diff --git a/src/application/index.ts b/src/application/index.ts
index c11226f..3061ddb 100644
--- a/src/application/index.ts
+++ b/src/application/index.ts
@@ -9,19 +9,23 @@ import {
   PgSimulationExecutionRepository,
   PgEventJournalRepository,
   PgStrategyRunsRepository,
+  PgRawWalletTransactionRepository,
 } from '../persistence/repositories.js';
 import { EventJournalService } from '../persistence/eventJournal.js';
 import { InfluxMetricsProvider, MockMetricsProvider } from '../metrics/index.js';
 import { DeterministicMarketDataProvider } from '../simulation/marketData.js';
 import { SimpleCopyStrategy } from '../strategy/index.js';
-import { MockWalletWatcher } from '../solana/watcher.js';
+import { MockWalletWatcher, RealWalletWatcher } from '../solana/watcher.js';
 import { SimulationScheduler } from '../simulation/scheduler.js';
 import { SignalNormalizer } from '../signals/index.js';
+import { IWalletWatcher } from '../domain/interfaces.js';
+import { RawWalletTransaction } from '../domain/models.js';
+import { fetchTransactionWithRetry } from '../solana/fetcher.js';
 
 export class Application {
   public isShuttingDown = false;
   public simulationIntervalId: NodeJS.Timeout | null = null;
-  public watcher: MockWalletWatcher | null = null;
+  public watcher: IWalletWatcher | null = null;
   public metricsProvider: InfluxMetricsProvider | MockMetricsProvider | null = null;
 
   async bootstrap(): Promise<void> {
@@ -62,6 +66,7 @@ export class Application {
     const execRepo = new PgSimulationExecutionRepository();
     const journalRepo = new PgEventJournalRepository();
     const strategyRunsRepo = new PgStrategyRunsRepository();
+    const rawTxRepo = new PgRawWalletTransactionRepository();
 
     const journalService = new EventJournalService(
       journalRepo,
@@ -120,11 +125,123 @@ export class Application {
     const watchedWalletsFromDb = await walletRepo.getWatchedWallets();
     const watchedAddresses = watchedWalletsFromDb.map((w) => w.address);
 
-    this.watcher = new MockWalletWatcher(watchedAddresses);
+    if (config.WALLET_WATCHER_MODE === 'real') {
+      this.watcher = new RealWalletWatcher(
+        watchedAddresses,
+        config.SOLANA_RPC_ENDPOINT,
+        config.SOLANA_WSS_ENDPOINT,
+      );
+    } else {
+      this.watcher = new MockWalletWatcher(watchedAddresses);
+    }
 
     // 6. Core Observation Pipeline Setup
     this.watcher.onObservation(async (observation) => {
-      const correlationId = randomUUID();
+      const correlationId = observation.correlationId || randomUUID();
+      const detectedAt = observation.timestamp || new Date();
+
+      if (config.WALLET_WATCHER_MODE === 'real') {
+        logger.info(
+          `[RealMode] Activity detected for wallet ${observation.walletAddress}. Signature: ${observation.signature}, Slot: ${observation.slot}`,
+          { correlationId },
+        );
+
+        // Check duplicate first
+        const existing = await rawTxRepo.getTransactionBySignature(observation.signature);
+        if (existing) {
+          logger.info(`[RealMode] Duplicate notification for signature ${observation.signature}, ignoring.`, { correlationId });
+          await journalService.log(correlationId, 'duplicate_transaction_ignored', {
+            signature: observation.signature,
+            walletAddress: observation.walletAddress,
+          });
+          return;
+        }
+
+        await journalService.log(correlationId, 'wallet_activity_detected', {
+          walletAddress: observation.walletAddress,
+          signature: observation.signature,
+          slot: observation.slot,
+          detectedAt,
+        });
+
+        this.metricsProvider?.recordWalletDetectionLatency(
+          Date.now() - detectedAt.getTime(),
+          observation.walletAddress,
+        );
+
+        // Fetch transaction
+        const fetchStartTime = Date.now();
+        await journalService.log(correlationId, 'raw_transaction_fetch_started', {
+          signature: observation.signature,
+        });
+
+        let txPayload: any;
+        try {
+          const connection = (this.watcher as any).connection;
+          if (!connection) {
+            throw new Error('Connection not initialized on RealWalletWatcher');
+          }
+          txPayload = await fetchTransactionWithRetry(connection, observation.signature);
+        } catch (error) {
+          logger.error(`[RealMode] Failed to fetch transaction ${observation.signature}`, error);
+          await journalService.log(correlationId, 'raw_transaction_fetch_failed', {
+            signature: observation.signature,
+            error: error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error),
+          });
+          return;
+        }
+
+        const fetchEndTime = Date.now();
+        const fetchDuration = fetchEndTime - fetchStartTime;
+        this.metricsProvider?.recordQuoteLatency(fetchDuration, 'rpc_fetch');
+
+        await journalService.log(correlationId, 'raw_transaction_fetched', {
+          signature: observation.signature,
+          slot: txPayload.slot,
+          blockTime: txPayload.blockTime,
+        });
+
+        // Persist raw transaction
+        try {
+          const blockTime = txPayload.blockTime ? new Date(txPayload.blockTime * 1000) : null;
+          
+          if (blockTime) {
+            this.metricsProvider?.recordWalletDetectionLatency(
+              Date.now() - blockTime.getTime(),
+              observation.walletAddress,
+            );
+          }
+
+          const rawTx: RawWalletTransaction = {
+            transactionSignature: observation.signature,
+            sourceWallet: observation.walletAddress,
+            slot: observation.slot,
+            blockTime,
+            detectedAt,
+            rawPayload: txPayload,
+            parserVersion: 'ingestion_v1',
+          };
+
+          await rawTxRepo.saveTransaction(rawTx);
+
+          const totalDuration = Date.now() - detectedAt.getTime();
+          this.metricsProvider?.recordSignalProcessingLatency(totalDuration);
+
+          await journalService.log(correlationId, 'raw_transaction_persisted', {
+            signature: observation.signature,
+            slot: observation.slot,
+          });
+
+          logger.info(`[RealMode] Raw transaction ${observation.signature} successfully persisted and pipeline STOPPED.`, { correlationId });
+        } catch (error) {
+          logger.error(`[RealMode] Failed to persist raw transaction ${observation.signature}`, error);
+        }
+
+        // STOP (No strategy evaluation, scheduler or copy signal creation in real mode!)
+        return;
+      }
+
+      // Mock Mode pipeline
       const startTime = Date.now();
 
       logger.info(
@@ -135,10 +252,10 @@ export class Application {
       await journalService.log(correlationId, 'wallet_tx_detected', {
         walletAddress: observation.walletAddress,
         signature: observation.signature,
-        tokenMint: observation.tokenMint,
-        side: observation.side,
-        amountSol: observation.amountSol,
-        tokenAmount: observation.tokenAmount,
+        tokenMint: observation.tokenMint!,
+        side: observation.side!,
+        amountSol: observation.amountSol || null,
+        tokenAmount: observation.tokenAmount || null,
         detectedSlot: observation.slot,
       });
 
@@ -148,7 +265,7 @@ export class Application {
       );
 
       // Retrieve quote for current price
-      const currentQuote = await marketData.getQuote(observation.tokenMint, observation.timestamp);
+      const currentQuote = await marketData.getQuote(observation.tokenMint!, observation.timestamp);
 
       // Normalize copy signal
       const signal = normalizer.normalize(observation, currentQuote.priceSol, correlationId);
diff --git a/src/domain/interfaces.ts b/src/domain/interfaces.ts
index 453ac80..3c4fe8e 100644
--- a/src/domain/interfaces.ts
+++ b/src/domain/interfaces.ts
@@ -23,11 +23,12 @@ export interface WalletTransactionObservation {
   signature: string;
   slot: number;
   walletAddress: string;
-  tokenMint: string;
-  side: 'buy' | 'sell';
-  amountSol: number | null;
-  tokenAmount: number | null;
+  tokenMint?: string | null;
+  side?: 'buy' | 'sell' | null;
+  amountSol?: number | null;
+  tokenAmount?: number | null;
   timestamp: Date;
+  correlationId?: string;
 }
 
 export interface IWalletWatcher {
diff --git a/src/signals/index.ts b/src/signals/index.ts
index 71304da..eacd68e 100644
--- a/src/signals/index.ts
+++ b/src/signals/index.ts
@@ -16,14 +16,14 @@ export class SignalNormalizer implements ISignalNormalizer {
       id: randomUUID(),
       correlationId,
       sourceWallet: observation.walletAddress,
-      tokenMint: observation.tokenMint,
-      side: observation.side,
+      tokenMint: observation.tokenMint!,
+      side: observation.side!,
       sourceTransactionSignature: observation.signature,
       sourceTransactionTimestamp: observation.timestamp,
       detectedTimestamp: new Date(),
       detectedSlot: observation.slot,
-      sourceAmountSol: observation.amountSol,
-      tokenAmount: observation.tokenAmount,
+      sourceAmountSol: observation.amountSol ?? null,
+      tokenAmount: observation.tokenAmount ?? null,
       sourcePrice: sourcePriceSol,
       metadata: {
         sourceSlot: observation.slot,
diff --git a/src/solana/fetcher.ts b/src/solana/fetcher.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..27b09af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/solana/fetcher.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+import { Connection, VersionedTransactionResponse } from '@solana/web3.js';
+import { logger } from '../logging/index.js';
+
+export async function fetchTransactionWithRetry(
+  connection: Connection,
+  signature: string,
+  maxRetries = 5,
+  initialDelayMs = 500,
+  maxDelayMs = 4000,
+): Promise<VersionedTransactionResponse> {
+  let attempt = 0;
+  let delay = initialDelayMs;
+
+  while (attempt < maxRetries) {
+    try {
+      logger.debug(`[TransactionFetcher] Fetching transaction ${signature} (attempt ${attempt + 1}/${maxRetries})...`);
+      const tx = await connection.getTransaction(signature, {
+        commitment: 'confirmed',
+        maxSupportedTransactionVersion: 0,
+      });
+
+      if (tx) {
+        return tx;
+      }
+
+      logger.warn(`[TransactionFetcher] Transaction ${signature} not found on attempt ${attempt + 1}. Retrying...`);
+    } catch (err) {
+      logger.error(`[TransactionFetcher] Error fetching transaction ${signature} on attempt ${attempt + 1}`, err);
+    }
+
+    attempt++;
+    if (attempt >= maxRetries) {
+      break;
+    }
+
+    logger.debug(`[TransactionFetcher] Waiting ${delay}ms before next retry for ${signature}...`);
+    await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, delay));
+    delay = Math.min(delay * 2, maxDelayMs);
+  }
+
+  throw new Error(`Transaction ${signature} could not be fetched after ${maxRetries} attempts.`);
+}
diff --git a/src/solana/watcher.ts b/src/solana/watcher.ts
index d47a848..8c711a6 100644
--- a/src/solana/watcher.ts
+++ b/src/solana/watcher.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,93 @@
+import { Connection, PublicKey } from '@solana/web3.js';
+import { randomUUID } from 'crypto';
 import { IWalletWatcher, WalletTransactionObservation } from '../domain/interfaces.js';
 import { logger } from '../logging/index.js';
 
+export class RealWalletWatcher implements IWalletWatcher {
+  private callback: ((obs: WalletTransactionObservation) => Promise<void>) | null = null;
+  private connection: Connection | null = null;
+  private subscriptionIds: number[] = [];
+  private active = false;
+
+  constructor(
+    private watchedWallets: string[],
+    private rpcEndpoint: string,
+    private wssEndpoint: string,
+  ) {}
+
+  async startWatching(): Promise<void> {
+    if (this.active) return;
+    this.active = true;
+    logger.info(`Starting RealWalletWatcher on wallets: ${this.watchedWallets.join(', ')}`);
+
+    try {
+      this.connection = new Connection(this.rpcEndpoint, {
+        wsEndpoint: this.wssEndpoint,
+        commitment: 'confirmed',
+      });
+
+      for (const wallet of this.watchedWallets) {
+        try {
+          const pubkey = new PublicKey(wallet);
+          const subId = this.connection.onLogs(
+            pubkey,
+            async (logs, context) => {
+              if (!this.callback) return;
+              if (!logs.signature || !this.active) return;
+
+              const correlationId = randomUUID();
+              const observation: WalletTransactionObservation = {
+                signature: logs.signature,
+                slot: context.slot,
+                walletAddress: wallet,
+                timestamp: new Date(),
+                correlationId,
+              };
+
+              logger.info(`[RealWalletWatcher] Activity detected for wallet ${wallet}. Signature: ${logs.signature}, Slot: ${context.slot}`, { correlationId });
+
+              try {
+                await this.callback(observation);
+              } catch (error) {
+                logger.error(`[RealWalletWatcher] Error in observation handler for signature ${logs.signature}`, error);
+              }
+            },
+            'confirmed'
+          );
+          this.subscriptionIds.push(subId);
+          logger.info(`[RealWalletWatcher] Subscribed to logs for wallet ${wallet} (subId: ${subId})`);
+        } catch (err) {
+          logger.error(`[RealWalletWatcher] Failed to subscribe to logs for wallet ${wallet}`, err);
+        }
+      }
+    } catch (err) {
+      logger.error('[RealWalletWatcher] Failed to initialize Solana Connection', err);
+      throw err;
+    }
+  }
+
+  async stopWatching(): Promise<void> {
+    this.active = false;
+    logger.info('Stopping RealWalletWatcher...');
+    if (this.connection) {
+      for (const subId of this.subscriptionIds) {
+        try {
+          await this.connection.removeOnLogsListener(subId);
+        } catch (err) {
+          logger.error(`[RealWalletWatcher] Error removing onLogs listener ${subId}`, err);
+        }
+      }
+      this.subscriptionIds = [];
+      this.connection = null;
+    }
+    logger.info('Stopped RealWalletWatcher.');
+  }
+
+  onObservation(callback: (obs: WalletTransactionObservation) => Promise<void>): void {
+    this.callback = callback;
+  }
+}
+
 export class MockWalletWatcher implements IWalletWatcher {
   private callback: ((obs: WalletTransactionObservation) => Promise<void>) | null = null;
   private intervalId: NodeJS.Timeout | null = null;
diff --git a/tests/mocks/InMemoryRepositories.ts b/tests/mocks/InMemoryRepositories.ts
index 7fb754e..4e94667 100644
--- a/tests/mocks/InMemoryRepositories.ts
+++ b/tests/mocks/InMemoryRepositories.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import {
   ITradeRepository,
   ISimulationExecutionRepository,
   IEventJournalRepository,
+  IRawWalletTransactionRepository,
 } from '../../src/domain/interfaces.js';
 import {
   WatchedWallet,
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@ import {
   Trade,
   SimulatedExecution,
   EventJournalEntry,
+  RawWalletTransaction,
 } from '../../src/domain/models.js';
 
 export class InMemoryWalletRepository implements IWalletRepository {
@@ -132,3 +134,18 @@ export class InMemoryStrategyRunsRepository {
     this.runs.push(run);
   }
 }
+
+export class InMemoryRawWalletTransactionRepository implements IRawWalletTransactionRepository {
+  public transactions: RawWalletTransaction[] = [];
+
+  async saveTransaction(tx: RawWalletTransaction): Promise<void> {
+    const existing = this.transactions.find((t) => t.transactionSignature === tx.transactionSignature);
+    if (!existing) {
+      this.transactions.push(tx);
+    }
+  }
+
+  async getTransactionBySignature(signature: string): Promise<RawWalletTransaction | null> {
+    return this.transactions.find((t) => t.transactionSignature === signature) || null;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/tests/realMode.test.ts b/tests/realMode.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3053580
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/realMode.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,294 @@
+import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach } from 'vitest';
+import { Connection } from '@solana/web3.js';
+import { RealWalletWatcher } from '../src/solana/watcher.js';
+import { fetchTransactionWithRetry } from '../src/solana/fetcher.js';
+import {
+  InMemoryRawWalletTransactionRepository,
+  InMemoryEventJournalRepository,
+} from './mocks/InMemoryRepositories.js';
+import { EventJournalService } from '../src/persistence/eventJournal.js';
+import { WalletTransactionObservation } from '../src/domain/interfaces.js';
+import { RawWalletTransaction } from '../src/domain/models.js';
+import { randomUUID } from 'crypto';
+
+// Mock @solana/web3.js references starting with "mock" to be accessible in hoisted vi.mock
+const mockOnLogs = vi.fn().mockReturnValue(12345);
+const mockRemoveOnLogsListener = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(true);
+const mockGetTransaction = vi.fn();
+
+vi.mock('@solana/web3.js', () => {
+  class MockConnection {
+    onLogs = mockOnLogs;
+    removeOnLogsListener = mockRemoveOnLogsListener;
+    getTransaction = mockGetTransaction;
+  }
+
+  class MockPublicKey {
+    constructor(public address: string) {}
+    toBase58() {
+      return this.address;
+    }
+  }
+
+  return {
+    Connection: MockConnection,
+    PublicKey: MockPublicKey,
+  };
+});
+
+describe('Real Solana Observation Mode Unit Tests', () => {
+  let connection: any;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.clearAllMocks();
+    connection = new Connection('http://dummy', 'confirmed');
+  });
+
+  // 1. Transaction fetch retry with bounded exponential backoff
+  describe('Transaction Fetch Retry Mechanism', () => {
+    it('should successfully return transaction if it is found on the first attempt', async () => {
+      const mockTx = { slot: 12345, blockTime: 1710000000 };
+      connection.getTransaction.mockResolvedValueOnce(mockTx);
+
+      const result = await fetchTransactionWithRetry(connection as any, 'dummy-sig', 3, 10, 20);
+      expect(result).toEqual(mockTx);
+      expect(connection.getTransaction).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    });
+
+    it('should retry fetching with backoff and succeed if transaction becomes available eventually', async () => {
+      const mockTx = { slot: 12345, blockTime: 1710000000 };
+      connection.getTransaction
+        .mockResolvedValueOnce(null) // first attempt: temporarily unavailable
+        .mockRejectedValueOnce(new Error('RPC limit reached')) // second attempt: error
+        .mockResolvedValueOnce(mockTx); // third attempt: success
+
+      const result = await fetchTransactionWithRetry(connection as any, 'dummy-sig', 4, 10, 50);
+      expect(result).toEqual(mockTx);
+      expect(connection.getTransaction).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3);
+    });
+
+    it('should stop retrying and throw error if maxRetries limit is reached', async () => {
+      connection.getTransaction.mockResolvedValue(null); // always returns null
+
+      await expect(
+        fetchTransactionWithRetry(connection as any, 'dummy-sig', 3, 5, 10)
+      ).rejects.toThrow('Transaction dummy-sig could not be fetched after 3 attempts.');
+      expect(connection.getTransaction).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3);
+    });
+  });
+
+  // 2. RealWalletWatcher Subscription and Shutdown Behavior
+  describe('RealWalletWatcher Lifecycle & Reconnect Behavior', () => {
+    it('should subscribe to logs for all watched wallets on startup', async () => {
+      const wallets = ['3yF9asA9B7G3Y1G7as78gHJKa7A', '4yF9asA9B7G3Y1G7as78gHJKa7B'];
+      const watcher = new RealWalletWatcher(wallets, 'http://dummy-rpc', 'wss://dummy-wss');
+
+      await watcher.startWatching();
+
+      expect(connection.onLogs).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+      expect(connection.onLogs).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(1, expect.any(Object), expect.any(Function), 'confirmed');
+      expect(connection.onLogs).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(2, expect.any(Object), expect.any(Function), 'confirmed');
+    });
+
+    it('should unsubscribe from all logs listeners on shutdown', async () => {
+      const wallets = ['3yF9asA9B7G3Y1G7as78gHJKa7A'];
+      const watcher = new RealWalletWatcher(wallets, 'http://dummy-rpc', 'wss://dummy-wss');
+
+      await watcher.startWatching();
+      await watcher.stopWatching();
+
+      expect(connection.removeOnLogsListener).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+      expect(connection.removeOnLogsListener).toHaveBeenCalledWith(12345);
+    });
+  });
+
+  // 3. Real Mode Pipeline orchestration, Raw Persistence, Duplicates, and Stopping
+  describe('Real Mode Pipeline Logic', () => {
+    let rawTxRepo: InMemoryRawWalletTransactionRepository;
+    let journalRepo: InMemoryEventJournalRepository;
+    let journalService: EventJournalService;
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      rawTxRepo = new InMemoryRawWalletTransactionRepository();
+      journalRepo = new InMemoryEventJournalRepository();
+      journalService = new EventJournalService(journalRepo, '1.0.0', 'commit', 'hash');
+    });
+
+    // Simulated callback registration helper replicating Application real-mode callback
+    const runPipelineCallback = async (
+      observation: WalletTransactionObservation,
+      watcherInstance: any,
+    ) => {
+      const correlationId = observation.correlationId || randomUUID();
+      const detectedAt = observation.timestamp || new Date();
+
+      // Check duplicate first
+      const existing = await rawTxRepo.getTransactionBySignature(observation.signature);
+      if (existing) {
+        await journalService.log(correlationId, 'duplicate_transaction_ignored', {
+          signature: observation.signature,
+          walletAddress: observation.walletAddress,
+        });
+        return { stopped: true, reason: 'duplicate' };
+      }
+
+      await journalService.log(correlationId, 'wallet_activity_detected', {
+        walletAddress: observation.walletAddress,
+        signature: observation.signature,
+        slot: observation.slot,
+        detectedAt,
+      });
+
+      // Fetch transaction
+      await journalService.log(correlationId, 'raw_transaction_fetch_started', {
+        signature: observation.signature,
+      });
+
+      let txPayload: any;
+      try {
+        txPayload = await fetchTransactionWithRetry(watcherInstance.connection, observation.signature, 3, 5, 10);
+      } catch (error) {
+        await journalService.log(correlationId, 'raw_transaction_fetch_failed', {
+          signature: observation.signature,
+          error: error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error),
+        });
+        return { stopped: true, reason: 'fetch_failed' };
+      }
+
+      await journalService.log(correlationId, 'raw_transaction_fetched', {
+        signature: observation.signature,
+        slot: txPayload.slot,
+        blockTime: txPayload.blockTime,
+      });
+
+      // Persist raw transaction
+      try {
+        const blockTime = txPayload.blockTime ? new Date(txPayload.blockTime * 1000) : null;
+        const rawTx: RawWalletTransaction = {
+          transactionSignature: observation.signature,
+          sourceWallet: observation.walletAddress,
+          slot: observation.slot,
+          blockTime,
+          detectedAt,
+          rawPayload: txPayload,
+          parserVersion: 'ingestion_v1',
+        };
+
+        await rawTxRepo.saveTransaction(rawTx);
+
+        await journalService.log(correlationId, 'raw_transaction_persisted', {
+          signature: observation.signature,
+          slot: observation.slot,
+        });
+      } catch {
+        // failed to persist
+      }
+
+      // STOP: The pipeline must return here and NOT trigger strategy or simulation
+      return { stopped: true, reason: 'pipeline_stopped_normally' };
+    };
+
+    it('should fetch, persist raw transaction, log events to journal, and STOP', async () => {
+      const observation: WalletTransactionObservation = {
+        signature: 'tx-sig-123',
+        slot: 100,
+        walletAddress: '3yF9asA9B7G3Y1G7as78gHJKa7A',
+        timestamp: new Date(),
+        correlationId: 'corr-real-mode',
+      };
+
+      const mockTxPayload = {
+        slot: 100,
+        blockTime: Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000),
+        meta: { logMessages: ['program instruction...'] },
+      };
+      connection.getTransaction.mockResolvedValueOnce(mockTxPayload);
+
+      const watcher = new RealWalletWatcher(['3yF9asA9B7G3Y1G7as78gHJKa7A'], 'http://dummy', 'wss://dummy');
+      (watcher as any).connection = connection; // inject connection mock
+
+      const res = await runPipelineCallback(observation, watcher);
+
+      // Verify the pipeline stopped normally
+      expect(res.stopped).toBe(true);
+      expect(res.reason).toBe('pipeline_stopped_normally');
+
+      // Verify the raw transaction was saved
+      const savedTx = await rawTxRepo.getTransactionBySignature('tx-sig-123');
+      expect(savedTx).not.toBeNull();
+      expect(savedTx?.transactionSignature).toBe('tx-sig-123');
+      expect(savedTx?.sourceWallet).toBe('3yF9asA9B7G3Y1G7as78gHJKa7A');
+      expect(savedTx?.rawPayload).toEqual(mockTxPayload);
+
+      // Verify Event Journal logs
+      const events = await journalRepo.getEventsByCorrelationId('corr-real-mode');
+      const eventTypes = events.map((e) => e.eventType);
+      expect(eventTypes).toContain('wallet_activity_detected');
+      expect(eventTypes).toContain('raw_transaction_fetch_started');
+      expect(eventTypes).toContain('raw_transaction_fetched');
+      expect(eventTypes).toContain('raw_transaction_persisted');
+    });
+
+    it('should ignore and log duplicate websocket notifications without calling RPC fetch again', async () => {
+      const observation: WalletTransactionObservation = {
+        signature: 'tx-sig-dup',
+        slot: 100,
+        walletAddress: '3yF9asA9B7G3Y1G7as78gHJKa7A',
+        timestamp: new Date(),
+        correlationId: 'corr-real-mode-dup',
+      };
+
+      // Pre-populate raw persistence to simulate duplicate
+      await rawTxRepo.saveTransaction({
+        transactionSignature: 'tx-sig-dup',
+        sourceWallet: '3yF9asA9B7G3Y1G7as78gHJKa7A',
+        slot: 100,
+        blockTime: null,
+        detectedAt: new Date(),
+        rawPayload: {},
+        parserVersion: 'ingestion_v1',
+      });
+
+      const watcher = new RealWalletWatcher(['3yF9asA9B7G3Y1G7as78gHJKa7A'], 'http://dummy', 'wss://dummy');
+      (watcher as any).connection = connection;
+
+      const res = await runPipelineCallback(observation, watcher);
+
+      // Verify pipeline stopped
+      expect(res.stopped).toBe(true);
+      expect(res.reason).toBe('duplicate');
+
+      // Verify connection.getTransaction was NEVER called (saving RPC rate limit!)
+      expect(connection.getTransaction).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+      // Verify duplicate event is written to journal
+      const events = await journalRepo.getEventsByCorrelationId('corr-real-mode-dup');
+      expect(events.map((e) => e.eventType)).toContain('duplicate_transaction_ignored');
+    });
+
+    it('should log raw_transaction_fetch_failed if RPC continues to fail and return gracefully', async () => {
+      const observation: WalletTransactionObservation = {
+        signature: 'tx-sig-fail',
+        slot: 100,
+        walletAddress: '3yF9asA9B7G3Y1G7as78gHJKa7A',
+        timestamp: new Date(),
+        correlationId: 'corr-real-mode-fail',
+      };
+
+      connection.getTransaction.mockResolvedValue(null); // simulates always failing to fetch
+
+      const watcher = new RealWalletWatcher(['3yF9asA9B7G3Y1G7as78gHJKa7A'], 'http://dummy', 'wss://dummy');
+      (watcher as any).connection = connection;
+
+      const res = await runPipelineCallback(observation, watcher);
+
+      // Verify pipeline stopped on failure
+      expect(res.stopped).toBe(true);
+      expect(res.reason).toBe('fetch_failed');
+
+      // Verify fetch failed event is in journal
+      const events = await journalRepo.getEventsByCorrelationId('corr-real-mode-fail');
+      expect(events.map((e) => e.eventType)).toContain('raw_transaction_fetch_failed');
+    });
+  });
+});