min": 2,
+    },
+    "CAQNW9Q2": {
+        "min_body": 27,
+        "min_headings": 5,
+        "expected_figures": 3,
+        "body_no_figure_captions": True,
+        "no_frontmatter_before_intro": True,
+        "reader_figures_min": 2,
+    },
+    "A8E7SRVS": {
+        "min_body": 42,
+        "min_headings": 4,
+        "expected_figures": 6,
+        "body_no_figure_captions": True,
+        "no_frontmatter_before_intro": True,
+        "reader_figures_min": 4,
+    },
+    "K7R8PEKW": {
+        "min_body": 60,
+        "min_headings": 4,
+        "expected_figures": 4,
+        "body_no_figure_captions": True,
+        "no_frontmatter_before_intro": True,
+        "reader_figures_min": 3,
+    },
+    "DWQQK2YB": {
+        "min_body": 25,
+        "min_headings": 4,
+        "expected_figures": 4,
+        "body_no_figure_captions": True,
+        "no_frontmatter_before_intro": True,
+        "reader_figures_min": 3,
+    },
+    "M36WA39N": {
+        "min_body": 45,
+        "min_headings": 4,
+        "expected_figures": 7,
+        "body_no_figure_captions": True,
+        "no_frontmatter_before_intro": True,
+        "reader_figures_min": 5,
+    },
+    "SAN9AYVR": {
+        "min_body": 200,
+        "min_headings": 10,
+        "expected_figures": 31,
+        "body_no_figure_captions": True,
+        "no_frontmatter_before_intro": True,
+        "reader_figures_min": 10,
+    },
+    "2GN9LMCW": {
+        "min_body": 25,
+        "min_headings": 3,
+        "expected_figures": 4,
+        "body_no_figure_captions": True,
+        "no_frontmatter_before_intro": True,
+        "reader_figures_min": 2,
+    },
+    "7C8829BD": {
+        "min_body": 65,
+        "min_headings": 4,
+        "expected_figures": 7,
+        "body_no_figure_captions": True,
+        "no_frontmatter_before_intro": True,
+        "reader_figures_min": 1,
+    },
+}
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("key", sorted(_PAPER_CONTRACTS))
+def test_body_paragraph_count(rebuilt: dict, key: str) -> None:
+    blocks = _read_jsonl(_structured_path(key))
+    body_count = sum(1 for b in blocks if b.get("role") in _BODY_ROLES)
+    assert body_count >= _PAPER_CONTRACTS[key]["min_body"], f"{key}: only {body_count} body paragraphs, expected >= {_PAPER_CONTRACTS[key]['min_body']}"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("key", sorted(_PAPER_CONTRACTS))
+def test_figure_captions_not_in_body(rebuilt: dict, key: str) -> None:
+    blocks = _read_jsonl(_structured_path(key))
+    body_fig_captions = [b for b in blocks if _is_figure_caption_in_body(b)]
+    max_allowed = 1  # minor strict-layer misclassifications are acceptable
+    assert len(body_fig_captions) <= max_allowed, (
+        f"{key}: {len(body_fig_captions)} figure captions leaked into body_paragraph "
+        f"(max allowed {max_allowed}): "
+        f"block_ids={[b['block_id'] for b in body_fig_captions[:5]]}"
+    )
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("key", sorted(_PAPER_CONTRACTS))
+def test_fulltext_no_figure_caption_pollution(rebuilt: dict, key: str) -> None:
+    fulltext = _fulltext_path(key).read_text(encoding="utf-8", errors="replace")
+    lines = fulltext.split("\n")
+    body_lines = []
+    for line in lines:
+        stripped = line.strip()
+        if stripped.startswith("![[") or stripped.startswith(">") or stripped.startswith("#") or stripped.startswith("<!--"):
+            continue
+        body_lines.append(stripped)
+    polluted = [line for line in body_lines if LEGEND_PREFIX.match(line)]
+    max_allowed = 1  # minor inline figure mentions are acceptable
+    assert len(polluted) <= max_allowed, (
+        f"{key}: {len(polluted)} figure captions appear as body text in fulltext "
+        f"(max allowed {max_allowed}): "
+        f"{polluted[:3]}"
+    )
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("key", sorted(_PAPER_CONTRACTS))
+def test_reader_figures_present(rebuilt: dict, key: str) -> None:
+    rf_path = _reader_figures_path(key)
+    if not rf_path.exists():
+        pytest.skip(f"reader_figures.json not found for {key}")
+    payload = _read_json(rf_path)
+    count = len(payload.get("reader_figures", []))
+    expected_min = _PAPER_CONTRACTS[key]["reader_figures_min"]
+    assert count >= expected_min, f"{key}: only {count} reader figures, expected >= {expected_min}"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("key", sorted(_PAPER_CONTRACTS))
+def test_heading_hygiene(rebuilt: dict, key: str) -> None:
+    blocks = _read_jsonl(_structured_path(key))
+    heading_text = "\n".join(_block_text(b) for b in blocks if b.get("role") in _HEADING_ROLES).lower()
+    for phrase in _FORBIDDEN_HEADING_PHRASES:
+        assert phrase not in heading_text, f"{key}: forbidden phrase '{phrase}' in heading roles"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("key", sorted(_PAPER_CONTRACTS))
+def test_no_debug_tokens(rebuilt: dict, key: str) -> None:
+    fulltext = _fulltext_path(key).read_text(encoding="utf-8", errors="replace")
+    for token in ("unmatched_legend_", "unresolved_cluster_", "orphan_", "asset_block_id", "legend_block_id"):
+        assert token not in fulltext, f"{key}: debug token '{token}' in fulltext"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("key", sorted(_PAPER_CONTRACTS))
+def test_body_no_frontmatter_furniture(rebuilt: dict, key: str) -> None:
+    blocks = _read_jsonl(_structured_path(key))
+    body_text = "\n".join(_block_text(b) for b in blocks if b.get("role") in _BODY_ROLES).lower()
+    for phrase in _FORBIDDEN_BODY_PHRASES:
+        assert phrase not in body_text, f"{key}: frontmatter phrase '{phrase}' leaked into body"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("key", sorted(_PAPER_CONTRACTS))
+def test_reader_figure_cards_in_fulltext(rebuilt: dict, key: str) -> None:
+    fulltext = _fulltext_path(key).read_text(encoding="utf-8", errors="replace")
+    rf_path = _reader_figures_path(key)
+    if not rf_path.exists():
+        pytest.skip(f"reader_figures.json not found for {key}")
+    payload = _read_json(rf_path)
+    figure_count = len(payload.get("reader_figures", []))
+    if figure_count == 0:
+        return
+    card_count = fulltext.count("> **Figure")
+    embed_count = fulltext.count("![[render/figures/figure_")
+    assert card_count >= figure_count * 0.5, (
+        f"{key}: only {card_count} reader figure cards for {figure_count} reader figures. "
+        f"Expected at least {figure_count * 0.5:.0f} cards in fulltext."
+    )
+    assert embed_count > 0, (f"{key}: no figure embeds in fulltext despite {figure_count} reader figures")
diff --git a/tests/test_ocr_real_paper_reader_audit.py b/tests/test_ocr_real_paper_reader_audit.py
index f34a63b2..e49e3aec 100644
--- a/tests/test_ocr_real_paper_reader_audit.py
+++ b/tests/test_ocr_real_paper_reader_audit.py
@@ -198,13 +198,14 @@ def test_reader_audit_no_debug_tokens_in_fulltext(rebuilt_reader_audit_papers: d
 def test_reader_audit_consumed_caption_integrity(rebuilt_reader_audit_papers: dict, real_ocr_root: Path, key: str) -> None:
     blocks = _read_jsonl(_structured_path(real_ocr_root, key))
     reader_payload = _read_json(_reader_figures_path(real_ocr_root, key))
-    block_ids = {block.get("block_id") for block in blocks}
-    owners: dict[int | str, int] = defaultdict(int)
+    block_key_set = {(block.get("page"), block.get("block_id")) for block in blocks}
+    owners: dict[tuple, int] = defaultdict(int)
     for figure in _reader_figures(reader_payload):
-        for bid in figure.get("consumed_caption_block_ids", []):
-            assert bid in block_ids, f"{key}: consumed caption block id missing from structured blocks: {bid}"
-            owners[bid] += 1
-    assert all(count == 1 for count in owners.values()), f"{key}: consumed caption block owned more than once: {owners}"
+        for item in figure.get("consumed_caption_block_ids", []):
+            ckey = (item.get("page"), item.get("block_id"))
+            assert ckey in block_key_set, f"{key}: consumed caption ({ckey}) missing from structured blocks"
+            owners[ckey] += 1
+    assert all(count == 1 for count in owners.values()), f"{key}: consumed caption owned more than once: {dict(owners)}"
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("key", ALL_KEYS)