diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 73eaf18a9..267237d7e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@
     "ci:select-e2e": "bun run scripts/select-e2e.ts",
     "typecheck": "tsc --noEmit",
     "check:jsonb": "scripts/check-jsonb-pattern.sh",
+    "check:search-path": "scripts/check-search-path.sh",
     "check:no-double-retry": "scripts/check-no-double-retry.sh",
     "check:batch-audit-site": "scripts/check-batch-audit-site.sh",
     "check:worker-lock-renewal-shape": "scripts/check-worker-lock-renewal-shape.sh",
diff --git a/scripts/check-search-path.sh b/scripts/check-search-path.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..8158d9489
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/check-search-path.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# CI guard (#1647 / #171): every trigger function in the canonical schema base
+# files MUST pin `SET search_path`. Without it, an unqualified reference inside
+# the function body resolves through the caller's search_path, so a same-named
+# object in a user-controlled schema could shadow it. Migration v120 ALTERs
+# existing brains; this guard keeps fresh-install function definitions correct
+# so a NEW trigger function can't reintroduce the gap. Mirrors the
+# check-jsonb-pattern.sh guard philosophy (a written rule caused the disease;
+# a guard cures it).
+#
+# Scope: schema base files only (src/schema.sql, src/core/pglite-schema.ts).
+# Historical migration bodies in migrate.ts are append-only and not rescanned;
+# the runtime doctor probe (pg_proc.proconfig) covers the live post-migration
+# state on real brains.
+#
+# Usage: scripts/check-search-path.sh
+# Exit:  0 when all trigger functions pin search_path, 1 otherwise.
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+ROOT="$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel 2>/dev/null || pwd)"
+cd "$ROOT"
+
+FILES="src/schema.sql src/core/pglite-schema.ts src/core/schema-embedded.ts"
+
+# A hardened header reads `... RETURNS trigger SET search_path = ... AS $tag$`.
+# An UNHARDENED one reads `... RETURNS trigger AS $tag$` — match that form and
+# (belt-and-suspenders) drop any line that already mentions search_path.
+BAD="$(grep -nEi 'CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION [a-z_]+\(\) RETURNS trigger AS ' $FILES 2>/dev/null | grep -vi 'search_path' || true)"
+
+if [ -n "$BAD" ]; then
+  echo "ERROR: trigger function(s) missing SET search_path in schema base files:"
+  echo "$BAD"
+  echo
+  echo "Add 'SET search_path = pg_catalog, public' to the function header, e.g.:"
+  echo "  CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION foo() RETURNS trigger SET search_path = pg_catalog, public AS \$\$"
+  echo "See #1647 / #171."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "OK: all trigger functions in schema base files pin search_path"
diff --git a/scripts/run-verify-parallel.sh b/scripts/run-verify-parallel.sh
index 5aed8b982..f03c560b9 100755
--- a/scripts/run-verify-parallel.sh
+++ b/scripts/run-verify-parallel.sh
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ CHECKS=(
   "check:proposal-pii"
   "check:test-names"
   "check:jsonb"
+  "check:search-path"
   "check:source-id-projection"
   "check:source-config-leak"
   "check:progress"
diff --git a/src/core/migrate.ts b/src/core/migrate.ts
index acc57aec2..54155c58e 100644
--- a/src/core/migrate.ts
+++ b/src/core/migrate.ts
@@ -862,7 +862,7 @@ export const MIGRATIONS: Migration[] = [
       DECLARE
         has_bypass BOOLEAN;
       BEGIN
-        SELECT rolbypassrls INTO has_bypass FROM pg_roles WHERE rolname = current_user;
+        SELECT EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM pg_roles r WHERE pg_has_role(current_user, r.oid, 'USAGE') AND (r.rolbypassrls OR r.rolsuper)) INTO has_bypass; -- #1385: superuser + inherited-role BYPASSRLS, not just the role's own rolbypassrls
         IF NOT has_bypass THEN
           -- Fail the migration loudly instead of WARNING + version-bump.
           -- The runner unconditionally records schema_version on success,
@@ -1151,7 +1151,7 @@ export const MIGRATIONS: Migration[] = [
         DECLARE
           has_bypass BOOLEAN;
         BEGIN
-          SELECT rolbypassrls INTO has_bypass FROM pg_roles WHERE rolname = current_user;
+          SELECT EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM pg_roles r WHERE pg_has_role(current_user, r.oid, 'USAGE') AND (r.rolbypassrls OR r.rolsuper)) INTO has_bypass; -- #1385: superuser + inherited-role BYPASSRLS, not just the role's own rolbypassrls
           IF NOT has_bypass THEN
             RAISE EXCEPTION 'v29 cathedral_ii_code_edges_rls: role % does not have BYPASSRLS privilege — cannot enable RLS safely. Re-run as postgres (or another BYPASSRLS role). The migration will retry automatically on the next initSchema call.', current_user;
           END IF;
@@ -1239,7 +1239,7 @@ export const MIGRATIONS: Migration[] = [
       DECLARE
         has_bypass BOOLEAN;
       BEGIN
-        SELECT rolbypassrls INTO has_bypass FROM pg_roles WHERE rolname = current_user;
+        SELECT EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM pg_roles r WHERE pg_has_role(current_user, r.oid, 'USAGE') AND (r.rolbypassrls OR r.rolsuper)) INTO has_bypass; -- #1385: superuser + inherited-role BYPASSRLS, not just the role's own rolbypassrls
         IF has_bypass THEN
           ALTER TABLE takes              ENABLE ROW LEVEL SECURITY;
           ALTER TABLE synthesis_evidence ENABLE ROW LEVEL SECURITY;
@@ -1341,7 +1341,7 @@ export const MIGRATIONS: Migration[] = [
       DECLARE
         has_bypass BOOLEAN;
       BEGIN
-        SELECT rolbypassrls INTO has_bypass FROM pg_roles WHERE rolname = current_user;
+        SELECT EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM pg_roles r WHERE pg_has_role(current_user, r.oid, 'USAGE') AND (r.rolbypassrls OR r.rolsuper)) INTO has_bypass; -- #1385: superuser + inherited-role BYPASSRLS, not just the role's own rolbypassrls
         IF has_bypass THEN
           ALTER TABLE dream_verdicts ENABLE ROW LEVEL SECURITY;
         END IF;
@@ -1380,7 +1380,7 @@ export const MIGRATIONS: Migration[] = [
         DECLARE
           has_bypass BOOLEAN;
         BEGIN
-          SELECT rolbypassrls INTO has_bypass FROM pg_roles WHERE rolname = current_user;
+          SELECT EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM pg_roles r WHERE pg_has_role(current_user, r.oid, 'USAGE') AND (r.rolbypassrls OR r.rolsuper)) INTO has_bypass; -- #1385: superuser + inherited-role BYPASSRLS, not just the role's own rolbypassrls
           IF NOT has_bypass THEN
             RAISE EXCEPTION 'v31 eval_capture_tables: role % does not have BYPASSRLS privilege — cannot enable RLS safely. Re-run as postgres (or another BYPASSRLS role). The migration will retry automatically on the next initSchema call.', current_user;
           END IF;
@@ -1499,7 +1499,7 @@ export const MIGRATIONS: Migration[] = [
       DECLARE
         has_bypass BOOLEAN;
       BEGIN
-        SELECT rolbypassrls INTO has_bypass FROM pg_roles WHERE rolname = current_user;
+        SELECT EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM pg_roles r WHERE pg_has_role(current_user, r.oid, 'USAGE') AND (r.rolbypassrls OR r.rolsuper)) INTO has_bypass; -- #1385: superuser + inherited-role BYPASSRLS, not just the role's own rolbypassrls
         IF has_bypass THEN
           ALTER TABLE oauth_clients ENABLE ROW LEVEL SECURITY;
           ALTER TABLE oauth_tokens ENABLE ROW LEVEL SECURITY;
@@ -1720,7 +1720,7 @@ export const MIGRATIONS: Migration[] = [
           has_bypass BOOLEAN;
           r record;
         BEGIN
-          SELECT rolbypassrls INTO has_bypass FROM pg_roles WHERE rolname = current_user;
+          SELECT EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM pg_roles r WHERE pg_has_role(current_user, r.oid, 'USAGE') AND (r.rolbypassrls OR r.rolsuper)) INTO has_bypass; -- #1385: superuser + inherited-role BYPASSRLS, not just the role's own rolbypassrls
           IF NOT has_bypass THEN
             -- Same posture as v24: raise to abort the migration so the runner
             -- leaves config.version unbumped and retries on the next call.
@@ -2112,7 +2112,7 @@ export const MIGRATIONS: Migration[] = [
       DECLARE
         has_bypass BOOLEAN;
       BEGIN
-        SELECT rolbypassrls INTO has_bypass FROM pg_roles WHERE rolname = current_user;
+        SELECT EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM pg_roles r WHERE pg_has_role(current_user, r.oid, 'USAGE') AND (r.rolbypassrls OR r.rolsuper)) INTO has_bypass; -- #1385: superuser + inherited-role BYPASSRLS, not just the role's own rolbypassrls
         IF has_bypass THEN
           ALTER TABLE drift_decisions ENABLE ROW LEVEL SECURITY;
         END IF;
@@ -2365,7 +2365,7 @@ export const MIGRATIONS: Migration[] = [
           DECLARE
             has_bypass BOOLEAN;
           BEGIN
-            SELECT rolbypassrls INTO has_bypass FROM pg_roles WHERE rolname = current_user;
+            SELECT EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM pg_roles r WHERE pg_has_role(current_user, r.oid, 'USAGE') AND (r.rolbypassrls OR r.rolsuper)) INTO has_bypass; -- #1385: superuser + inherited-role BYPASSRLS, not just the role's own rolbypassrls
             IF has_bypass THEN
               ALTER TABLE facts ENABLE ROW LEVEL SECURITY;
             END IF;
@@ -4389,7 +4389,7 @@ export const MIGRATIONS: Migration[] = [
       DECLARE
         has_bypass BOOLEAN;
       BEGIN
-        SELECT rolbypassrls INTO has_bypass FROM pg_roles WHERE rolname = current_user;
+        SELECT EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM pg_roles r WHERE pg_has_role(current_user, r.oid, 'USAGE') AND (r.rolbypassrls OR r.rolsuper)) INTO has_bypass; -- #1385: superuser + inherited-role BYPASSRLS, not just the role's own rolbypassrls
         IF has_bypass THEN
           ALTER TABLE take_domain_assignments ENABLE ROW LEVEL SECURITY;
         END IF;
@@ -5367,6 +5367,78 @@ export const MIGRATIONS: Migration[] = [
       END $$;
     `,
   },
+  {
+    version: 120,
+    name: 'schema_lint_hardening_search_path_security_invoker',
+    // v0.42 schema-lint hardening wave (#1647 / #171).
+    //
+    //   (b) security_invoker on the page_links view: pre-fix the view ran with
+    //       the definer/owner's privileges, so the anon / PostgREST role could
+    //       read `links` (which has RLS) THROUGH the view, bypassing RLS. This
+    //       is the single ERROR-severity Supabase lint. Postgres-only — PGLite
+    //       is embedded/single-user with no anon role and no PostgREST, so the
+    //       view has no RLS-bypass surface there (and security_invoker carries
+    //       no benefit). Guarded with IF EXISTS for very old brains.
+    //
+    //   (a)/(#171) search_path on every gbrain-owned trigger/event function:
+    //       an unqualified reference (e.g. `FROM timeline_entries`) resolves
+    //       through the caller's search_path, so a same-named object in a
+    //       user-controlled schema could shadow it. Pinning search_path closes
+    //       that. ALTER FUNCTION (NOT CREATE OR REPLACE) leaves each body
+    //       untouched — lowest drift risk, and critically safe for the
+    //       load-bearing `auto_enable_rls` event-trigger function (codex #3).
+    //       The IF EXISTS loop is engine-agnostic and skips functions a given
+    //       brain never created (e.g. auto_enable_rls + the NOTIFY/chunk
+    //       trigger functions are Postgres-only — codex #4).
+    //
+    // Regression guard is a doctor probe (pg_proc.proconfig) + scripts/
+    // check-search-path.sh, NOT a migration verify-hook — hooks don't run on
+    // brains already stamped past this version (learning: migration-verify-hook-
+    // never-runs-on-stamped-brains). Fresh installs are born correct: the
+    // function defs in schema.sql / pglite-schema.ts carry SET search_path too.
+    idempotent: true,
+    sql: '', // engine-specific via sqlFor
+    sqlFor: {
+      postgres: `
+        ALTER VIEW IF EXISTS page_links SET (security_invoker = on);
+
+        DO $$
+        DECLARE fn text;
+        BEGIN
+          FOREACH fn IN ARRAY ARRAY[
+            'bump_page_generation_fn','bump_page_generation_clock_fn',
+            'update_chunk_search_vector','update_page_search_vector',
+            'notify_minion_job_change','auto_enable_rls'
+          ] LOOP
+            IF EXISTS (
+              SELECT 1 FROM pg_proc p JOIN pg_namespace n ON n.oid = p.pronamespace
+              WHERE n.nspname = 'public' AND p.proname = fn
+            ) THEN
+              EXECUTE format('ALTER FUNCTION public.%I() SET search_path = pg_catalog, public', fn);
+            END IF;
+          END LOOP;
+        END $$;
+      `,
+      pglite: `
+        DO $$
+        DECLARE fn text;
+        BEGIN
+          FOREACH fn IN ARRAY ARRAY[
+            'bump_page_generation_fn','bump_page_generation_clock_fn',
+            'update_chunk_search_vector','update_page_search_vector',
+            'notify_minion_job_change'
+          ] LOOP
+            IF EXISTS (
+              SELECT 1 FROM pg_proc p JOIN pg_namespace n ON n.oid = p.pronamespace
+              WHERE n.nspname = 'public' AND p.proname = fn
+            ) THEN
+              EXECUTE format('ALTER FUNCTION public.%I() SET search_path = pg_catalog, public', fn);
+            END IF;
+          END LOOP;
+        END $$;
+      `,
+    },
+  },
 ];
 
 export const LATEST_VERSION = MIGRATIONS.length > 0
diff --git a/src/core/pglite-schema.ts b/src/core/pglite-schema.ts
index 1a0bc6c19..e73367748 100644
--- a/src/core/pglite-schema.ts
+++ b/src/core/pglite-schema.ts
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS pages (
 -- bookmark gate fires for any cache row stored before the new page existed.
 -- UPDATE: bumps only when content columns IS DISTINCT FROM (allow-list of
 -- 10 widened per D6) so read-time mutations don't invalidate every cache.
-CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION bump_page_generation_fn() RETURNS trigger AS $func$
+CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION bump_page_generation_fn() RETURNS trigger SET search_path = pg_catalog, public AS $func$
 BEGIN
   IF (TG_OP = 'INSERT') THEN
     NEW.generation := COALESCE((SELECT MAX(generation) FROM pages), 0) + 1;
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ SELECT setval('page_generation_clock_seq', GREATEST(
   COALESCE((SELECT MAX(generation) FROM pages), 0)
 ));
 
-CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION bump_page_generation_clock_fn() RETURNS trigger AS $func$
+CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION bump_page_generation_clock_fn() RETURNS trigger SET search_path = pg_catalog, public AS $func$
 BEGIN
   PERFORM nextval('page_generation_clock_seq');
   RETURN NULL;
@@ -1016,7 +1016,7 @@ ALTER TABLE pages ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS search_vector tsvector;
 
 CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_pages_search ON pages USING GIN(search_vector);
 
-CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION update_page_search_vector() RETURNS trigger AS $$
+CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION update_page_search_vector() RETURNS trigger SET search_path = pg_catalog, public AS $$
 DECLARE
   timeline_text TEXT;
 BEGIN
diff --git a/src/core/schema-embedded.ts b/src/core/schema-embedded.ts
index 32beb37d0..8fb66be2d 100644
--- a/src/core/schema-embedded.ts
+++ b/src/core/schema-embedded.ts
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS pages (
 -- content columns IS DISTINCT FROM (allow-list widened per D6 + codex #3
 -- to include title/type/page_kind/corpus_generation/content_hash) so
 -- read-time mutations don't invalidate every cache row.
-CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION bump_page_generation_fn() RETURNS trigger AS \$func\$
+CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION bump_page_generation_fn() RETURNS trigger SET search_path = pg_catalog, public AS \$func\$
 BEGIN
   IF (TG_OP = 'INSERT') THEN
     NEW.generation := COALESCE((SELECT MAX(generation) FROM pages), 0) + 1;
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ SELECT setval('page_generation_clock_seq', GREATEST(
   COALESCE((SELECT MAX(generation) FROM pages), 0)
 ));
 
-CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION bump_page_generation_clock_fn() RETURNS trigger AS \$func\$
+CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION bump_page_generation_clock_fn() RETURNS trigger SET search_path = pg_catalog, public AS \$func\$
 BEGIN
   PERFORM nextval('page_generation_clock_seq');
   RETURN NULL;
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS content_chunks_stale_idx
 -- NL queries ("how do we handle errors") rank doc-comment hits above body text.
 -- BEFORE INSERT OR UPDATE OF specific columns — only refires when those change,
 -- not on every chunk update (e.g., embedding refresh doesn't trigger rebuild).
-CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION update_chunk_search_vector() RETURNS TRIGGER AS \$fn\$
+CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION update_chunk_search_vector() RETURNS TRIGGER SET search_path = pg_catalog, public AS \$fn\$
 BEGIN
   NEW.search_vector :=
     setweight(to_tsvector('english', COALESCE(NEW.doc_comment, '')), 'A') ||
@@ -819,7 +819,7 @@ ALTER TABLE pages ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS search_vector tsvector;
 CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_pages_search ON pages USING GIN(search_vector);
 
 -- Function to rebuild search_vector for a page
-CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION update_page_search_vector() RETURNS trigger AS \$\$
+CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION update_page_search_vector() RETURNS trigger SET search_path = pg_catalog, public AS \$\$
 DECLARE
   timeline_text TEXT;
 BEGIN
@@ -1358,7 +1358,7 @@ CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS think_ab_results_recent_idx
   ON think_ab_results (source_id, ran_at DESC);
 
 -- NOTIFY trigger for real-time job events (Postgres only, not PGLite)
-CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION notify_minion_job_change() RETURNS trigger AS \$\$
+CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION notify_minion_job_change() RETURNS trigger SET search_path = pg_catalog, public AS \$\$
 BEGIN
   PERFORM pg_notify('minion_jobs', json_build_object(
     'id', NEW.id, 'status', NEW.status, 'name', NEW.name,
diff --git a/src/schema.sql b/src/schema.sql
index dcf9455e1..292240f2f 100644
--- a/src/schema.sql
+++ b/src/schema.sql
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS pages (
 -- content columns IS DISTINCT FROM (allow-list widened per D6 + codex #3
 -- to include title/type/page_kind/corpus_generation/content_hash) so
 -- read-time mutations don't invalidate every cache row.
-CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION bump_page_generation_fn() RETURNS trigger AS $func$
+CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION bump_page_generation_fn() RETURNS trigger SET search_path = pg_catalog, public AS $func$
 BEGIN
   IF (TG_OP = 'INSERT') THEN
     NEW.generation := COALESCE((SELECT MAX(generation) FROM pages), 0) + 1;
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ SELECT setval('page_generation_clock_seq', GREATEST(
   COALESCE((SELECT MAX(generation) FROM pages), 0)
 ));
 
-CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION bump_page_generation_clock_fn() RETURNS trigger AS $func$
+CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION bump_page_generation_clock_fn() RETURNS trigger SET search_path = pg_catalog, public AS $func$
 BEGIN
   PERFORM nextval('page_generation_clock_seq');
   RETURN NULL;
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS content_chunks_stale_idx
 -- NL queries ("how do we handle errors") rank doc-comment hits above body text.
 -- BEFORE INSERT OR UPDATE OF specific columns — only refires when those change,
 -- not on every chunk update (e.g., embedding refresh doesn't trigger rebuild).
-CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION update_chunk_search_vector() RETURNS TRIGGER AS $fn$
+CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION update_chunk_search_vector() RETURNS TRIGGER SET search_path = pg_catalog, public AS $fn$
 BEGIN
   NEW.search_vector :=
     setweight(to_tsvector('english', COALESCE(NEW.doc_comment, '')), 'A') ||
@@ -815,7 +815,7 @@ ALTER TABLE pages ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS search_vector tsvector;
 CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_pages_search ON pages USING GIN(search_vector);
 
 -- Function to rebuild search_vector for a page
-CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION update_page_search_vector() RETURNS trigger AS $$
+CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION update_page_search_vector() RETURNS trigger SET search_path = pg_catalog, public AS $$
 DECLARE
   timeline_text TEXT;
 BEGIN
@@ -1354,7 +1354,7 @@ CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS think_ab_results_recent_idx
   ON think_ab_results (source_id, ran_at DESC);
 
 -- NOTIFY trigger for real-time job events (Postgres only, not PGLite)
-CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION notify_minion_job_change() RETURNS trigger AS $$
+CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION notify_minion_job_change() RETURNS trigger SET search_path = pg_catalog, public AS $$
 BEGIN
   PERFORM pg_notify('minion_jobs', json_build_object(
     'id', NEW.id, 'status', NEW.status, 'name', NEW.name,
diff --git a/test/e2e/postgres-bootstrap.test.ts b/test/e2e/postgres-bootstrap.test.ts
index 1924829f1..32b31f32f 100644
--- a/test/e2e/postgres-bootstrap.test.ts
+++ b/test/e2e/postgres-bootstrap.test.ts
@@ -90,4 +90,31 @@ describe.skipIf(skip)('PostgresEngine forward-reference bootstrap (E2E)', () =>
     await engine.initSchema();
     expect(await engine.getConfig('version')).toBe(String(LATEST_VERSION));
   });
+
+  // Migration v120 — schema-lint hardening (#1647 / #171). Postgres-only
+  // assertions (security_invoker has no surface on embedded PGLite).
+  test('v120: page_links view runs with security_invoker=on (#1647b)', async () => {
+    await engine.initSchema();
+    const rows = await engine.executeRaw<{ reloptions: string[] | null }>(
+      `SELECT c.reloptions FROM pg_class c JOIN pg_namespace n ON n.oid = c.relnamespace
+        WHERE n.nspname = 'public' AND c.relname = 'page_links' AND c.relkind = 'v'`,
+    );
+    expect(rows.length).toBe(1);
+    expect(JSON.stringify(rows[0].reloptions ?? [])).toContain('security_invoker=on');
+  });
+
+  test('v120: trigger + event-trigger functions pin search_path, incl auto_enable_rls (#1647a/#171)', async () => {
+    await engine.initSchema();
+    const rows = await engine.executeRaw<{ proname: string; proconfig: unknown }>(
+      `SELECT p.proname, p.proconfig FROM pg_proc p JOIN pg_namespace n ON n.oid = p.pronamespace
+        WHERE n.nspname = 'public'
+          AND p.proname IN ('bump_page_generation_fn','bump_page_generation_clock_fn',
+                            'update_chunk_search_vector','update_page_search_vector',
+                            'notify_minion_job_change','auto_enable_rls')`,
+    );
+    expect(rows.length).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(5);
+    for (const r of rows) {
+      expect(JSON.stringify(r.proconfig ?? [])).toContain('search_path=');
+    }
+  });
 });
diff --git a/test/migration-v120.test.ts b/test/migration-v120.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b6fac0c06
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/migration-v120.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/**
+ * Migration v120 — schema-lint hardening (#1647 / #171).
+ *
+ * Validates the search_path pin lands on the PGLite trigger functions and that
+ * the migration is idempotent. (PGLite is Postgres 17.5, so this also
+ * empirically confirms `ALTER FUNCTION ... SET search_path` runs on PGLite —
+ * the engine-asymmetry concern from the eng-review codex pass.) The
+ * security_invoker + auto_enable_rls assertions are Postgres-only and live in
+ * the Postgres bootstrap E2E.
+ */
+
+import { describe, test, expect, beforeAll, afterAll } from 'bun:test';
+import { PGLiteEngine } from '../src/core/pglite-engine.ts';
+import { runMigrations } from '../src/core/migrate.ts';
+
+describe('migration v120 — search_path hardening', () => {
+  let engine: PGLiteEngine;
+
+  beforeAll(async () => {
+    engine = new PGLiteEngine();
+    await engine.connect({});
+    await engine.initSchema(); // applies all migrations through LATEST_VERSION (incl. v120)
+  });
+
+  afterAll(async () => {
+    await engine.disconnect();
+  });
+
+  test('PGLite trigger functions carry SET search_path after migrations', async () => {
+    const rows = await engine.executeRaw<{ proname: string; proconfig: unknown }>(
+      `SELECT p.proname, p.proconfig
+         FROM pg_proc p JOIN pg_namespace n ON n.oid = p.pronamespace
+        WHERE n.nspname = 'public'
+          AND p.proname IN ('bump_page_generation_fn','bump_page_generation_clock_fn','update_page_search_vector')`,
+    );
+    expect(rows.length).toBe(3);
+    for (const r of rows) {
+      // proconfig is a text[] like {search_path=pg_catalog, public}; coerce to a
+      // string so the assertion is robust to driver array shape.
+      expect(JSON.stringify(r.proconfig ?? [])).toContain('search_path=');
+    }
+  }, 30000);
+
+  test('re-running migrations after initSchema is idempotent (0 applied, no error)', async () => {
+    const res = await runMigrations(engine);
+    expect(res.applied).toBe(0);
+  }, 30000);
+});