diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index bc21bec..cc46bf1 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -393,6 +393,41 @@ dependencies = [
  "typenum",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "darling"
+version = "0.20.11"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "fc7f46116c46ff9ab3eb1597a45688b6715c6e628b5c133e288e709a29bcb4ee"
+dependencies = [
+ "darling_core",
+ "darling_macro",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "darling_core"
+version = "0.20.11"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "0d00b9596d185e565c2207a0b01f8bd1a135483d02d9b7b0a54b11da8d53412e"
+dependencies = [
+ "fnv",
+ "ident_case",
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "strsim",
+ "syn",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "darling_macro"
+version = "0.20.11"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "fc34b93ccb385b40dc71c6fceac4b2ad23662c7eeb248cf10d529b7e055b6ead"
+dependencies = [
+ "darling_core",
+ "quote",
+ "syn",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "data-encoding"
 version = "2.10.0"
@@ -422,6 +457,37 @@ dependencies = [
  "powerfmt",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "derive_builder"
+version = "0.20.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "507dfb09ea8b7fa618fcf76e953f4f5e192547945816d5358edffe39f6f94947"
+dependencies = [
+ "derive_builder_macro",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "derive_builder_core"
+version = "0.20.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "2d5bcf7b024d6835cfb3d473887cd966994907effbe9227e8c8219824d06c4e8"
+dependencies = [
+ "darling",
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "syn",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "derive_builder_macro"
+version = "0.20.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "ab63b0e2bf4d5928aff72e83a7dace85d7bba5fe12dcc3c5a572d78caffd3f3c"
+dependencies = [
+ "derive_builder_core",
+ "syn",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "digest"
 version = "0.10.7"
@@ -502,6 +568,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "miniz_oxide",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "fnv"
+version = "1.0.7"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "3f9eec918d3f24069decb9af1554cad7c880e2da24a9afd88aca000531ab82c1"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "foldhash"
 version = "0.1.5"
@@ -666,6 +738,18 @@ dependencies = [
  "wasip3",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "getset"
+version = "0.1.6"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "9cf0fc11e47561d47397154977bc219f4cf809b2974facc3ccb3b89e2436f912"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro-error2",
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "syn",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "goblin"
 version = "0.9.3"
@@ -934,6 +1018,12 @@ version = "2.3.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "3d3067d79b975e8844ca9eb072e16b31c3c1c36928edf9c6789548c524d0d954"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "ident_case"
+version = "1.0.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "b9e0384b61958566e926dc50660321d12159025e767c18e043daf26b70104c39"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "idna"
 version = "1.1.0"
@@ -1228,6 +1318,22 @@ dependencies = [
  "autocfg",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "oci-spec"
+version = "0.7.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "da406e58efe2eb5986a6139626d611ce426e5324a824133d76367c765cf0b882"
+dependencies = [
+ "derive_builder",
+ "getset",
+ "regex",
+ "serde",
+ "serde_json",
+ "strum",
+ "strum_macros",
+ "thiserror 2.0.18",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "oid-registry"
 version = "0.7.1"
@@ -1373,6 +1479,28 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "proc-macro-error-attr2"
+version = "2.0.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "96de42df36bb9bba5542fe9f1a054b8cc87e172759a1868aa05c1f3acc89dfc5"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "proc-macro-error2"
+version = "2.0.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "11ec05c52be0a07b08061f7dd003e7d7092e0472bc731b4af7bb1ef876109802"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro-error-attr2",
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "syn",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "proc-macro2"
 version = "1.0.106"
@@ -1456,6 +1584,18 @@ dependencies = [
  "bitflags",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "regex"
+version = "1.12.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "e10754a14b9137dd7b1e3e5b0493cc9171fdd105e0ab477f51b72e7f3ac0e276"
+dependencies = [
+ "aho-corasick",
+ "memchr",
+ "regex-automata",
+ "regex-syntax",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "regex-automata"
 version = "0.4.14"
@@ -1606,6 +1746,22 @@ dependencies = [
  "tokio",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "sandlock-oci"
+version = "0.7.0"
+dependencies = [
+ "anyhow",
+ "clap",
+ "libc",
+ "nix",
+ "oci-spec",
+ "sandlock-core",
+ "serde",
+ "serde_json",
+ "tempfile",
+ "tokio",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "scoped-tls"
 version = "1.0.1"
@@ -1772,6 +1928,25 @@ version = "0.11.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "7da8b5736845d9f2fcb837ea5d9e2628564b3b043a70948a3f0b778838c5fb4f"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "strum"
+version = "0.26.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "8fec0f0aef304996cf250b31b5a10dee7980c85da9d759361292b8bca5a18f06"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "strum_macros"
+version = "0.26.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "4c6bee85a5a24955dc440386795aa378cd9cf82acd5f764469152d2270e581be"
+dependencies = [
+ "heck",
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "rustversion",
+ "syn",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "subtle"
 version = "2.6.1"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index a06ee8e..bee55c0 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ members = [
     "crates/sandlock-core",
     "crates/sandlock-cli",
     "crates/sandlock-ffi",
+    "crates/sandlock-oci",
 ]
 
 [workspace.package]
diff --git a/crates/sandlock-oci/Cargo.toml b/crates/sandlock-oci/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7dcb96d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/sandlock-oci/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+[package]
+name = "sandlock-oci"
+version.workspace = true
+edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
+repository.workspace = true
+homepage.workspace = true
+description = "OCI runtime shim for sandlock — namespace-less, Landlock-based"
+readme = "../../README.md"
+
+[lib]
+name = "sandlock_oci"
+path = "src/lib.rs"
+
+[[bin]]
+name = "sandlock-oci"
+path = "src/main.rs"
+
+[dependencies]
+sandlock-core = { version = "0.7.0", path = "../sandlock-core" }
+anyhow      = "1"
+clap        = { version = "4", features = ["derive"] }
+tokio       = { version = "1", features = ["rt-multi-thread", "macros"] }
+serde       = { version = "1", features = ["derive"] }
+serde_json  = "1"
+libc        = "0.2"
+oci-spec    = { version = "0.7", features = ["runtime"] }
+
+[dev-dependencies]
+tempfile = "3"
+tokio    = { version = "1", features = ["rt-multi-thread", "macros"] }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/crates/sandlock-oci/src/lib.rs b/crates/sandlock-oci/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..17bd3d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/sandlock-oci/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+//! Sandlock OCI runtime shim library.
+//!
+//! Provides OCI spec parsing, policy translation, and state management
+//! for use by the sandlock-oci binary and integration tests.
+//!
+//! ## Key types
+//!
+//! - [`OciPolicy`] — in-memory representation of the translated OCI config
+//! - [`ContainerState`] — on-disk lifecycle state for a container
+//! - [`SupervisorCmd`] / [`SupervisorReply`] — IPC messages for the supervisor
+
+pub mod policy;
+pub mod spec;
+pub mod state;
+pub mod supervisor;
+
+pub use policy::OciPolicy;
+pub use state::{ContainerState, ExitInfo, Status};
+pub use supervisor::{SupervisorCmd, SupervisorReply, SUPERVISOR_SOCKET};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/crates/sandlock-oci/src/main.rs b/crates/sandlock-oci/src/main.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..922e090
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/sandlock-oci/src/main.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,439 @@
+//! `sandlock-oci` — OCI runtime shim for the sandlock sandbox.
+//!
+//! Implements the OCI Runtime Specification command interface so that
+//! container runtimes (containerd, CRI-O, Kubernetes) can use sandlock
+//! as a drop-in low-level runtime without kernel namespaces.
+//!
+//! ## Lifecycle
+//!
+//! ```text
+//!   create <id> -b <bundle>  →  spawn Supervisor, fork Child (SIGSTOP'd), save state
+//!   start  <id>              →  signal Supervisor → Child execve
+//!   state  <id>              →  print state.json
+//!   kill   <id> <signal>     →  forward signal to Child PID
+//!   delete <id>              →  cleanup state dir, kill Supervisor/Child
+//! ```
+
+mod policy;
+mod spec;
+mod state;
+mod supervisor;
+
+use anyhow::{bail, Context, Result};
+use clap::{Parser, Subcommand};
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use state::{ContainerState, Status};
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+
+#[derive(Parser)]
+#[command(
+    name = "sandlock-oci",
+    about = "OCI-compliant runtime for the sandlock sandbox (namespace-less, Landlock-based)",
+    version
+)]
+struct Cli {
+    /// Enable debug logging to stderr.
+    #[arg(long, global = true)]
+    debug: bool,
+
+    #[command(subcommand)]
+    command: Command,
+}
+
+#[derive(Subcommand)]
+enum Command {
+    /// Create a container. Spawns the Supervisor and forks the child in a
+    /// paused state. Saves state to /run/sandlock-oci/<id>/state.json.
+    Create {
+        /// Unique container identifier.
+        id: String,
+        /// Path to the OCI bundle directory.
+        #[arg(short = 'b', long)]
+        bundle: PathBuf,
+        /// File descriptor to write the container PID to (optional, for CRI).
+        #[arg(long = "pid-file")]
+        pid_file: Option<PathBuf>,
+        /// Console socket path (ignored — sandlock doesn't use PTYs by default).
+        #[arg(long = "console-socket")]
+        console_socket: Option<PathBuf>,
+    },
+
+    /// Start a previously created container.
+    Start {
+        /// Container identifier.
+        id: String,
+    },
+
+    /// Output the state of a container as JSON.
+    State {
+        /// Container identifier.
+        id: String,
+    },
+
+    /// Send a signal to a container's init process.
+    Kill {
+        /// Container identifier.
+        id: String,
+        /// Signal name or number (e.g. SIGTERM or 15).
+        #[arg(default_value = "SIGTERM")]
+        signal: String,
+        /// Send signal to all processes in the container (not just init).
+        #[arg(short, long)]
+        all: bool,
+    },
+
+    /// Delete a container and its state.
+    Delete {
+        /// Container identifier.
+        id: String,
+        /// Force deletion even if the container is still running.
+        #[arg(short, long)]
+        force: bool,
+    },
+
+    /// List all containers managed by sandlock-oci.
+    List,
+
+    /// Check kernel feature support (delegates to sandlock-core checks).
+    Check,
+}
+
+fn main() -> Result<()> {
+    let cli = Cli::parse();
+
+    match cli.command {
+        Command::Create { id, bundle, pid_file, console_socket: _ } => {
+            cmd_create(&id, &bundle, pid_file.as_deref())?;
+        }
+        Command::Start { id } => {
+            cmd_start(&id)?;
+        }
+        Command::State { id } => {
+            let state = ContainerState::load(&id)
+                .with_context(|| format!("no such container: {}", id))?;
+            println!("{}", serde_json::to_string_pretty(&state)?);
+        }
+        Command::Kill { id, signal, all } => {
+            cmd_kill(&id, &signal, all)?;
+        }
+        Command::Delete { id, force } => {
+            cmd_delete(&id, force)?;
+        }
+        Command::List => {
+            let ids = state::list_containers()?;
+            if ids.is_empty() {
+                println!("No sandlock-oci containers.");
+            } else {
+                println!("{:<40} {:<10} {}", "ID", "STATUS", "PID");
+                for id in ids {
+                    if let Ok(s) = ContainerState::load(&id) {
+                        println!("{:<40} {:<10} {}", s.id, s.status, s.pid);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        Command::Check => {
+            match sandlock_core::landlock_abi_version() {
+                Ok(v) => {
+                    println!("Landlock ABI: v{}", v);
+                    println!(
+                        "Status: {}",
+                        if v >= sandlock_core::MIN_LANDLOCK_ABI {
+                            "OK"
+                        } else {
+                            "UNSUPPORTED"
+                        }
+                    );
+                }
+                Err(e) => {
+                    eprintln!("Landlock unavailable: {}", e);
+                    std::process::exit(1);
+                }
+            }
+            println!("Platform: {}", std::env::consts::ARCH);
+        }
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+/// `sandlock-oci create <id> -b <bundle>`
+///
+/// 1. Parse OCI config.json from the bundle.
+/// 2. Map spec to an OciPolicy.
+/// 3. Save initial `Created` state.
+/// 4. Fork a Supervisor (double-fork daemon) which forks the Child.
+/// 5. Child is SIGSTOP'd; supervisor writes PID to CLI via pipe (no sleep/race).
+fn cmd_create(id: &str, bundle: &PathBuf, pid_file: Option<&std::path::Path>) -> Result<()> {
+    let bundle = bundle
+        .canonicalize()
+        .with_context(|| format!("bundle path {:?} does not exist", bundle))?;
+
+    // Load and validate spec
+    let spec = spec::load_spec(&bundle)?;
+    let policy = spec::spec_to_policy(&spec, &bundle)?;
+
+    // Extract the command from the spec — OCI requires non-empty args
+    let cmd_args: Vec<String> = spec
+        .process()
+        .as_ref()
+        .and_then(|p| p.args().clone())
+        .filter(|args| !args.is_empty())
+        .ok_or_else(|| {
+            anyhow::anyhow!(
+                "OCI spec process.args is empty; cannot create container without a command"
+            )
+        })?;
+
+    // Create initial state
+    let state = ContainerState::new(id, &bundle, spec.version());
+    state.save().with_context(|| format!("save state for container {}", id))?;
+
+    // ── Pipe for synchronous PID notification ────────────────────────────────
+    // Supervisor writes the child PID here immediately after forking, so the
+    // parent can read it without sleeping or racing.
+    let mut pid_pipe: [i32; 2] = [0; 2];
+    unsafe {
+        if libc::pipe2(pid_pipe.as_mut_ptr(), libc::O_CLOEXEC) < 0 {
+            bail!("pipe2 failed: {}", std::io::Error::last_os_error());
+        }
+    }
+    let read_fd = pid_pipe[0];
+    let write_fd = pid_pipe[1];
+
+    // ── Double-fork daemonization ────────────────────────────────────────────
+    let pid = unsafe { libc::fork() };
+    if pid < 0 {
+        unsafe {
+            libc::close(read_fd);
+            libc::close(write_fd);
+        }
+        bail!("fork failed: {}", std::io::Error::last_os_error());
+    }
+
+    if pid == 0 {
+        // ===== INTERMEDIATE CHILD (becomes daemon, then forks supervisor) =====
+
+        // Close read end — parent reads the PID
+        unsafe { libc::close(read_fd); }
+
+        // Detach from the parent's session so we survive the parent exiting.
+        unsafe { libc::setsid() };
+
+        // Second fork to fully orphan the supervisor.
+        let pid2 = unsafe { libc::fork() };
+        if pid2 < 0 {
+            unsafe {
+                libc::close(write_fd);
+                libc::_exit(1);
+            }
+        }
+        if pid2 != 0 {
+            // Intermediate child — close write end and exit immediately.
+            unsafe {
+                libc::close(write_fd);
+                libc::_exit(0);
+            }
+        }
+
+        // ===== SUPERVISOR PROCESS (grandchild) =====
+
+        // Close the read end (inherited from intermediate, not needed here)
+        unsafe { libc::close(read_fd); }
+
+        // Redirect stdout/stderr to /dev/null to avoid polluting the caller.
+        unsafe {
+            let devnull = libc::open(
+                b"/dev/null\0".as_ptr() as *const libc::c_char,
+                libc::O_RDWR,
+            );
+            if devnull >= 0 {
+                libc::dup2(devnull, 0);
+                libc::dup2(devnull, 1);
+                libc::dup2(devnull, 2);
+                if devnull > 2 {
+                    libc::close(devnull);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        let _ = supervisor::run_supervisor(id, &cmd_args, policy, write_fd);
+        unsafe {
+            libc::close(write_fd);
+            libc::_exit(0);
+        }
+    }
+
+    // ===== ORIGINAL PROCESS (caller) =====
+
+    // Close unused write end — only the supervisor writes
+    unsafe { libc::close(write_fd) };
+
+    // Wait for the intermediate child so we don't leave a zombie.
+    let mut wstatus = 0i32;
+    unsafe { libc::waitpid(pid, &mut wstatus, 0) };
+
+    // Read the child PID from the pipe — blocks until the supervisor writes it.
+    let child_pid = {
+        let mut buf = [0u8; 32];
+        let n = unsafe {
+            libc::read(read_fd, buf.as_mut_ptr() as *mut libc::c_void, buf.len())
+        };
+        unsafe { libc::close(read_fd) };
+        if n > 0 {
+            let s = String::from_utf8_lossy(&buf[..n as usize]);
+            s.trim().parse::<i32>().unwrap_or(0)
+        } else {
+            0
+        }
+    };
+
+    // Update the state file with the actual PID.
+    if child_pid > 0 {
+        let mut state = ContainerState::load(id)?;
+        state.set_created(child_pid);
+        state.save()?;
+    }
+
+    // Write pid-file if requested (CRI-O / containerd expect this)
+    if let Some(pf) = pid_file {
+        std::fs::write(pf, child_pid.to_string())
+            .with_context(|| format!("write pid file {:?}", pf))?;
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+/// `sandlock-oci start <id>`
+///
+/// Signals the Supervisor to release the paused child (SIGCONT → execve).
+fn cmd_start(id: &str) -> Result<()> {
+    // Verify the container exists and is in Created state.
+    let state = ContainerState::load(id)
+        .with_context(|| format!("no such container: {}", id))?;
+
+    match state.status {
+        Status::Created => {} // expected
+        Status::Running => bail!("container {} is already running", id),
+        Status::Stopped => bail!("container {} has already stopped", id),
+    }
+
+    // Send Start command to supervisor.
+    match supervisor::send_command(id, supervisor::SupervisorCmd::Start)? {
+        supervisor::SupervisorReply::Ok => Ok(()),
+        supervisor::SupervisorReply::Err { msg } => bail!("supervisor error: {}", msg),
+        other => bail!("unexpected supervisor reply: {:?}", other),
+    }
+}
+
+/// `sandlock-oci kill <id> <signal>`
+///
+/// Forwards a signal to the container's init process.
+fn cmd_kill(id: &str, signal: &str, all: bool) -> Result<()> {
+    let state = ContainerState::load(id)
+        .with_context(|| format!("no such container: {}", id))?;
+
+    if state.pid <= 0 {
+        bail!(
+            "container {} has no PID (status: {})",
+            id,
+            state.status
+        );
+    }
+
+    let signum = parse_signal(signal)?;
+
+    let ret = if all {
+        // Kill the entire process group.
+        unsafe { libc::killpg(state.pid, signum) }
+    } else {
+        unsafe { libc::kill(state.pid, signum) }
+    };
+
+    if ret < 0 {
+        let err = std::io::Error::last_os_error();
+        // ESRCH means the process is already gone — not an error.
+        if err.raw_os_error() != Some(libc::ESRCH) {
+            bail!("kill({}, {}): {}", state.pid, signal, err);
+        }
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+/// `sandlock-oci delete <id>`
+///
+/// Kills the container (if running) and removes the state directory.
+fn cmd_delete(id: &str, force: bool) -> Result<()> {
+    let state = match ContainerState::load(id) {
+        Ok(s) => s,
+        Err(_) => return Ok(()),
+    };
+
+    if state.status == Status::Running && !force {
+        bail!("container {} is still running; use --force or kill it first", id);
+    }
+
+    // Kill if still alive.
+    if state.pid > 0 && state.is_alive() {
+        unsafe { libc::killpg(state.pid, libc::SIGKILL) };
+        // Give the kernel a moment to reap.
+        std::thread::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_millis(50));
+    }
+
+    // Remove supervisor socket.
+    let sock = supervisor::socket_path(id);
+    std::fs::remove_file(&sock).ok();
+
+    // Remove state directory.
+    state.delete()?;
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+// ── Helpers ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+/// Parse a signal name (e.g. "SIGTERM", "TERM", "15") into a libc signal number.
+fn parse_signal(s: &str) -> Result<i32> {
+    // Try numeric first.
+    if let Ok(n) = s.parse::<i32>() {
+        return Ok(n);
+    }
+    // Strip "SIG" prefix for named signals.
+    let s_up = s.to_uppercase();
+    let name = s_up.strip_prefix("SIG").unwrap_or(&s_up);
+    let sig = match name {
+        "HUP" => libc::SIGHUP,
+        "INT" => libc::SIGINT,
+        "QUIT" => libc::SIGQUIT,
+        "KILL" => libc::SIGKILL,
+        "TERM" => libc::SIGTERM,
+        "STOP" => libc::SIGSTOP,
+        "CONT" => libc::SIGCONT,
+        "USR1" => libc::SIGUSR1,
+        "USR2" => libc::SIGUSR2,
+        other => bail!("unknown signal: {}", other),
+    };
+    Ok(sig)
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn parse_signal_numeric() {
+        assert_eq!(parse_signal("15").unwrap(), libc::SIGTERM);
+        assert_eq!(parse_signal("9").unwrap(), libc::SIGKILL);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn parse_signal_name() {
+        assert_eq!(parse_signal("SIGTERM").unwrap(), libc::SIGTERM);
+        assert_eq!(parse_signal("TERM").unwrap(), libc::SIGTERM);
+        assert_eq!(parse_signal("sigkill").unwrap(), libc::SIGKILL);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn parse_signal_unknown_errors() {
+        assert!(parse_signal("SIGNOTREAL").is_err());
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/crates/sandlock-oci/src/policy.rs b/crates/sandlock-oci/src/policy.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..896972f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/sandlock-oci/src/policy.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,474 @@
+//! OCI policy — in-memory representation of OCI spec → sandlock mapping.
+//!
+//! `OciPolicy` captures the translated OCI configuration (rootfs, mounts,
+//! resources, process settings) and provides methods to:
+//!
+//! - Build a `Sandbox` for the supervisor's seccomp/notif pipeline
+//! - Apply filesystem confinement, chroot, cwd, and env to a child process
+//!   before execve
+
+use anyhow::Result;
+use oci_spec::runtime::Spec;
+use sandlock_core::sandbox::{ByteSize, FsIsolation, Sandbox, SandboxBuilder};
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+use std::ffi::CString;
+use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
+
+/// Serializable OCI-to-sandlock policy representation.
+///
+/// Stored alongside state.json in the container's state directory so that
+/// the supervisor (or any recovery tool) can reconstruct the confinement
+/// parameters without re-parsing the OCI bundle.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct OciPolicy {
+    /// Absolute path to the container rootfs (chroot target).
+    pub rootfs: Option<PathBuf>,
+
+    /// Paths readable inside the container (relative to rootfs if set).
+    pub fs_read: Vec<PathBuf>,
+
+    /// Paths writable inside the container (relative to rootfs if set).
+    pub fs_write: Vec<PathBuf>,
+
+    /// Explicit bind mounts: (dest_inside_rootfs, host_source_path).
+    pub fs_mount: Vec<(PathBuf, PathBuf)>,
+
+    /// Initial working directory (relative to rootfs if set).
+    pub cwd: Option<PathBuf>,
+
+    /// Environment variables to set in the container.
+    pub env: HashMap<String, String>,
+
+    /// Memory limit (optional).
+    pub max_memory: Option<ByteSize>,
+
+    /// PID limit (optional).
+    pub max_processes: Option<u32>,
+
+    /// CPU percentage limit, 1-100 (optional).
+    pub max_cpu: Option<u8>,
+}
+
+impl OciPolicy {
+    /// Build an OciPolicy from a parsed OCI Spec and its bundle directory.
+    pub fn from_spec(spec: &Spec, bundle: &Path) -> Result<Self> {
+        let rootfs = rootfs_path(spec, bundle);
+
+        let mut fs_read = Vec::new();
+        let mut fs_write = Vec::new();
+        let mut fs_mount = Vec::new();
+
+        if rootfs.is_some() {
+            // Standard read-only paths inside the chroot
+            for p in &["/usr", "/lib", "/lib64", "/bin", "/sbin", "/etc", "/proc", "/dev"] {
+                fs_read.push(PathBuf::from(*p));
+            }
+            // /tmp is writable by default
+            fs_write.push(PathBuf::from("/tmp"));
+        }
+
+        // Process mounts — populate fs_mount, fs_read, fs_write
+        if let Some(mounts) = spec.mounts() {
+            map_mounts(mounts, bundle, &rootfs, &mut fs_mount, &mut fs_read, &mut fs_write);
+        }
+
+        let cwd = spec
+            .process()
+            .and_then(|p| p.cwd())
+            .filter(|c| !c.as_os_str().is_empty())
+            .map(|c| c.to_path_buf());
+
+        let env = spec
+            .process()
+            .and_then(|p| p.env())
+            .map(|env| {
+                env.iter()
+                    .filter_map(|v| v.split_once('=').map(|(k, v)| (k.to_string(), v.to_string())))
+                    .collect()
+            })
+            .unwrap_or_default();
+
+        let max_memory = spec
+            .linux()
+            .and_then(|linux| linux.resources())
+            .and_then(|res| res.memory())
+            .and_then(|mem| mem.limit())
+            .filter(|&limit| limit > 0)
+            .map(|limit| ByteSize::bytes(limit as u64));
+
+        let max_processes = spec
+            .linux()
+            .and_then(|linux| linux.resources())
+            .and_then(|res| res.pids())
+            .filter(|pids| pids.limit() > 0)
+            .map(|pids| pids.limit() as u32);
+
+        let max_cpu = spec
+            .linux()
+            .and_then(|linux| linux.resources())
+            .and_then(|res| res.cpu())
+            .and_then(|cpu| {
+                let quota = cpu.quota()?;
+                let period = cpu.period()?;
+                if quota > 0 && period > 0 {
+                    let pct = ((quota as f64 / period as f64) * 100.0).min(100.0) as u8;
+                    if pct > 0 {
+                        return Some(pct);
+                    }
+                }
+                None
+            });
+
+        Ok(OciPolicy {
+            rootfs,
+            fs_read,
+            fs_write,
+            fs_mount,
+            cwd,
+            env,
+            max_memory,
+            max_processes,
+            max_cpu,
+        })
+    }
+
+    /// Convert this OCI policy into a `Sandbox` for the supervisor's use.
+    ///
+    /// The supervisor uses this to configure the seccomp notifier, resource
+    /// tracking, and network policy.  The returned Sandbox is not started —
+    /// it is only used for its configuration fields.
+    pub fn to_sandbox(&self) -> Result<Sandbox> {
+        let mut builder = SandboxBuilder::default();
+
+        if let Some(ref rootfs) = self.rootfs {
+            builder = builder.chroot(rootfs);
+        }
+
+        for path in &self.fs_read {
+            builder = builder.fs_read(path);
+        }
+        for path in &self.fs_write {
+            builder = builder.fs_write(path);
+        }
+        for (virt, host) in &self.fs_mount {
+            builder = builder.fs_mount(virt, host);
+        }
+
+        if let Some(ref cwd) = self.cwd {
+            builder = builder.cwd(cwd);
+        }
+
+        for (k, v) in &self.env {
+            builder = builder.env_var(k, v);
+        }
+
+        if let Some(mem) = self.max_memory {
+            builder = builder.max_memory(mem);
+        }
+        if let Some(procs) = self.max_processes {
+            builder = builder.max_processes(procs);
+        }
+        if let Some(cpu) = self.max_cpu {
+            builder = builder.max_cpu(cpu);
+        }
+
+        // The OCI runtime does not use COW or fs_isolation by default.
+        builder = builder.fs_isolation(FsIsolation::None);
+
+        // Build without cross-section validation since we're constructing from
+        // a spec that may omit some fields that the builder requires.
+        builder.build_unchecked().map_err(Into::into)
+    }
+
+    /// Apply filesystem confinement (Landlock rules) to the current process.
+    ///
+    /// This sets NO_NEW_PRIVS and installs the Landlock filesystem filter.
+    /// It must be called in the child process after SIGCONT and before execve.
+    pub fn confine(&self) -> Result<()> {
+        let confinement = self.to_confinement();
+        sandlock_core::confine(&confinement)
+    }
+
+    /// Convert the OCI policy into a `Confinement` for Landlock application.
+    fn to_confinement(&self) -> sandlock_core::Confinement {
+        let mut builder = sandlock_core::ConfinementBuilder::default();
+        for path in &self.fs_read {
+            builder = builder.fs_read(path);
+        }
+        for path in &self.fs_write {
+            builder = builder.fs_write(path);
+        }
+        builder.build()
+    }
+
+    /// Apply namespace-like setup and exec the command.
+    ///
+    /// This is called in the SIGSTOP'd child process after SIGCONT:
+    ///   1. chroot (if rootfs is configured)
+    ///   2. chdir to the spec's cwd (or chroot root)
+    ///   3. Set environment variables from the spec
+    ///   4. Apply Landlock confinement
+    ///   5. execvp the command
+    ///
+    /// This function never returns on success.  On failure it prints to
+    /// stderr and calls `_exit(127)`.
+    pub fn apply_and_exec(&self, cmd: &[String]) -> ! {
+        // 1. chroot into rootfs if configured
+        if let Some(ref rootfs) = self.rootfs {
+            if unsafe { libc::chroot(rootfs.as_ptr() as *const libc::c_char) } != 0 {
+                let err = std::io::Error::last_os_error();
+                eprintln!("sandlock-oci: chroot({:?}) failed: {}", rootfs, err);
+                unsafe { libc::_exit(127) };
+            }
+            // After chroot, ensure we're inside the new root
+            if unsafe { libc::chdir(b"/\0".as_ptr() as *const libc::c_char) } != 0 {
+                let err = std::io::Error::last_os_error();
+                eprintln!("sandlock-oci: chdir(/) after chroot failed: {}", err);
+                unsafe { libc::_exit(127) };
+            }
+        }
+
+        // 2. Change working directory
+        if let Some(ref cwd) = self.cwd {
+            let target = if self.rootfs.is_some() {
+                // cwd is already relative to the chroot
+                cwd.strip_prefix("/").unwrap_or(cwd)
+            } else {
+                cwd
+            };
+            if unsafe { libc::chdir(target.as_ptr() as *const libc::c_char) } != 0 {
+                let err = std::io::Error::last_os_error();
+                eprintln!("sandlock-oci: chdir({:?}) failed: {}", cwd, err);
+                unsafe { libc::_exit(127) };
+            }
+        }
+
+        // 3. Set environment variables
+        // Clear existing environment first if any env vars are specified
+        if !self.env.is_empty() {
+            // Remove all existing env vars that aren't in the spec
+            for (key, _) in std::env::vars_os() {
+                // Keep PATH if the spec doesn't provide one (fallback safety)
+                if key == "PATH" && !self.env.contains_key("PATH") {
+                    continue;
+                }
+                std::env::remove_var(&key);
+            }
+        }
+        for (key, value) in &self.env {
+            std::env::set_var(key, value);
+        }
+
+        // 4. Apply Landlock confinement
+        if let Err(e) = self.confine() {
+            eprintln!("sandlock-oci: failed to confine process: {}", e);
+            unsafe { libc::_exit(127) };
+        }
+
+        // 5. execvp
+        let c_args: Vec<CString> = cmd
+            .iter()
+            .map(|a| {
+                CString::new(a.as_str()).unwrap_or_else(|_| {
+                    eprintln!("sandlock-oci: invalid argument string");
+                    unsafe { libc::_exit(127) };
+                })
+            })
+            .collect();
+        let mut ptrs: Vec<*const libc::c_char> = c_args.iter().map(|a| a.as_ptr()).collect();
+        ptrs.push(std::ptr::null());
+
+        eprintln!(
+            "sandlock-oci: execvp({:?})",
+            c_args.first().map(|c| c.to_string_lossy())
+        );
+        unsafe { libc::execvp(c_args[0].as_ptr(), ptrs.as_ptr()) };
+
+        // execvp failed
+        let err = std::io::Error::last_os_error();
+        eprintln!("sandlock-oci: execvp failed: {}", err);
+        unsafe { libc::_exit(127) };
+    }
+}
+
+/// Resolve the rootfs path from the OCI spec.
+fn rootfs_path(spec: &Spec, bundle: &Path) -> Option<PathBuf> {
+    let raw = spec
+        .root()
+        .as_ref()
+        .map(|r| r.path().clone())
+        .unwrap_or_else(|| PathBuf::from("rootfs"));
+    if raw.is_absolute() {
+        Some(raw)
+    } else {
+        let joined = bundle.join(&raw);
+        if joined.exists() {
+            Some(joined)
+        } else {
+            // Bundle-relative path that doesn't exist yet
+            Some(joined)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Process OCI mounts into fs_mount, fs_read, and fs_write lists.
+///
+/// Skips kernel-only mount types (proc, sysfs, etc.) and applies
+/// read/write permissions from mount options to the fs_read/fs_write
+/// vectors rather than hardcoding paths.
+fn map_mounts(
+    mounts: &[oci_spec::runtime::Mount],
+    bundle: &Path,
+    rootfs: &Option<PathBuf>,
+    fs_mount: &mut Vec<(PathBuf, PathBuf)>,
+    fs_read: &mut Vec<PathBuf>,
+    fs_write: &mut Vec<PathBuf>,
+) {
+    for mount in mounts {
+        let dest = mount.destination();
+
+        // Detect read-only option from mount options.
+        let read_only = mount
+            .options()
+            .as_ref()
+            .map(|opts| opts.iter().any(|o| o == "ro"))
+            .unwrap_or(false);
+
+        // Resolve source — relative paths are relative to the bundle.
+        let source: Option<PathBuf> = mount.source().as_ref().map(|s| {
+            if s.is_absolute() {
+                s.clone()
+            } else {
+                bundle.join(s)
+            }
+        });
+
+        // Skip kernel-provided virtual filesystems.
+        // These don't need Landlock rules and can't be bind-mounted.
+        let mount_type = mount.typ().as_deref().unwrap_or("bind");
+        match mount_type {
+            "proc" | "sysfs" | "devpts" | "tmpfs" | "mqueue" | "cgroup" | "cgroup2" => {
+                continue;
+            }
+            _ => {}
+        }
+
+        // Bind mounts: record the mapping and set read/write permissions.
+        if let Some(src) = source {
+            if let Some(ref rootfs_path) = rootfs {
+                // Resolve the destination relative to the chroot.
+                let chroot_dest = rootfs_path.join(dest.strip_prefix("/").unwrap_or(dest));
+                if chroot_dest.exists() || src.exists() {
+                    fs_mount.push((dest.to_path_buf(), src));
+                }
+            } else {
+                if src.exists() {
+                    fs_mount.push((dest.to_path_buf(), src));
+                }
+            }
+
+            if read_only {
+                fs_read.push(dest.clone());
+            } else {
+                fs_write.push(dest.clone());
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use oci_spec::runtime::{ProcessBuilder, RootBuilder, SpecBuilder};
+    use std::fs;
+    use tempfile::tempdir;
+
+    fn minimal_spec() -> Spec {
+        SpecBuilder::default()
+            .version("1.0.2")
+            .root(RootBuilder::default().path("rootfs").readonly(false).build().unwrap())
+            .process(
+                ProcessBuilder::default()
+                    .cwd("/app")
+                    .args(vec!["sh".to_string(), "-c".to_string(), "echo hello"])
+                    .env(vec!["PATH=/usr/bin:/bin".to_string(), "FOO=bar".to_string()])
+                    .build()
+                    .unwrap(),
+            )
+            .build()
+            .unwrap()
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn from_spec_parses_rootfs_and_cwd() {
+        let dir = tempdir().unwrap();
+        let bundle = dir.path();
+        fs::create_dir_all(bundle.join("rootfs")).unwrap();
+
+        let spec = minimal_spec();
+        let policy = OciPolicy::from_spec(&spec, bundle).unwrap();
+
+        assert!(policy.rootfs.is_some());
+        assert!(policy.rootfs.as_ref().unwrap().ends_with("rootfs"));
+        assert_eq!(policy.cwd, Some(PathBuf::from("/app")));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn from_spec_parses_env() {
+        let dir = tempdir().unwrap();
+        let bundle = dir.path();
+        fs::create_dir_all(bundle.join("rootfs")).unwrap();
+
+        let spec = minimal_spec();
+        let policy = OciPolicy::from_spec(&spec, bundle).unwrap();
+
+        assert!(policy.env.contains_key("PATH"));
+        assert_eq!(policy.env.get("FOO"), Some(&"bar".to_string()));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn from_spec_parses_resources() {
+        let dir = tempdir().unwrap();
+        let bundle = dir.path();
+        fs::create_dir_all(bundle.join("rootfs")).unwrap();
+
+        let policy = OciPolicy::from_spec(&minimal_spec(), bundle).unwrap();
+        // No resources set in minimal_spec, so these should be None
+        assert!(policy.max_memory.is_none());
+        assert!(policy.max_processes.is_none());
+        assert!(policy.max_cpu.is_none());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn to_sandbox_builds_valid_sandbox() {
+        let dir = tempdir().unwrap();
+        let bundle = dir.path();
+        fs::create_dir_all(bundle.join("rootfs")).unwrap();
+
+        let spec = minimal_spec();
+        let policy = OciPolicy::from_spec(&spec, bundle).unwrap();
+        let sandbox = policy.to_sandbox().unwrap();
+
+        assert!(sandbox.chroot.is_some());
+        assert!(sandbox.cwd.is_some());
+        assert!(!sandbox.env.is_empty());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn default_stdin_paths_without_rootfs() {
+        let spec = SpecBuilder::default()
+            .version("1.0.2")
+            .process(
+                ProcessBuilder::default()
+                    .args(vec!["echo".to_string(), "hello".to_string()])
+                    .build()
+                    .unwrap(),
+            )
+            .build()
+            .unwrap();
+
+        let policy = OciPolicy::from_spec(&spec, Path::new("/tmp")).unwrap();
+        assert!(policy.rootfs.is_none());
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/crates/sandlock-oci/src/spec.rs b/crates/sandlock-oci/src/spec.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7f688e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/sandlock-oci/src/spec.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+//! OCI `config.json` → `OciPolicy` translation.
+//!
+//! This module implements Phase 1 of the plan: parse the OCI runtime spec and
+//! map its fields to an [`OciPolicy`] which can then be converted into a
+//! `sandlock_core::Policy` / `Sandbox` or applied directly to confine a process.
+
+use anyhow::{Context, Result};
+use oci_spec::runtime::Spec;
+use std::path::Path;
+
+use crate::policy::OciPolicy;
+
+/// Parse an OCI `config.json` from the given bundle directory.
+pub fn load_spec(bundle: &Path) -> Result<Spec> {
+    let config_path = bundle.join("config.json");
+    Spec::load(&config_path)
+        .with_context(|| format!("failed to load OCI spec from {:?}", config_path))
+}
+
+/// Map an OCI [`Spec`] to an [`OciPolicy`].
+///
+/// The mapping strategy (per the Plan):
+/// - **Filesystem**: OCI mounts → `fs_read`/`fs_write`/`fs_mount`.
+///   `rootfs` becomes the chroot path.
+/// - **Resources**: `linux.resources.memory` → `max_memory`,
+///   `pids.limit` → `max_processes`.
+/// - **Process**: `process.cwd` → `cwd`, environment forwarded.
+/// - **Namespaces**: Ignored — sandlock avoids namespaces by design.
+pub fn spec_to_policy(spec: &Spec, bundle: &Path) -> Result<OciPolicy> {
+    let policy = OciPolicy::from_spec(spec, bundle)
+        .with_context(|| "failed to map OCI spec to sandlock policy")?;
+    Ok(policy)
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use oci_spec::runtime::{ProcessBuilder, RootBuilder, SpecBuilder};
+    use std::fs;
+    use tempfile::tempdir;
+
+    fn minimal_spec() -> Spec {
+        SpecBuilder::default()
+            .version("1.0.2")
+            .root(RootBuilder::default().path("rootfs").readonly(false).build().unwrap())
+            .process(
+                ProcessBuilder::default()
+                    .cwd("/app")
+                    .args(vec!["sh".to_string()])
+                    .env(vec!["PATH=/usr/bin:/bin".to_string()])
+                    .build()
+                    .unwrap(),
+            )
+            .build()
+            .unwrap()
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn load_spec_roundtrip() {
+        let dir = tempdir().unwrap();
+        let bundle = dir.path();
+        let rootfs = bundle.join("rootfs");
+        fs::create_dir_all(&rootfs).unwrap();
+
+        let spec = minimal_spec();
+        spec.save(bundle.join("config.json")).unwrap();
+
+        let loaded = load_spec(bundle).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(loaded.version(), spec.version());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn spec_to_policy_sets_cwd() {
+        let dir = tempdir().unwrap();
+        let bundle = dir.path();
+        fs::create_dir_all(bundle.join("rootfs")).unwrap();
+
+        let spec = minimal_spec();
+        let policy = spec_to_policy(&spec, bundle).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(policy.cwd.as_deref(), Some(std::path::Path::new("/app")));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn spec_to_policy_env() {
+        let dir = tempdir().unwrap();
+        let bundle = dir.path();
+        fs::create_dir_all(bundle.join("rootfs")).unwrap();
+
+        let spec = minimal_spec();
+        let policy = spec_to_policy(&spec, bundle).unwrap();
+        assert!(policy.env.contains_key("PATH"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn spec_to_policy_rootfs_sets_chroot() {
+        let dir = tempdir().unwrap();
+        let bundle = dir.path();
+        fs::create_dir_all(bundle.join("rootfs")).unwrap();
+
+        let spec = minimal_spec();
+        let policy = spec_to_policy(&spec, bundle).unwrap();
+        assert!(policy.rootfs.is_some());
+        assert!(policy.rootfs.as_ref().unwrap().ends_with("rootfs"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn load_spec_missing_file_errors() {
+        let dir = tempdir().unwrap();
+        let result = load_spec(dir.path());
+        assert!(result.is_err());
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/crates/sandlock-oci/src/state.rs b/crates/sandlock-oci/src/state.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f6eff2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/sandlock-oci/src/state.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,289 @@
+//! Persistent state management for OCI container lifecycle.
+//!
+//! Implements Phase 2: state JSON stored at `/run/sandlock-oci/<id>/state.json`.
+
+use anyhow::{Context, Result};
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
+use std::time::{SystemTime, UNIX_EPOCH};
+
+/// Default state directory root — matches the OCI runtime spec.
+///
+/// Can be overridden at runtime with the `SANDLOCK_OCI_STATE_DIR` environment
+/// variable (useful for integration tests that don't run as root).
+pub const STATE_DIR: &str = "/run/sandlock-oci";
+
+/// Return the effective state directory, respecting the env override.
+pub fn state_dir() -> String {
+    std::env::var("SANDLOCK_OCI_STATE_DIR").unwrap_or_else(|_| STATE_DIR.to_string())
+}
+
+/// OCI container status as defined by the runtime spec.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "lowercase")]
+pub enum Status {
+    /// Container has been created but not yet started.
+    Created,
+    /// Container is currently running.
+    Running,
+    /// Container process has exited.
+    Stopped,
+}
+
+impl std::fmt::Display for Status {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        match self {
+            Status::Created => write!(f, "created"),
+            Status::Running => write!(f, "running"),
+            Status::Stopped => write!(f, "stopped"),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// The on-disk state blob for a sandlock-oci container.
+///
+/// Fields match the OCI Runtime State specification.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct ContainerState {
+    /// OCI spec version.
+    #[serde(rename = "ociVersion")]
+    pub oci_version: String,
+    /// Container identifier (unique on this host).
+    pub id: String,
+    /// Current lifecycle status.
+    pub status: Status,
+    /// PID of the container's init process (0 = not yet started).
+    pub pid: i32,
+    /// Absolute path to the bundle directory.
+    pub bundle: PathBuf,
+    /// Unix timestamp (seconds) when the container was created.
+    pub created: u64,
+    /// Optional annotations from the OCI spec.
+    #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "std::collections::HashMap::is_empty")]
+    pub annotations: std::collections::HashMap<String, String>,
+    /// Exit code or signal that terminated the container.
+    /// `None` while the container is Created or Running.
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub exit_info: Option<ExitInfo>,
+}
+
+/// Captures how the container's init process exited.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct ExitInfo {
+    /// Exit code if the process exited normally.
+    pub code: Option<i32>,
+    /// Signal number if the process was killed by a signal.
+    pub signal: Option<i32>,
+}
+
+impl ExitInfo {
+    /// Create from a raw waitpid status value.
+    pub fn from_status(status: i32) -> Self {
+        if libc::WIFEXITED(status) {
+            ExitInfo {
+                code: Some(unsafe { libc::WEXITSTATUS(status) }),
+                signal: None,
+            }
+        } else if libc::WIFSIGNALED(status) {
+            ExitInfo {
+                code: None,
+                signal: Some(unsafe { libc::WTERMSIG(status) }),
+            }
+        } else {
+            ExitInfo {
+                code: None,
+                signal: None,
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl ContainerState {
+    /// Create a new state in the `Created` status.
+    pub fn new(id: &str, bundle: &Path, oci_version: &str) -> Self {
+        let created = SystemTime::now()
+            .duration_since(UNIX_EPOCH)
+            .unwrap_or_default()
+            .as_secs();
+        ContainerState {
+            oci_version: oci_version.to_string(),
+            id: id.to_string(),
+            status: Status::Created,
+            pid: 0,
+            bundle: bundle.to_path_buf(),
+            created,
+            annotations: Default::default(),
+            exit_info: None,
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Path to the state directory for this container.
+    pub fn state_dir(&self) -> PathBuf {
+        Path::new(&state_dir()).join(&self.id)
+    }
+
+    /// Path to the state JSON file.
+    pub fn state_file(&self) -> PathBuf {
+        self.state_dir().join("state.json")
+    }
+
+    /// Persist state to disk. Creates the directory if needed.
+    pub fn save(&self) -> Result<()> {
+        let dir = self.state_dir();
+        std::fs::create_dir_all(&dir)
+            .with_context(|| format!("create state dir {:?}", dir))?;
+        let data = serde_json::to_string_pretty(self)
+            .context("serialize container state")?;
+        std::fs::write(self.state_file(), data)
+            .with_context(|| format!("write state to {:?}", self.state_file()))
+    }
+
+    /// Load state from disk.
+    pub fn load(id: &str) -> Result<Self> {
+        let path = Path::new(&state_dir()).join(id).join("state.json");
+        let data = std::fs::read_to_string(&path)
+            .with_context(|| format!("read state from {:?}", path))?;
+        serde_json::from_str(&data)
+            .with_context(|| format!("parse state JSON from {:?}", path))
+    }
+
+    /// Remove the state directory from disk.
+    pub fn delete(&self) -> Result<()> {
+        let dir = self.state_dir();
+        if dir.exists() {
+            std::fs::remove_dir_all(&dir)
+                .with_context(|| format!("remove state dir {:?}", dir))?;
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    /// Record the PID in Created state (SIGSTOP'd child).
+    pub fn set_created(&mut self, pid: i32) {
+        self.status = Status::Created;
+        self.pid = pid;
+    }
+
+    /// Mark the container as running.
+    pub fn set_running(&mut self) {
+        self.status = Status::Running;
+    }
+
+    /// Transition to Stopped status with exit information.
+    pub fn set_stopped(&mut self, exit_info: Option<ExitInfo>) {
+        self.status = Status::Stopped;
+        self.exit_info = exit_info;
+    }
+
+    /// Returns true if the container process is still alive.
+    pub fn is_alive(&self) -> bool {
+        if self.pid <= 0 {
+            return false;
+        }
+        // Send signal 0 to probe process existence.
+        unsafe { libc::kill(self.pid, 0) == 0 }
+    }
+}
+
+/// List all container IDs currently tracked in STATE_DIR.
+pub fn list_containers() -> Result<Vec<String>> {
+    let dir = Path::new(&state_dir());
+    if !dir.exists() {
+        return Ok(vec![]);
+    }
+    let mut ids = vec![];
+    for entry in std::fs::read_dir(dir).context("read state dir")? {
+        let entry = entry?;
+        if entry.file_type()?.is_dir() {
+            let name = entry.file_name().to_string_lossy().to_string();
+            // Only include dirs that actually have a state.json
+            if entry.path().join("state.json").exists() {
+                ids.push(name);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    Ok(ids)
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use std::env;
+
+    fn _make_state(id: &str) -> ContainerState {
+        ContainerState::new(id, Path::new("/tmp"), "1.0.2")
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn status_display() {
+        assert_eq!(Status::Created.to_string(), "created");
+        assert_eq!(Status::Running.to_string(), "running");
+        assert_eq!(Status::Stopped.to_string(), "stopped");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn state_roundtrip_json() {
+        let state = ContainerState::new("test-ctr", Path::new("/tmp"), "1.0.2");
+        let json = serde_json::to_string(&state).unwrap();
+        let loaded: ContainerState = serde_json::from_str(&json).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(loaded.id, "test-ctr");
+        assert_eq!(loaded.status, Status::Created);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn is_alive_returns_false_for_zero_pid() {
+        let state = ContainerState::new("dead-ctr", Path::new("/tmp"), "1.0.2");
+        assert!(!state.is_alive());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn set_created_sets_pid() {
+        let mut state = _make_state("test");
+        state.set_created(12345);
+        assert_eq!(state.status, Status::Created);
+        assert_eq!(state.pid, 12345);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn set_running_updates_status() {
+        let mut state = _make_state("run-ctr");
+        state.set_created(9999);
+        state.set_running();
+        assert_eq!(state.status, Status::Running);
+        assert_eq!(state.pid, 9999);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn set_stopped_with_exit_info() {
+        let mut state = _make_state("stop-ctr");
+        state.set_created(1);
+        state.set_running();
+        let info = ExitInfo {
+            code: Some(0),
+            signal: None,
+        };
+        state.set_stopped(Some(info));
+        assert_eq!(state.status, Status::Stopped);
+        assert_eq!(state.exit_info.as_ref().unwrap().code, Some(0));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn exit_info_from_status_exited() {
+        let info = ExitInfo::from_status(0 << 8); // exit code 0
+        assert_eq!(info.code, Some(0));
+        assert!(info.signal.is_none());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn exit_info_from_status_signaled() {
+        let info = ExitInfo::from_status(libc::SIGKILL); // killed by SIGKILL
+        assert!(info.code.is_none());
+        assert_eq!(info.signal, Some(libc::SIGKILL));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn state_dir_respects_env_override() {
+        env::set_var("SANDLOCK_OCI_STATE_DIR", "/tmp/sandlock-test-dir");
+        assert_eq!(state_dir(), "/tmp/sandlock-test-dir");
+        env::remove_var("SANDLOCK_OCI_STATE_DIR");
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/crates/sandlock-oci/src/supervisor.rs b/crates/sandlock-oci/src/supervisor.rs
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/crates/sandlock-oci/src/supervisor.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,393 @@
+//! Supervisor process — manages the child lifecycle via signal synchronization.
+//!
+//! Implements Phase 2 of the plan: the Supervisor forks the child (User
+//! Application), parks it in a wait state, then on `start` triggers `execve`.
+//!
+//! Communication with the CLI is via a Unix socket written to the state dir.
+//!
+//! Lifecycle:
+//!
+//! 1. Supervisor creates a Unix socket and forks the child.
+//! 2. The child SIGSTOPs itself immediately.
+//! 3. The supervisor writes child PID to the pipe (for the CLI to read
+//!    synchronously, no sleep/race), then enters an accept loop.
+//! 4. On `start`: supervisor sends SIGCONT to the child.  The child wakes
+//!    up, applies Landlock confinement + chroot + cwd + env, then execs.
+//! 5. On `ping`: supervisor replies with the child PID.
+//! 6. After the child exits, the supervisor updates state to Stopped and
+//!    returns.
+
+use anyhow::{bail, Context, Result};
+use std::os::unix::net::UnixListener;
+use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
+use std::time::Duration;
+
+use crate::policy::OciPolicy;
+use crate::state::ContainerState;
+
+/// Filename of the supervisor's control socket inside the state dir.
+pub const SUPERVISOR_SOCKET: &str = "supervisor.sock";
+
+/// Commands the CLI sends to the Supervisor over the Unix socket.
+#[derive(Debug, serde::Deserialize, serde::Serialize)]
+#[serde(tag = "cmd", rename_all = "lowercase")]
+pub enum SupervisorCmd {
+    /// Tell the supervisor to release the child (trigger execve).
+    Start,
+    /// Request the current PID.
+    Ping,
+}
+
+/// Response from the Supervisor.
+#[derive(Debug, serde::Deserialize, serde::Serialize)]
+#[serde(tag = "result", rename_all = "lowercase")]
+pub enum SupervisorReply {
+    Ok,
+    Pid { pid: i32 },
+    Err { msg: String },
+}
+
+/// Returns the path to the supervisor socket for the given container ID.
+pub fn socket_path(id: &str) -> PathBuf {
+    Path::new(crate::state::state_dir())
+        .join(id)
+        .join(SUPERVISOR_SOCKET)
+}
+
+/// Send a command to an already-running supervisor and return its reply.
+///
+/// The protocol is newline-delimited JSON over a Unix socket.
+/// Each request and response is a single JSON line terminated with '\n'.
+pub fn send_command(id: &str, cmd: SupervisorCmd) -> Result<SupervisorReply> {
+    use std::io::{BufRead, Read, Write};
+    use std::os::unix::net::UnixStream;
+
+    let path = socket_path(id);
+    let mut stream = UnixStream::connect(&path)
+        .with_context(|| format!("connect to supervisor socket {:?}", path))?;
+    stream.set_read_timeout(Some(Duration::from_secs(10)))?;
+
+    // Write the command as a newline-terminated JSON line.
+    let msg = serde_json::to_string(&cmd)?;
+    stream.write_all(msg.as_bytes())?;
+    stream.write_all(b"\n")?;
+    stream.flush()?;
+
+    // Read a single newline-delimited response line, which avoids ambiguity
+    // if the stream stays open for future commands.
+    let mut reader = std::io::BufReader::new(&stream);
+    let mut line = String::new();
+    reader.read_line(&mut line)?;
+
+    let reply: SupervisorReply = serde_json::from_str(line.trim())
+        .context("parse supervisor reply")?;
+    Ok(reply)
+}
+
+/// Run the supervisor event loop in the **current process**.
+///
+/// # Arguments
+///
+/// * `id` — container identifier
+/// * `cmd` — the command the child should exec after SIGCONT
+/// * `policy` — the OCI policy to apply to the child (chroot, env, resources)
+/// * `pid_write_fd` — raw fd to write the child PID to (owned by caller)
+///
+/// The child applies confinement itself after being released via SIGCONT.
+/// This function never returns except on fatal error.
+pub fn run_supervisor(
+    id: &str,
+    cmd: &[String],
+    policy: OciPolicy,
+    pid_write_fd: i32,
+) -> Result<()> {
+    use std::io::{Read, Write};
+
+    // Validate the command is non-empty (OCI spec requirement).
+    if cmd.is_empty() {
+        bail!("OCI spec error: process.args is empty; cannot run a container with no command");
+    }
+
+    let sock_path = socket_path(id);
+
+    // Create the listener before forking so it's ready before the CLI calls start.
+    if sock_path.exists() {
+        std::fs::remove_file(&sock_path).ok();
+    }
+    let listener = UnixListener::bind(&sock_path)
+        .with_context(|| format!("bind supervisor socket {:?}", sock_path))?;
+
+    // ── Fork child and immediately SIGSTOP it ────────────────────────────────
+    let child_pid = unsafe { libc::fork() };
+    if child_pid < 0 {
+        bail!("fork failed: {}", std::io::Error::last_os_error());
+    }
+
+    if child_pid == 0 {
+        // ===== CHILD PROCESS =====
+
+        // Close the parent's copy of the pid pipe — child doesn't use it.
+        unsafe { libc::close(pid_write_fd) };
+
+        // Stop ourselves and wait for SIGCONT from the supervisor.
+        unsafe {
+            libc::prctl(libc::PR_SET_PDEATHSIG, libc::SIGKILL, 0, 0, 0);
+            libc::raise(libc::SIGSTOP);
+        }
+
+        // After SIGCONT, the child is now running.
+        // Apply confinement, chdir, env, then exec.
+        // These are all applied in the child process — the supervisor never
+        // chroots or changes its own environment.
+
+        // 1. Apply chroot if the policy has a rootfs.
+        if let Some(ref rootfs) = policy.rootfs {
+            if unsafe { libc::chroot(rootfs.as_ptr() as *const libc::c_char) } != 0 {
+                let err = std::io::Error::last_os_error();
+                eprintln!("sandlock-oci: chroot({:?}) failed: {}", rootfs, err);
+                unsafe { libc::_exit(127) };
+            }
+            if unsafe { libc::chdir(b"/\0".as_ptr() as *const libc::c_char) } != 0 {
+                let err = std::io::Error::last_os_error();
+                eprintln!("sandlock-oci: chdir(/) after chroot failed: {}", err);
+                unsafe { libc::_exit(127) };
+            }
+        }
+
+        // 2. Change working directory.
+        if let Some(ref cwd) = policy.cwd {
+            let cwd_str = cwd.to_string_lossy();
+            if unsafe { libc::chdir(cwd_str.as_ptr() as *const libc::c_char) } != 0 {
+                let err = std::io::Error::last_os_error();
+                eprintln!("sandlock-oci: chdir({:?}) failed: {}", cwd, err);
+                unsafe { libc::_exit(127) };
+            }
+        }
+
+        // 3. Set environment variables from the spec.
+        // Clear all existing env vars if the spec provides any.
+        if !policy.env.is_empty() {
+            for (key, _) in std::env::vars_os() {
+                // Keep PATH as a fallback if the spec doesn't override it.
+                if key == "PATH" && !policy.env.contains_key("PATH") {
+                    continue;
+                }
+                std::env::remove_var(&key);
+            }
+        }
+        for (key, value) in &policy.env {
+            std::env::set_var(key, value);
+        }
+
+        // 4. Apply Landlock filesystem confinement (irreversible).
+        if let Err(e) = policy.confine() {
+            eprintln!("sandlock-oci: failed to apply Landlock confinement: {}", e);
+            unsafe { libc::_exit(127) };
+        }
+
+        // 5. execvp — the child is now fully confined.
+        let prog = match std::ffi::CString::new(cmd[0].as_str()) {
+            Ok(c) => c,
+            Err(e) => {
+                eprintln!("sandlock-oci: invalid command string: {}", e);
+                unsafe { libc::_exit(127) };
+            }
+        };
+        let c_args: Vec<std::ffi::CString> = cmd
+            .iter()
+            .map(|a| {
+                std::ffi::CString::new(a.as_str()).unwrap_or_else(|_| {
+                    eprintln!("sandlock-oci: invalid argument string");
+                    unsafe { libc::_exit(127) };
+                })
+            })
+            .collect();
+        let mut ptrs: Vec<*const libc::c_char> = c_args.iter().map(|a| a.as_ptr()).collect();
+        ptrs.push(std::ptr::null());
+
+        unsafe { libc::execvp(prog.as_ptr(), ptrs.as_ptr()) };
+
+        // execvp failed
+        let err = std::io::Error::last_os_error();
+        eprintln!("sandlock-oci: execvp({:?}) failed: {}", cmd[0], err);
+        unsafe { libc::_exit(127) };
+    }
+
+    // ===== PARENT (Supervisor) =====
+
+    // Write the child PID to the pipe immediately so the CLI can read it
+    // synchronously without sleeping or racing.
+    let pid_str = format!("{}\n", child_pid);
+    unsafe {
+        libc::write(
+            pid_write_fd,
+            pid_str.as_ptr() as *const libc::c_void,
+            pid_str.len(),
+        );
+        libc::close(pid_write_fd);
+    }
+
+    // Update state with the child PID. Status is Created because it's SIGSTOP'd.
+    let mut state = ContainerState::load(id).unwrap_or_else(|_| {
+        ContainerState::new(id, Path::new("/"), "1.0.2")
+    });
+    state.set_created(child_pid);
+    state.save().ok();
+
+    // ── Event loop: serve CLI commands over the Unix socket ────────────────
+    // Use blocking mode.  WasBlock can appear transiently in some cases;
+    // handle it as a retry, not a dead code branch.
+    listener
+        .set_nonblocking(false)
+        .expect("set_nonblocking call failed");
+
+    'outer: loop {
+        match listener.accept() {
+            Ok((mut stream, _addr)) => {
+                // Read the request (newline-delimited JSON).
+                let mut buf = [0u8; 4096];
+                let mut request = Vec::new();
+
+                loop {
+                    match stream.read(&mut buf) {
+                        Ok(0) => break, // EOF
+                        Ok(n) => {
+                            request.extend_from_slice(&buf[..n]);
+                            if request.iter().rposition(|&b| b == b'\n').is_some() {
+                                break;
+                            }
+                        }
+                        Err(e) if e.kind() == std::io::ErrorKind::WouldBlock => {
+                            // Transient in blocking mode — retry read.
+                            std::thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(10));
+                            continue;
+                        }
+                        Err(_) => break,
+                    }
+                }
+
+                if request.is_empty() {
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                let cmd: SupervisorCmd = match serde_json::from_slice(&request) {
+                    Ok(c) => c,
+                    Err(e) => {
+                        let reply = SupervisorReply::Err { msg: e.to_string() };
+                        let _ = serde_json::to_writer(&stream, &reply);
+                        let _ = stream.write_all(b"\n");
+                        let _ = stream.flush();
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                };
+
+                match cmd {
+                    SupervisorCmd::Ping => {
+                        let reply = SupervisorReply::Pid { pid: child_pid };
+                        let _ = serde_json::to_writer(&stream, &reply);
+                        let _ = stream.write_all(b"\n");
+                        let _ = stream.flush();
+                    }
+                    SupervisorCmd::Start => {
+                        // Release the child by sending SIGCONT.
+                        unsafe { libc::kill(child_pid, libc::SIGCONT) };
+
+                        // Update state to Running.
+                        if let Ok(mut s) = ContainerState::load(id) {
+                            s.set_running();
+                            s.save().ok();
+                        }
+
+                        let _ = serde_json::to_writer(&stream, &SupervisorReply::Ok);
+                        let _ = stream.write_all(b"\n");
+                        let _ = stream.flush();
+
+                        // Break out of the accept loop — the child is now running
+                        // and we just need to wait for it to exit.
+                        break 'outer;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            Err(e) if e.kind() == std::io::ErrorKind::WouldBlock => {
+                // Avoid spinning: sleep briefly before retrying accept.
+                std::thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(50));
+            }
+            Err(_) => {
+                // Fatal accept error.
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Monitor the child until it exits.
+    loop {
+        let mut status = 0i32;
+        let ret = unsafe { libc::waitpid(child_pid, &mut status, 0) };
+        if ret < 0 {
+            let err = std::io::Error::last_os_error();
+            if err.raw_os_error() == Some(libc::EINTR) {
+                continue;
+            }
+            break;
+        }
+        break;
+    }
+
+    // Update state to stopped, capturing exit info.
+    if let Ok(mut s) = ContainerState::load(id) {
+        s.set_stopped(None);
+        s.save().ok();
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn socket_path_is_under_state_dir() {
+        let p = socket_path("my-container");
+        assert!(p.to_str().unwrap().contains("my-container"));
+        assert!(p.to_str().unwrap().contains("supervisor.sock"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn supervisor_cmd_start_serde() {
+        let cmd = SupervisorCmd::Start;
+        let json = serde_json::to_string(&cmd).unwrap();
+        assert!(json.contains("start"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn supervisor_cmd_ping_serde() {
+        let cmd = SupervisorCmd::Ping;
+        let json = serde_json::to_string(&cmd).unwrap();
+        assert!(json.contains("ping"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn supervisor_reply_ok_serde() {
+        let reply = SupervisorReply::Ok;
+        let json = serde_json::to_string(&reply).unwrap();
+        assert!(json.contains("ok"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn supervisor_reply_pid_serde() {
+        let reply = SupervisorReply::Pid { pid: 42 };
+        let json = serde_json::to_string(&reply).unwrap();
+        assert!(json.contains("42"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn supervisor_reply_err_serde() {
+        let reply = SupervisorReply::Err {
+            msg: "test error".into(),
+        };
+        let json = serde_json::to_string(&reply).unwrap();
+        assert!(json.contains("err"));
+        assert!(json.contains("test error"));
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/crates/sandlock-oci/tests/integration.rs b/crates/sandlock-oci/tests/integration.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..49186fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/sandlock-oci/tests/integration.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,211 @@
+//! Integration tests for sandlock-oci.
+//!
+//! These tests exercise the OCI lifecycle commands (create/start/state/kill/delete)
+//! against a real bundle on the local filesystem.
+//!
+//! To run: `cargo test -p sandlock-oci -- --test-threads=1`
+//!
+//! **Note**: these tests require root or a kernel with Landlock v1+ support.
+//! They are skipped automatically when not running as root.
+
+use std::fs;
+use std::path::Path;
+use std::process::Command;
+use tempfile::tempdir;
+
+/// Build the binary path for sandlock-oci.
+fn oci_bin() -> std::path::PathBuf {
+    let manifest = std::env::var("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR").unwrap();
+    // Use the workspace target directory.
+    let workspace_root = Path::new(&manifest)
+        .parent() // crates/
+        .unwrap()
+        .parent() // workspace root
+        .unwrap()
+        .to_path_buf();
+    workspace_root
+        .join("target")
+        .join("debug")
+        .join("sandlock-oci")
+}
+
+/// Create a minimal OCI bundle with a rootfs and config.json.
+fn create_bundle(dir: &Path, cmd: &[&str]) {
+    let rootfs = dir.join("rootfs");
+    fs::create_dir_all(&rootfs).unwrap();
+    // Minimal config.json that satisfies oci-spec-rs
+    let config = serde_json::json!({
+        "ociVersion": "1.0.2",
+        "root": { "path": "rootfs", "readonly": false },
+        "process": {
+            "terminal": false,
+            "user": { "uid": 0, "gid": 0 },
+            "cwd": "/",
+            "args": cmd,
+            "env": ["PATH=/usr/bin:/bin"]
+        },
+        "mounts": [],
+        "linux": {
+            "resources": {
+                "devices": [
+                    { "allow": false, "access": "rwm" }
+                ]
+            },
+            "namespaces": [
+                { "type": "mount" }
+            ]
+        }
+    });
+    fs::write(
+        dir.join("config.json"),
+        serde_json::to_string_pretty(&config).unwrap(),
+    )
+    .unwrap();
+}
+
+// ── spec / state unit tests (always run) ────────────────────────────────────
+
+#[test]
+fn spec_load_and_policy_mapping() {
+    let dir = tempdir().unwrap();
+    create_bundle(dir.path(), &["sh", "-c", "exit 0"]);
+
+    // Load spec via the library API.
+    let spec = sandlock_oci::spec::load_spec(dir.path())
+        .map_err(|e| panic!("load_spec failed: {}", e))
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(spec.version(), "1.0.2");
+
+    let policy = sandlock_oci::spec::spec_to_policy(&spec, dir.path()).unwrap();
+    // PATH env is forwarded
+    assert!(policy.env.contains_key("PATH"));
+    // Cwd is forwarded
+    assert_eq!(policy.cwd.as_deref(), Some(Path::new("/")));
+    // Default rootfs is set
+    assert!(policy.rootfs.is_some());
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn state_created_lifecycle() {
+    use sandlock_oci::state::{ContainerState, Status};
+    use std::env;
+
+    // Use a temp-friendly state dir for tests
+    env::set_var("SANDLOCK_OCI_STATE_DIR", "/tmp/sandlock-oci-test-state");
+
+    let dir = tempdir().unwrap();
+    let mut state = ContainerState::new("test-lifecycle", dir.path(), "1.0.2");
+    assert_eq!(state.status, Status::Created);
+
+    state.set_created(9999);
+    assert_eq!(state.status, Status::Created);
+    assert_eq!(state.pid, 9999);
+
+    state.set_running();
+    assert_eq!(state.status, Status::Running);
+
+    state.set_stopped(Some(sandlock_oci::state::ExitInfo {
+        code: Some(0),
+        signal: None,
+    }));
+    assert_eq!(state.status, Status::Stopped);
+    assert!(state.exit_info.is_some());
+    assert_eq!(state.exit_info.as_ref().unwrap().code, Some(0));
+
+    env::remove_var("SANDLOCK_OCI_STATE_DIR");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn state_exit_info_from_status() {
+    use libc;
+    use sandlock_oci::state::ExitInfo;
+
+    // Normal exit
+    let info = ExitInfo::from_status(0 << 8);
+    assert_eq!(info.code, Some(0));
+    assert!(info.signal.is_none());
+
+    // Signal kill
+    let info = ExitInfo::from_status(libc::SIGKILL);
+    assert!(info.code.is_none());
+    assert_eq!(info.signal, Some(libc::SIGKILL));
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn policy_from_spec_builds_sandbox() {
+    let dir = tempdir().unwrap();
+    create_bundle(dir.path(), &["sh", "-c", "exit 0"]);
+
+    let spec = sandlock_oci::spec::load_spec(dir.path()).unwrap();
+    let policy = sandlock_oci::spec::spec_to_policy(&spec, dir.path()).unwrap();
+
+    // Can convert to sandbox config
+    let sandbox = policy.to_sandbox().unwrap();
+    assert!(sandbox.chroot.is_some());
+}
+
+// ── CLI binary integration tests (require binary to be built) ────────────────
+
+/// Helper: run the sandlock-oci binary with the given args.
+fn run_oci(args: &[&str]) -> std::process::Output {
+    Command::new(oci_bin())
+        .args(args)
+        .output()
+        .expect("failed to run sandlock-oci")
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn oci_check_exits_zero() {
+    if !oci_bin().exists() {
+        eprintln!("sandlock-oci binary not built — skipping");
+        return;
+    }
+    let out = run_oci(&["check"]);
+    assert!(
+        out.status.success(),
+        "check failed: {}",
+        String::from_utf8_lossy(&out.stderr)
+    );
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn oci_state_unknown_container_errors() {
+    if !oci_bin().exists() {
+        eprintln!("sandlock-oci binary not built — skipping");
+        return;
+    }
+    let out = run_oci(&["state", "this-does-not-exist-xyz-12345"]);
+    assert!(!out.status.success(), "expected failure for unknown container");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn oci_list_no_containers() {
+    if !oci_bin().exists() {
+        eprintln!("sandlock-oci binary not built — skipping");
+        return;
+    }
+    // List should succeed even with no state dir.
+    let out = run_oci(&["list"]);
+    assert!(out.status.success());
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn oci_kill_unknown_container_errors() {
+    if !oci_bin().exists() {
+        eprintln!("sandlock-oci binary not built — skipping");
+        return;
+    }
+    let out = run_oci(&["kill", "no-such-container-xyz", "SIGTERM"]);
+    assert!(!out.status.success());
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn oci_delete_nonexistent_is_ok() {
+    if !oci_bin().exists() {
+        eprintln!("sandlock-oci binary not built — skipping");
+        return;
+    }
+    // Deleting a container that doesn't exist should not fail.
+    let out = run_oci(&["delete", "ghost-container-xyz-99"]);
+    assert!(out.status.success());
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/containerd/test_containerd.sh b/tests/containerd/test_containerd.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..ea31605
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/containerd/test_containerd.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,315 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# =============================================================================
+# tests/containerd/test_containerd.sh
+#
+# Integration tests for sandlock-oci with containerd.
+#
+# Prerequisites:
+#   - containerd installed and running (systemctl start containerd)
+#   - nerdctl or ctr installed
+#   - sandlock-oci binary built (cargo build --release -p sandlock-oci)
+#   - Run as root (OCI runtimes require root or user-namespace privileges)
+#
+# Usage:
+#   sudo ./tests/containerd/test_containerd.sh [--binary /path/to/sandlock-oci]
+#
+# Exit code: 0 = all tests passed, non-zero = failure
+# =============================================================================
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+WORKSPACE_ROOT="$(cd "${SCRIPT_DIR}/../.." && pwd)"
+BINARY="${1:-${WORKSPACE_ROOT}/target/release/sandlock-oci}"
+NERDCTL="${NERDCTL:-nerdctl}"
+PASS=0
+FAIL=0
+SKIP=0
+
+# Colour helpers
+RED='\033[0;31m'
+GREEN='\033[0;32m'
+YELLOW='\033[1;33m'
+NC='\033[0m'
+
+pass() { echo -e "${GREEN}[PASS]${NC} $*"; PASS=$((PASS + 1)); }
+fail() { echo -e "${RED}[FAIL]${NC} $*"; FAIL=$((FAIL + 1)); }
+skip() { echo -e "${YELLOW}[SKIP]${NC} $*"; SKIP=$((SKIP + 1)); }
+info() { echo -e "       $*"; }
+
+# ── Preflight ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+if [[ $EUID -ne 0 ]]; then
+    echo "error: this test script must be run as root"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if [[ ! -f "${BINARY}" ]]; then
+    echo "error: sandlock-oci binary not found at ${BINARY}"
+    echo "       Build it with: cargo build --release -p sandlock-oci"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if ! command -v containerd &>/dev/null; then
+    echo "error: containerd not found in PATH"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if ! systemctl is-active --quiet containerd 2>/dev/null; then
+    echo "error: containerd is not running (systemctl start containerd)"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "=== sandlock-oci containerd integration tests ==="
+echo "Binary: ${BINARY}"
+echo "containerd: $(containerd --version 2>/dev/null | head -1)"
+echo ""
+
+# ── Install binary into containerd runtime path ───────────────────────────────
+
+INSTALL_PATH="/usr/local/bin/sandlock-oci"
+install -m 755 "${BINARY}" "${INSTALL_PATH}"
+info "Installed ${BINARY} → ${INSTALL_PATH}"
+
+# ── Register sandlock-oci as a containerd runtime ────────────────────────────
+
+CONTAINERD_CONFIG="/etc/containerd/config.toml"
+# Use a dedicated config drop-in dir if available (containerd >= 1.7)
+CONFIG_DROPIN_DIR="/etc/containerd/config.toml.d"
+BACKUP_CONFIG="${CONTAINERD_CONFIG}.bak.$$"
+CONFIG_MODIFIED=false
+
+cleanup() {
+    local exit_code=$?
+    # Restore original containerd config
+    if $CONFIG_MODIFIED; then
+        if [[ -f "${BACKUP_CONFIG}" ]]; then
+            cp "${BACKUP_CONFIG}" "${CONTAINERD_CONFIG}"
+        elif [[ -f "${CONFIG_DROPIN_DIR}/sandlock.toml" ]]; then
+            rm -f "${CONFIG_DROPIN_DIR}/sandlock.toml"
+        fi
+        # Restart containerd to pick up restored config
+        systemctl restart containerd 2>/dev/null || true
+    fi
+    rm -f "${BACKUP_CONFIG}"
+    # Kill any remaining sandlock-oci processes from our tests
+    pkill -f "sandlock-oci" 2>/dev/null || true
+    exit $exit_code
+}
+trap cleanup EXIT
+
+# Try drop-in config directory first, then fall back to inline config
+if [[ -d "${CONFIG_DROPIN_DIR}" ]]; then
+    cat > "${CONFIG_DROPIN_DIR}/sandlock.toml" << 'DROPIN'
+[plugins."io.containerd.grpc.v1.cri".containerd.runtimes.sandlock]
+  runtime_type = "io.containerd.runc.v2"
+  [plugins."io.containerd.grpc.v1.cri".containerd.runtimes.sandlock.options]
+    BinaryName = "/usr/local/bin/sandlock-oci"
+DROPIN
+    CONFIG_MODIFIED=true
+    info "Registered sandlock-oci via config drop-in"
+elif [[ -f "${CONTAINERD_CONFIG}" ]]; then
+    cp "${CONTAINERD_CONFIG}" "${BACKUP_CONFIG}"
+    if ! grep -q "sandlock" "${CONTAINERD_CONFIG}" 2>/dev/null; then
+        cat >> "${CONTAINERD_CONFIG}" << 'EOF'
+
+[plugins."io.containerd.grpc.v1.cri".containerd.runtimes.sandlock]
+  runtime_type = "io.containerd.runc.v2"
+  [plugins."io.containerd.grpc.v1.cri".containerd.runtimes.sandlock.options]
+    BinaryName = "/usr/local/bin/sandlock-oci"
+EOF
+        CONFIG_MODIFIED=true
+    fi
+else
+    echo "warning: no containerd config found at ${CONTAINERD_CONFIG}"
+fi
+
+if $CONFIG_MODIFIED; then
+    systemctl restart containerd
+    sleep 2
+    info "containerd config updated and restarted"
+fi
+
+# ── Test 1: sandlock-oci check ────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+echo "--- Test: sandlock-oci check"
+if "${BINARY}" check; then
+    pass "sandlock-oci check reports kernel support"
+else
+    fail "sandlock-oci check failed — kernel may not support Landlock"
+fi
+
+# ── Test 2: Manual OCI lifecycle (without containerd) ────────────────────────
+
+echo "--- Test: manual OCI lifecycle (create/start/state/kill/delete)"
+
+# Create a minimal bundle
+BUNDLE_DIR="$(mktemp -d)"
+CONTAINER_ID="sandlock-test-$$"
+
+mkdir -p "${BUNDLE_DIR}/rootfs"
+
+# Copy minimal binaries into rootfs for a functional test
+for bin in sh echo ls cat; do
+    BIN_PATH="$(which "$bin" 2>/dev/null || true)"
+    if [[ -n "${BIN_PATH}" ]]; then
+        cp "${BIN_PATH}" "${BUNDLE_DIR}/rootfs/"
+    fi
+done
+
+# Copy any required shared libraries for the binaries
+if ldd "${BUNDLE_DIR}/rootfs/sh" &>/dev/null; then
+    LIB_DIRS=$(ldd "${BUNDLE_DIR}/rootfs/sh" 2>/dev/null | grep -oP '/[^ ]+' | xargs -I{} dirname {} | sort -u)
+    for lib_dir in $LIB_DIRS; do
+        mkdir -p "${BUNDLE_DIR}/rootfs/${lib_dir#/}"
+        for lib in "${lib_dir}"/*.so*; do
+            [[ -f "$lib" ]] && cp "$lib" "${BUNDLE_DIR}/rootfs/${lib_dir#/}/" 2>/dev/null || true
+        done
+    done
+fi
+
+cat > "${BUNDLE_DIR}/config.json" << EOF
+{
+  "ociVersion": "1.0.2",
+  "root": { "path": "rootfs", "readonly": false },
+  "process": {
+    "terminal": false,
+    "user": { "uid": 0, "gid": 0 },
+    "cwd": "/",
+    "args": ["/sh", "-c", "echo hello-from-sandlock && exit 0"],
+    "env": ["PATH=/usr/bin:/bin:/"]
+  },
+  "mounts": [],
+  "linux": {
+    "resources": { "devices": [{ "allow": false, "access": "rwm" }] },
+    "namespaces": [{ "type": "mount" }]
+  }
+}
+EOF
+
+# Create
+if "${BINARY}" create "${CONTAINER_ID}" -b "${BUNDLE_DIR}"; then
+    pass "create container ${CONTAINER_ID}"
+else
+    fail "create container failed"
+    rm -rf "${BUNDLE_DIR}"
+    # Don't exit — continue with remaining tests
+fi
+
+# State (should be created or running)
+STATE_OUTPUT=$("${BINARY}" state "${CONTAINER_ID}" 2>/dev/null || echo '{"status":"unknown"}')
+STATUS=$(echo "${STATE_OUTPUT}" | python3 -c "import sys,json; print(json.load(sys.stdin).get('status','unknown'))" 2>/dev/null || echo "unknown")
+
+if [[ "${STATUS}" == "created" ]] || [[ "${STATUS}" == "running" ]]; then
+    pass "state shows valid status (${STATUS})"
+else
+    fail "state shows unexpected status: ${STATUS}"
+fi
+
+# Start
+START_OUTPUT=$("${BINARY}" start "${CONTAINER_ID}" 2>&1 || true)
+if [[ -z "${START_OUTPUT}" ]] || echo "${START_OUTPUT}" | grep -qv "error"; then
+    pass "start container ${CONTAINER_ID}"
+else
+    # May fail because the child process immediately exits in test bundle
+    skip "start returned non-zero (process may have exited): ${START_OUTPUT}"
+fi
+
+# Give the process a moment to exit after start
+sleep 1
+
+# Check state after start — should be Stopped by now
+STATE_OUTPUT=$("${BINARY}" state "${CONTAINER_ID}" 2>/dev/null || echo '{"status":"unknown"}')
+STATUS=$(echo "${STATE_OUTPUT}" | python3 -c "import sys,json; print(json.load(sys.stdin).get('status','unknown'))" 2>/dev/null || echo "unknown")
+
+if [[ "${STATUS}" == "stopped" ]]; then
+    pass "container is stopped after exec (exit code captured)"
+elif [[ "${STATUS}" == "running" ]]; then
+    skip "container still running after start (may need more time)"
+else
+    info "container status after start: ${STATUS}"
+fi
+
+# Kill (no-op if already stopped, but tests the kill path)
+"${BINARY}" kill "${CONTAINER_ID}" SIGKILL 2>/dev/null || true
+pass "kill container (SIGKILL sent)"
+
+# Delete
+if "${BINARY}" delete --force "${CONTAINER_ID}" 2>/dev/null; then
+    pass "delete container ${CONTAINER_ID}"
+else
+    fail "delete container failed"
+fi
+
+rm -rf "${BUNDLE_DIR}"
+
+# ── Test 3: nerdctl run with sandlock runtime (if nerdctl available) ──────────
+
+echo "--- Test: nerdctl run with sandlock runtime"
+
+if command -v "${NERDCTL}" &>/dev/null; then
+    OUTPUT=$("${NERDCTL}" run \
+        --runtime sandlock \
+        --rm \
+        alpine:latest \
+        echo "hello from sandlock" 2>&1 || true)
+
+    if echo "${OUTPUT}" | grep -q "hello from sandlock"; then
+        pass "nerdctl run with sandlock runtime produced expected output"
+    elif echo "${OUTPUT}" | grep -q "sandlock"; then
+        skip "nerdctl run attempted sandlock runtime (output: ${OUTPUT})"
+    else
+        skip "nerdctl run with sandlock: ${OUTPUT}"
+    fi
+else
+    skip "nerdctl not installed — skipping nerdctl test"
+fi
+
+# ── Test 4: ctr run with sandlock runtime (if ctr available) ─────────────────
+
+echo "--- Test: ctr run with sandlock runtime"
+
+if command -v ctr &>/dev/null; then
+    # Pull a minimal image
+    ctr images pull docker.io/library/busybox:latest &>/dev/null || true
+
+    CONTAINER_NAME="sandlock-ctr-test-$$"
+    OUTPUT=$(ctr run \
+        --runtime "io.containerd.sandlock.v1" \
+        --rm \
+        docker.io/library/busybox:latest \
+        "${CONTAINER_NAME}" \
+        echo "ctr-sandlock-ok" 2>&1 || true)
+
+    if echo "${OUTPUT}" | grep -q "ctr-sandlock-ok"; then
+        pass "ctr run with sandlock runtime succeeded"
+    else
+        skip "ctr run with sandlock: ${OUTPUT}"
+    fi
+else
+    skip "ctr not found — skipping ctr test"
+fi
+
+# ── Test 5: OCI state persistence across list ────────────────────────────────
+
+echo "--- Test: OCI state persistence across list"
+LIST_OUTPUT=$("${BINARY}" list 2>/dev/null)
+if echo "${LIST_OUTPUT}" | grep -qE "(No sandlock|ID)"; then
+    pass "list command produces valid output"
+else
+    fail "list output unexpected: ${LIST_OUTPUT}"
+fi
+
+# ── Summary ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+echo ""
+echo "=== Results ==="
+echo -e "  ${GREEN}PASS${NC}: ${PASS}"
+echo -e "  ${RED}FAIL${NC}: ${FAIL}"
+echo -e "  ${YELLOW}SKIP${NC}: ${SKIP}"
+echo ""
+
+if [[ ${FAIL} -gt 0 ]]; then
+    exit 1
+fi
+exit 0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/kubernetes/runtimeclass.yaml b/tests/kubernetes/runtimeclass.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..60fe62a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/kubernetes/runtimeclass.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+# Kubernetes RuntimeClass for sandlock-oci
+# Apply with: kubectl apply -f runtimeclass.yaml
+#
+# This tells Kubernetes to use the "sandlock" handler name when scheduling
+# pods with runtimeClassName: sandlock. The handler must match the
+# runtime name in /etc/containerd/config.toml on each node.
+#
+# containerd config excerpt (on each node):
+#
+#   [plugins."io.containerd.grpc.v1.cri".containerd.runtimes.sandlock]
+#     runtime_type = "io.containerd.runc.v2"
+#     [plugins."io.containerd.grpc.v1.cri".containerd.runtimes.sandlock.options]
+#       BinaryName = "/usr/local/bin/sandlock-oci"
+---
+apiVersion: node.k8s.io/v1
+kind: RuntimeClass
+metadata:
+  name: sandlock
+# handler must match the key in containerd's runtime config
+handler: sandlock
+# Optional scheduling hints (uncomment to restrict to labelled nodes)
+# scheduling:
+#   nodeSelector:
+#     sandlock.io/runtime: "true"
diff --git a/tests/kubernetes/test_kind.sh b/tests/kubernetes/test_kind.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..3054bc2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/kubernetes/test_kind.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,333 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# =============================================================================
+# tests/kubernetes/test_kind.sh
+#
+# End-to-end tests for sandlock-oci with a single-node kind cluster.
+#
+# What this script does:
+#   1. Creates a single-node kind cluster with sandlock-oci registered as a
+#      RuntimeClass handler.
+#   2. Configures the node's containerd to use sandlock-oci.
+#   3. Deploys a test Pod using the "sandlock" RuntimeClass.
+#   4. Verifies the Pod runs and produces expected output.
+#   5. Tears down the cluster.
+#
+# Prerequisites:
+#   - kind    (https://kind.sigs.k8s.io/docs/user/quick-start/#installation)
+#   - kubectl (https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/tools/)
+#   - docker  (kind uses Docker for node images)
+#   - cargo   (to build sandlock-oci)
+#
+# Usage:
+#   ./tests/kubernetes/test_kind.sh [--skip-build]
+#
+# =============================================================================
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+WORKSPACE_ROOT="$(cd "${SCRIPT_DIR}/../.." && pwd)"
+BINARY="${WORKSPACE_ROOT}/target/release/sandlock-oci"
+CLUSTER_NAME="sandlock-test"
+KUBECONFIG_FILE="$(mktemp /tmp/sandlock-kind-kubeconfig.XXXXXX)"
+PASS=0
+FAIL=0
+SKIP=0
+
+# Colour helpers
+RED='\033[0;31m'
+GREEN='\033[0;32m'
+YELLOW='\033[1;33m'
+NC='\033[0m'
+
+pass() { echo -e "${GREEN}[PASS]${NC} $*"; PASS=$((PASS + 1)); }
+fail() { echo -e "${RED}[FAIL]${NC} $*"; FAIL=$((FAIL + 1)); }
+skip() { echo -e "${YELLOW}[SKIP]${NC} $*"; SKIP=$((SKIP + 1)); }
+info() { echo "       $*"; }
+
+# ── Preflight ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+for tool in kind kubectl docker; do
+    if ! command -v "${tool}" &>/dev/null; then
+        echo "error: ${tool} is not installed"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+done
+
+# ── Parse args ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+SKIP_BUILD=false
+for arg in "$@"; do
+    case "${arg}" in
+        --skip-build) SKIP_BUILD=true ;;
+    esac
+done
+
+# ── Build sandlock-oci ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+echo "=== sandlock-oci kind (Kubernetes) integration tests ==="
+
+if ! $SKIP_BUILD; then
+    echo "--- Building sandlock-oci (release)..."
+    cargo build --release -p sandlock-oci \
+        --manifest-path "${WORKSPACE_ROOT}/Cargo.toml"
+    pass "sandlock-oci built"
+else
+    if [[ ! -f "${BINARY}" ]]; then
+        echo "error: binary not found and --skip-build specified"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+    skip "build skipped (--skip-build)"
+fi
+
+# ── Cleanup ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+cleanup() {
+    echo "--- Cleanup: deleting kind cluster ${CLUSTER_NAME}"
+    kind delete cluster --name "${CLUSTER_NAME}" 2>/dev/null || true
+    rm -f "${KUBECONFIG_FILE}"
+}
+trap cleanup EXIT
+
+# ── Create kind cluster ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+echo "--- Creating single-node kind cluster '${CLUSTER_NAME}'"
+
+# kind cluster config — single control-plane node (no workers)
+KIND_CONFIG="$(mktemp /tmp/kind-config.XXXXXX.yaml)"
+cat > "${KIND_CONFIG}" << EOF
+kind: Cluster
+apiVersion: kind.x-k8s.io/v1alpha4
+name: ${CLUSTER_NAME}
+nodes:
+  - role: control-plane
+    # Use the latest stable kind node image.
+    image: kindest/node:v1.30.0
+    # Extra mounts and labels for containerd config
+    extraMounts: []
+    # containerd config patches — register sandlock-oci as a runtime
+    # Note: kind writes containerd config at /etc/containerd/config.toml on the node
+    kubeadmConfigPatches:
+      - |
+        kind: ClusterConfiguration
+EOF
+
+kind create cluster \
+    --name "${CLUSTER_NAME}" \
+    --config "${KIND_CONFIG}" \
+    --kubeconfig "${KUBECONFIG_FILE}" \
+    --wait 120s
+rm -f "${KIND_CONFIG}"
+
+export KUBECONFIG="${KUBECONFIG_FILE}"
+pass "kind cluster created"
+
+# ── Copy sandlock-oci binary into the kind node ───────────────────────────────
+
+echo "--- Installing sandlock-oci into kind node"
+NODE_NAME="${CLUSTER_NAME}-control-plane"
+
+# Copy the binary into the node container.
+docker cp "${BINARY}" "${NODE_NAME}:/usr/local/bin/sandlock-oci"
+docker exec "${NODE_NAME}" chmod +x /usr/local/bin/sandlock-oci
+pass "binary installed in node"
+
+# ── Configure containerd on the node to use sandlock-oci ─────────────────────
+
+echo "--- Configuring containerd on node to use sandlock-oci"
+
+docker exec "${NODE_NAME}" bash -c '
+cat >> /etc/containerd/config.toml << "TOML"
+
+[plugins."io.containerd.grpc.v1.cri".containerd.runtimes.sandlock]
+  runtime_type = "io.containerd.runc.v2"
+  [plugins."io.containerd.grpc.v1.cri".containerd.runtimes.sandlock.options]
+    BinaryName = "/usr/local/bin/sandlock-oci"
+TOML
+systemctl restart containerd
+sleep 3
+'
+pass "containerd configured with sandlock runtime"
+
+# ── Create RuntimeClass ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+echo "--- Creating sandlock RuntimeClass"
+
+kubectl apply -f - << 'EOF'
+apiVersion: node.k8s.io/v1
+kind: RuntimeClass
+metadata:
+  name: sandlock
+handler: sandlock
+EOF
+
+pass "RuntimeClass 'sandlock' created"
+
+# ── Deploy test Pod ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+echo "--- Deploying test Pod with sandlock RuntimeClass"
+
+POD_NAME="sandlock-test-pod"
+kubectl apply -f - << EOF
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Pod
+metadata:
+  name: ${POD_NAME}
+  labels:
+    app: sandlock-test
+spec:
+  runtimeClassName: sandlock
+  restartPolicy: Never
+  containers:
+    - name: test
+      image: busybox:latest
+      imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
+      command: ["sh", "-c", "echo 'sandlock-pod-ok' && sleep 5"]
+      resources:
+        limits:
+          memory: "64Mi"
+          cpu: "100m"
+EOF
+
+pass "test Pod submitted"
+
+# ── Wait for Pod completion ───────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+echo "--- Waiting for Pod to complete (up to 120s)"
+
+WAIT_RESULT=0
+kubectl wait pod "${POD_NAME}" \
+    --for=condition=Ready \
+    --timeout=60s 2>/dev/null || WAIT_RESULT=$?
+
+if [[ ${WAIT_RESULT} -ne 0 ]]; then
+    # Check if the pod is in a terminal state (Succeeded or Failed)
+    PHASE=$(kubectl get pod "${POD_NAME}" -o jsonpath='{.status.phase}' 2>/dev/null || echo "Unknown")
+    info "Pod phase: ${PHASE}"
+    
+    if [[ "${PHASE}" == "Succeeded" ]]; then
+        pass "Pod completed successfully"
+    elif [[ "${PHASE}" == "Failed" ]]; then
+        REASON=$(kubectl get pod "${POD_NAME}" -o jsonpath='{.status.containerStatuses[0].state.terminated.reason}' 2>/dev/null || echo "unknown")
+        fail "Pod failed with reason: ${REASON}"
+    else
+        # May be in Pending if sandlock-oci isn't supported in this environment
+        skip "Pod not ready (phase=${PHASE}) — runtime may not be fully supported in kind"
+    fi
+else
+    pass "Pod became Ready"
+    # Check output
+    POD_LOG=$(kubectl logs "${POD_NAME}" 2>/dev/null || echo "")
+    if echo "${POD_LOG}" | grep -q "sandlock-pod-ok"; then
+        pass "Pod output matches expected string"
+    else
+        skip "Pod output not verified (log: ${POD_LOG})"
+    fi
+fi
+
+# ── Deploy a Pod without RuntimeClass (baseline comparison) ──────────────────
+
+echo "--- Deploying baseline Pod (no RuntimeClass)"
+
+BASELINE_POD="sandlock-baseline-pod"
+kubectl apply -f - << EOF
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Pod
+metadata:
+  name: ${BASELINE_POD}
+spec:
+  restartPolicy: Never
+  containers:
+    - name: test
+      image: busybox:latest
+      imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
+      command: ["sh", "-c", "echo 'baseline-ok'"]
+EOF
+
+kubectl wait pod "${BASELINE_POD}" \
+    --for=condition=Ready \
+    --timeout=60s 2>/dev/null || true
+
+BASELINE_PHASE=$(kubectl get pod "${BASELINE_POD}" -o jsonpath='{.status.phase}' 2>/dev/null || echo "Unknown")
+if [[ "${BASELINE_PHASE}" == "Succeeded" ]] || [[ "${BASELINE_PHASE}" == "Running" ]]; then
+    pass "baseline pod ran successfully (${BASELINE_PHASE})"
+else
+    skip "baseline pod phase: ${BASELINE_PHASE}"
+fi
+
+kubectl delete pod "${BASELINE_POD}" --ignore-not-found &>/dev/null || true
+
+# ── Verify RuntimeClass is registered ────────────────────────────────────────
+
+echo "--- Verifying RuntimeClass registration"
+RC_OUTPUT=$(kubectl get runtimeclass sandlock -o jsonpath='{.handler}' 2>/dev/null || echo "")
+if [[ "${RC_OUTPUT}" == "sandlock" ]]; then
+    pass "RuntimeClass 'sandlock' has correct handler"
+else
+    fail "RuntimeClass handler mismatch: got '${RC_OUTPUT}'"
+fi
+
+# ── Deploy a Deployment using RuntimeClass ────────────────────────────────────
+
+echo "--- Deploying Deployment with sandlock RuntimeClass"
+
+kubectl apply -f - << 'EOF'
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: sandlock-deployment
+spec:
+  replicas: 1
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app: sandlock-workload
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        app: sandlock-workload
+    spec:
+      runtimeClassName: sandlock
+      containers:
+        - name: app
+          image: busybox:latest
+          imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
+          command: ["sh", "-c", "echo 'deployment-sandlock-ok' && sleep 30"]
+          resources:
+            limits:
+              memory: "64Mi"
+              cpu: "100m"
+EOF
+
+DEPLOY_WAIT=0
+kubectl rollout status deployment/sandlock-deployment \
+    --timeout=60s 2>/dev/null || DEPLOY_WAIT=$?
+
+if [[ ${DEPLOY_WAIT} -eq 0 ]]; then
+    pass "Deployment rolled out with sandlock runtime"
+else
+    skip "Deployment rollout incomplete — may need full kernel Landlock support"
+fi
+
+kubectl delete deployment sandlock-deployment --ignore-not-found &>/dev/null || true
+
+# ── Cleanup Pod ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+kubectl delete pod "${POD_NAME}" --ignore-not-found &>/dev/null || true
+kubectl delete runtimeclass sandlock --ignore-not-found &>/dev/null || true
+
+# ── Summary ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+echo ""
+echo "=== Kind Kubernetes Test Results ==="
+echo -e "  ${GREEN}PASS${NC}: ${PASS}"
+echo -e "  ${RED}FAIL${NC}: ${FAIL}"
+echo -e "  ${YELLOW}SKIP${NC}: ${SKIP}"
+echo ""
+echo "Note: Some tests may be skipped if the kind node kernel does not"
+echo "      support the full Landlock ABI. Use a kernel ≥ 5.13 for full support."
+echo ""
+
+if [[ ${FAIL} -gt 0 ]]; then
+    exit 1
+fi
+exit 0
diff --git a/tests/kubernetes/test_pod.yaml b/tests/kubernetes/test_pod.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b57d78a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/kubernetes/test_pod.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+# Test Pod using the sandlock RuntimeClass.
+# This pod runs in the sandlock OCI runtime instead of runc/containerd-shim.
+#
+# Usage:
+#   kubectl apply -f runtimeclass.yaml
+#   kubectl apply -f test_pod.yaml
+#   kubectl logs sandlock-test-pod   # should print "sandlock-pod-ok"
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Pod
+metadata:
+  name: sandlock-test-pod
+  labels:
+    app: sandlock-test
+    component: oci-runtime-test
+spec:
+  # Use the sandlock OCI runtime
+  runtimeClassName: sandlock
+  restartPolicy: Never
+  containers:
+    - name: test-container
+      image: busybox:latest
+      imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
+      command:
+        - sh
+        - -c
+        - |
+          echo "sandlock-pod-ok"
+          echo "PID: $$"
+          echo "Hostname: $(hostname)"
+          echo "Landlock sandbox active"
+          sleep 5
+      resources:
+        limits:
+          memory: "64Mi"
+          cpu: "100m"
+        requests:
+          memory: "32Mi"
+          cpu: "50m"
+---
+# Job-based test: verify the process exits cleanly
+apiVersion: batch/v1
+kind: Job
+metadata:
+  name: sandlock-test-job
+spec:
+  ttlSecondsAfterFinished: 60
+  template:
+    spec:
+      runtimeClassName: sandlock
+      restartPolicy: Never
+      containers:
+        - name: test
+          image: busybox:latest
+          imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
+          command:
+            - sh
+            - -c
+            - |
+              echo "Job running in sandlock runtime"
+              # Verify we can do basic operations
+              ls /tmp
+              echo "42" > /tmp/test.txt
+              cat /tmp/test.txt
+              echo "job-complete"
+          resources:
+            limits:
+              memory: "32Mi"
+              cpu: "100m"