diff --git a/src/lib/advisories/presenter.test.ts b/src/lib/advisories/presenter.test.ts
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+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2026 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+
+import {
+  assertNoBlocking,
+  BlockingAdvisoryError,
+  blockingAdvisories,
+  formatAdvisories,
+} from "./presenter";
+import type { Advisory } from "./types";
+
+const warning: Advisory = {
+  id: "runtime_resources",
+  severity: "warning",
+  phase: "preflight.host",
+  title: "Runtime resources are low",
+  reason: "The sandbox build may stall.",
+  commands: ["colima start --cpu 4 --memory 8"],
+  docsUrl: "https://docs.example.test/runtime-resources",
+  resumeSafe: false,
+  kind: "manual",
+};
+
+const fatal: Advisory = {
+  id: "docker_unreachable",
+  severity: "fatal",
+  phase: "preflight.host",
+  title: "Docker is unreachable",
+  reason: "The daemon did not answer.",
+  resumeSafe: false,
+};
+
+describe("advisory presenter", () => {
+  it("formats deterministic console and JSON representations", () => {
+    expect(formatAdvisories([warning], "console")).toBe(
+      [
+        "[WARNING] Runtime resources are low (runtime_resources)",
+        "  The sandbox build may stall.",
+        "  Run: colima start --cpu 4 --memory 8",
+        "  More: https://docs.example.test/runtime-resources",
+      ].join("\n"),
+    );
+    expect(JSON.parse(formatAdvisories([warning], "json"))).toEqual([warning]);
+  });
+
+  it("classifies only fatal and blocking severities as blockers", () => {
+    expect(blockingAdvisories([warning, fatal])).toEqual([fatal]);
+    expect(() => assertNoBlocking([warning])).not.toThrow();
+  });
+
+  it("raises one structured error for all blockers", () => {
+    expect(() => assertNoBlocking([warning, fatal])).toThrow(BlockingAdvisoryError);
+    try {
+      assertNoBlocking([fatal]);
+    } catch (error) {
+      expect(error).toBeInstanceOf(BlockingAdvisoryError);
+      expect((error as BlockingAdvisoryError).advisories).toEqual([fatal]);
+    }
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/lib/advisories/presenter.ts b/src/lib/advisories/presenter.ts
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+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2026 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+import type { Advisory } from "./types";
+
+/** Supported pure rendering targets. */
+export type AdvisoryFormat = "console" | "json";
+
+/** Error raised when a caller attempts to continue past blocking advisories. */
+export class BlockingAdvisoryError extends Error {
+  readonly advisories: readonly Advisory[];
+
+  constructor(advisories: readonly Advisory[]) {
+    super(`Blocked by ${advisories.length} advisory finding${advisories.length === 1 ? "" : "s"}.`);
+    this.name = "BlockingAdvisoryError";
+    this.advisories = advisories;
+  }
+}
+
+function formatConsoleAdvisory(advisory: Advisory): string {
+  const lines = [
+    `[${advisory.severity.toUpperCase()}] ${advisory.title} (${advisory.id})`,
+    `  ${advisory.reason}`,
+  ];
+  for (const command of advisory.commands ?? []) lines.push(`  Run: ${command}`);
+  if (advisory.docsUrl) lines.push(`  More: ${advisory.docsUrl}`);
+  return lines.join("\n");
+}
+
+/** Formats advisories without writing to stdout, stderr, or process state. */
+export function formatAdvisories(advisories: readonly Advisory[], format: AdvisoryFormat): string {
+  if (format === "json") return JSON.stringify(advisories, null, 2);
+  return advisories.map(formatConsoleAdvisory).join("\n\n");
+}
+
+/** Returns the findings that prohibit the caller from continuing. */
+export function blockingAdvisories(advisories: readonly Advisory[]): readonly Advisory[] {
+  return advisories.filter(
+    (advisory) => advisory.severity === "fatal" || advisory.severity === "blocking",
+  );
+}
+
+/** Throws one structured error when any fatal or blocking finding is present. */
+export function assertNoBlocking(advisories: readonly Advisory[]): void {
+  const blocking = blockingAdvisories(advisories);
+  if (blocking.length > 0) throw new BlockingAdvisoryError(blocking);
+}
diff --git a/src/lib/advisories/registry.test.ts b/src/lib/advisories/registry.test.ts
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+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2026 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+
+import { ADVISORY_CHECKS, defineAdvisoryRegistry } from "./registry";
+import type { AdvisoryCheck } from "./types";
+
+function check(id: string): AdvisoryCheck<unknown> {
+  return {
+    id,
+    phase: "preflight.host",
+    severity: "info",
+    resumeSafe: true,
+    check: () => null,
+  };
+}
+
+describe("defineAdvisoryRegistry", () => {
+  it("preserves explicit order in an immutable registry", () => {
+    const registry = defineAdvisoryRegistry([check("first"), check("second")]);
+
+    expect(registry.map((entry) => entry.id)).toEqual(["first", "second"]);
+    expect(Object.isFrozen(registry)).toBe(true);
+    expect(ADVISORY_CHECKS).toEqual([]);
+  });
+
+  it("rejects duplicate stable IDs", () => {
+    expect(() => defineAdvisoryRegistry([check("duplicate"), check("duplicate")])).toThrow(
+      "Duplicate advisory check id 'duplicate'.",
+    );
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/lib/advisories/registry.ts b/src/lib/advisories/registry.ts
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+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2026 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+import type { AdvisoryCheck } from "./types";
+
+/** Creates an explicit, immutable advisory registry with globally unique IDs. */
+export function defineAdvisoryRegistry<Context>(
+  checks: readonly AdvisoryCheck<Context>[],
+): readonly AdvisoryCheck<Context>[] {
+  const ids = new Set<string>();
+  for (const check of checks) {
+    if (ids.has(check.id)) throw new Error(`Duplicate advisory check id '${check.id}'.`);
+    ids.add(check.id);
+  }
+  return Object.freeze([...checks]);
+}
+
+/** Checks are imported and registered explicitly as migration slices land (#3213). */
+export const ADVISORY_CHECKS = defineAdvisoryRegistry<unknown>([]);
diff --git a/src/lib/advisories/runner.test.ts b/src/lib/advisories/runner.test.ts
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+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2026 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+import { describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+
+import { runAdvisories } from "./runner";
+import type { Advisory, AdvisoryCheck } from "./types";
+
+function advisory(id: string, overrides: Partial<Advisory> = {}): Advisory {
+  return {
+    id,
+    severity: "warning",
+    phase: "preflight.host",
+    title: `Finding ${id}`,
+    reason: `Reason ${id}`,
+    resumeSafe: true,
+    ...overrides,
+  };
+}
+
+function check(
+  id: string,
+  run: AdvisoryCheck<{ enabled: boolean }>["check"],
+  overrides: Partial<AdvisoryCheck<{ enabled: boolean }>> = {},
+): AdvisoryCheck<{ enabled: boolean }> {
+  return {
+    id,
+    severity: "warning",
+    phase: "preflight.host",
+    resumeSafe: true,
+    check: run,
+    ...overrides,
+  };
+}
+
+describe("runAdvisories", () => {
+  it("filters phases and skipped checks without evaluating them", () => {
+    const hostRun = vi.fn(() => advisory("host"));
+    const networkRun = vi.fn(() => advisory("network", { phase: "preflight.network" }));
+    const skippedRun = vi.fn(() => advisory("skipped"));
+
+    const result = runAdvisories(
+      [
+        check("host", hostRun),
+        check("network", networkRun, { phase: "preflight.network" }),
+        check("skipped", skippedRun, { skipIf: (context) => !context.enabled }),
+      ],
+      { enabled: false },
+      { phase: "preflight.host" },
+    );
+
+    expect(result.advisories.map((item) => item.id)).toEqual(["host"]);
+    expect(result.executedCheckIds).toEqual(["host"]);
+    expect(result.results.get("skipped")).toBeNull();
+    expect(hostRun).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+    expect(networkRun).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(skippedRun).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it("reuses only resume-safe cached results", () => {
+    const safeRun = vi.fn(() => advisory("safe"));
+    const unsafeRun = vi.fn(() => advisory("unsafe", { resumeSafe: false }));
+    const cachedSafe = advisory("safe", { reason: "cached" });
+    const cachedUnsafe = advisory("unsafe", { reason: "stale", resumeSafe: false });
+
+    const result = runAdvisories(
+      [check("safe", safeRun), check("unsafe", unsafeRun, { resumeSafe: false })],
+      { enabled: true },
+      {
+        resuming: true,
+        cachedResults: new Map([
+          ["safe", cachedSafe],
+          ["unsafe", cachedUnsafe],
+        ]),
+      },
+    );
+
+    expect(result.reusedCheckIds).toEqual(["safe"]);
+    expect(result.executedCheckIds).toEqual(["unsafe"]);
+    expect(result.results.get("safe")).toBe(cachedSafe);
+    expect(result.results.get("unsafe")?.reason).toBe("Reason unsafe");
+    expect(safeRun).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(unsafeRun).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+  });
+
+  it("suppresses presentation without discarding the evaluated result", () => {
+    const result = runAdvisories(
+      [check("hidden", () => advisory("hidden"))],
+      { enabled: true },
+      { suppressed: ["hidden"] },
+    );
+
+    expect(result.advisories).toEqual([]);
+    expect(result.results.get("hidden")?.id).toBe("hidden");
+  });
+
+  it("does not suppress fatal or blocking findings", () => {
+    const result = runAdvisories(
+      [
+        check("fatal", () => advisory("fatal", { severity: "fatal" }), {
+          severity: "fatal",
+        }),
+        check("blocking", () => advisory("blocking", { severity: "blocking" }), {
+          severity: "blocking",
+        }),
+      ],
+      { enabled: true },
+      { suppressed: ["fatal", "blocking"] },
+    );
+
+    expect(result.advisories.map((item) => item.id)).toEqual(["fatal", "blocking"]);
+  });
+
+  it("rejects duplicate IDs before a second check can overwrite the first", () => {
+    expect(() =>
+      runAdvisories([check("duplicate", () => null), check("duplicate", () => null)], {
+        enabled: true,
+      }),
+    ).toThrow("Duplicate advisory check id 'duplicate'.");
+  });
+
+  it("rejects advisory metadata that diverges from its check", () => {
+    expect(() =>
+      runAdvisories([check("stable-id", () => advisory("different-id", { severity: "fatal" }))], {
+        enabled: true,
+      }),
+    ).toThrow("Advisory check 'stable-id' returned mismatched metadata");
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/lib/advisories/runner.ts b/src/lib/advisories/runner.ts
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+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2026 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+import type { Advisory, AdvisoryCheck, AdvisoryPhase } from "./types";
+
+/** Selection, resume, cache, and presentation controls for one run. */
+export interface RunAdvisoriesOptions {
+  phase?: AdvisoryPhase | readonly AdvisoryPhase[];
+  resuming?: boolean;
+  suppressed?: Iterable<string>;
+  cachedResults?: ReadonlyMap<string, Advisory | null>;
+}
+
+/** Structured output used to persist safe results across resume boundaries. */
+export interface AdvisoryRunResult {
+  advisories: readonly Advisory[];
+  results: ReadonlyMap<string, Advisory | null>;
+  executedCheckIds: readonly string[];
+  reusedCheckIds: readonly string[];
+}
+
+function canSuppress(advisory: Advisory): boolean {
+  return advisory.severity !== "fatal" && advisory.severity !== "blocking";
+}
+
+function phaseSet(phase: RunAdvisoriesOptions["phase"]): ReadonlySet<AdvisoryPhase> | null {
+  if (!phase) return null;
+  return new Set(Array.isArray(phase) ? phase : [phase]);
+}
+
+function assertAdvisoryMatchesCheck<Context>(
+  check: AdvisoryCheck<Context>,
+  advisory: Advisory,
+): void {
+  const mismatches: string[] = [];
+  if (advisory.id !== check.id) mismatches.push(`id '${advisory.id}'`);
+  if (advisory.phase !== check.phase) mismatches.push(`phase '${advisory.phase}'`);
+  if (advisory.severity !== check.severity) mismatches.push(`severity '${advisory.severity}'`);
+  if (advisory.resumeSafe !== check.resumeSafe) {
+    mismatches.push(`resumeSafe '${String(advisory.resumeSafe)}'`);
+  }
+  if (mismatches.length > 0) {
+    throw new Error(
+      `Advisory check '${check.id}' returned mismatched metadata: ${mismatches.join(", ")}.`,
+    );
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Runs checks in registry order. During resume, cached results are reused only
+ * for checks that explicitly declare their prior verdict safe to reuse.
+ */
+export function runAdvisories<Context>(
+  checks: readonly AdvisoryCheck<Context>[],
+  context: Context,
+  options: RunAdvisoriesOptions = {},
+): AdvisoryRunResult {
+  const phases = phaseSet(options.phase);
+  const suppressed = new Set(options.suppressed ?? []);
+  const results = new Map<string, Advisory | null>();
+  const advisories: Advisory[] = [];
+  const executedCheckIds: string[] = [];
+  const reusedCheckIds: string[] = [];
+  const seenIds = new Set<string>();
+
+  for (const check of checks) {
+    if (seenIds.has(check.id)) {
+      throw new Error(`Duplicate advisory check id '${check.id}'.`);
+    }
+    seenIds.add(check.id);
+
+    if (phases && !phases.has(check.phase)) continue;
+    if (check.skipIf?.(context)) {
+      results.set(check.id, null);
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    const canReuse =
+      options.resuming === true &&
+      check.resumeSafe &&
+      options.cachedResults?.has(check.id) === true;
+    const advisory = canReuse
+      ? (options.cachedResults?.get(check.id) ?? null)
+      : check.check(context);
+
+    if (canReuse) reusedCheckIds.push(check.id);
+    else executedCheckIds.push(check.id);
+
+    if (advisory) assertAdvisoryMatchesCheck(check, advisory);
+    results.set(check.id, advisory);
+    if (advisory && (!suppressed.has(advisory.id) || !canSuppress(advisory))) {
+      advisories.push(advisory);
+    }
+  }
+
+  return {
+    advisories: Object.freeze(advisories),
+    results,
+    executedCheckIds: Object.freeze(executedCheckIds),
+    reusedCheckIds: Object.freeze(reusedCheckIds),
+  };
+}
diff --git a/src/lib/advisories/types.ts b/src/lib/advisories/types.ts
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+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2026 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+/** Severity levels shared by advisory producers and presenters. */
+export type AdvisorySeverity = "fatal" | "blocking" | "warning" | "info" | "hint";
+
+/** Lifecycle phases in which advisory checks can run. */
+export type AdvisoryPhase =
+  | "preflight.host"
+  | "preflight.network"
+  | "onboard.gateway"
+  | "onboard.sandbox"
+  | "onboard.credentials"
+  | "onboard.inference"
+  | "runtime.rebuild"
+  | "runtime.destroy"
+  | "runtime.shields";
+
+/** Remediation interaction required from an operator. */
+export type AdvisoryKind = "manual" | "sudo" | "info";
+
+/** A structured, stable diagnostic produced by an advisory check. */
+export interface Advisory {
+  id: string;
+  severity: AdvisorySeverity;
+  phase: AdvisoryPhase;
+  title: string;
+  reason: string;
+  commands?: readonly string[];
+  docsUrl?: string;
+  resumeSafe: boolean;
+  kind?: AdvisoryKind;
+}
+
+/** A pure advisory check and the metadata that controls its execution. */
+export interface AdvisoryCheck<Context> {
+  id: string;
+  phase: AdvisoryPhase;
+  severity: AdvisorySeverity;
+  resumeSafe: boolean;
+  skipIf?: (context: Context) => boolean;
+  check: (context: Context) => Advisory | null;
+}