diff --git a/src/AR.Iec61850/Mms/MmsDynamicDataSetQualificationRecovery.cs b/src/AR.Iec61850/Mms/MmsDynamicDataSetQualificationRecovery.cs
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+namespace AR.Iec61850.Mms;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Typed evidence from a fresh-association recovery of one exact G2.3 temporary
+/// NamedVariableList. Recovery is intentionally narrower than qualification itself:
+/// it may delete only when a fresh directory proves that the surviving list contains
+/// the exact ordered members from the failed current-run attempt. A name match alone
+/// never authorizes mutation.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed class MmsDynamicDataSetQualificationRecoveryResult
+{
+    public bool IsSuccess { get; init; }
+    public string DataSetReference { get; init; } = string.Empty;
+    public IReadOnlyList<string> ExpectedMemberReferences { get; init; } = Array.Empty<string>();
+    public bool NamePresentBefore { get; init; }
+    public bool DirectoryReadableBefore { get; init; }
+    public IReadOnlyList<string> ObservedMemberReferencesBefore { get; init; } = Array.Empty<string>();
+    public bool ExactMembersVerifiedBeforeDelete { get; init; }
+    public bool DeleteAttempted { get; init; }
+    public MmsDeleteNamedVariableListResult? DeleteResult { get; init; }
+    public bool NamePresentAfter { get; init; }
+    public bool DirectoryReadableAfter { get; init; }
+    public bool AssociationHealthy { get; init; }
+    public string Failure { get; init; } = string.Empty;
+    public string Summary { get; init; } = string.Empty;
+    public IReadOnlyList<string> EvidenceLines { get; init; } = Array.Empty<string>();
+}
+
+public static class MmsDynamicDataSetQualificationRecoveryPolicy
+{
+    public static bool ExactOrderedMembersMatch(
+        IReadOnlyList<string> expected,
+        IReadOnlyList<string> observed)
+    {
+        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(expected);
+        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(observed);
+        if (expected.Count != observed.Count)
+            return false;
+
+        for (var index = 0; index < expected.Count; index++)
+        {
+            if (!Normalize(expected[index]).Equals(Normalize(observed[index]), StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+                return false;
+        }
+
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    public static bool CanDeleteExactResidue(
+        bool namePresent,
+        bool directoryReadable,
+        IReadOnlyList<string> expectedMemberReferences,
+        IReadOnlyList<string> observedMemberReferences,
+        bool associationHealthy,
+        out string reason)
+    {
+        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(expectedMemberReferences);
+        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(observedMemberReferences);
+
+        if (!associationHealthy)
+        {
+            reason = "Fresh MMS association is not healthy; residue delete is forbidden.";
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        if (!namePresent && !directoryReadable)
+        {
+            reason = "No surviving qualification residue is visible; no delete is required.";
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        if (!directoryReadable)
+        {
+            reason = "Qualification residue has no readable directory; a name match alone never authorizes delete.";
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        if (expectedMemberReferences.Count == 0)
+        {
+            reason = "The failed qualification attempt has no exact expected member sequence; delete is forbidden.";
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        if (!ExactOrderedMembersMatch(expectedMemberReferences, observedMemberReferences))
+        {
+            reason = "Fresh qualification residue directory does not exactly match the ordered members from the failed current-run attempt; delete is forbidden.";
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        reason = "Fresh qualification residue has the exact ordered current-run member sequence; targeted delete of this exact temporary DataSet is permitted.";
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    public static bool IsRecoveryClosed(
+        bool namePresent,
+        bool directoryReadable,
+        bool associationHealthy,
+        out string reason)
+    {
+        if (!associationHealthy)
+        {
+            reason = "Fresh MMS association is not healthy after residue inspection/cleanup.";
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        if (namePresent)
+        {
+            reason = "Temporary qualification DataSet is still advertised by fresh NamedVariableList discovery.";
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        if (directoryReadable)
+        {
+            reason = "Temporary qualification DataSet still has a readable directory on the fresh association.";
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        reason = "Fresh-association qualification cleanup is closed: temporary DataSet absent by namespace and direct directory, association healthy.";
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    private static string Normalize(string? value)
+        => (value ?? string.Empty).Trim().Replace('.', '$');
+}
+
+public sealed partial class MmsClientSession
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Recovers only the exact temporary NamedVariableList from a failed G2.3 attempt.
+    /// The caller must invoke this on a newly established MMS association. If the list is
+    /// already absent the operation is read-only. If it survives, DeleteNamedVariableList
+    /// is allowed only after fresh directory readback exactly matches the failed attempt's
+    /// ordered member sequence. Closure is then re-proven by fresh namespace + direct
+    /// directory absence while the association remains healthy.
+    /// </summary>
+    public async Task<MmsDynamicDataSetQualificationRecoveryResult> RecoverDynamicDataSetQualificationResidueAsync(
+        string dataSetReference,
+        IReadOnlyList<string> expectedMemberReferences,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        EnsureMmsReady();
+        ArgumentException.ThrowIfNullOrWhiteSpace(dataSetReference);
+        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(expectedMemberReferences);
+        if (expectedMemberReferences.Count == 0)
+            throw new ArgumentException("Fresh qualification recovery requires the exact failed-attempt member sequence.", nameof(expectedMemberReferences));
+        if (expectedMemberReferences.Any(string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace))
+            throw new ArgumentException("Fresh qualification recovery member references cannot be empty.", nameof(expectedMemberReferences));
+        if (expectedMemberReferences.Distinct(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase).Count() != expectedMemberReferences.Count)
+            throw new ArgumentException("Fresh qualification recovery member references cannot contain duplicates.", nameof(expectedMemberReferences));
+
+        var expected = expectedMemberReferences.Select(reference => reference.Trim()).ToArray();
+        var evidence = new List<string>();
+        evidence.Add($"G2.3 fresh recovery target: dataset={dataSetReference}; expectedMembers={expected.Length}; mutationPolicy=exact-current-run-residue-only");
+
+        var before = await InspectQualificationResidueAsync(dataSetReference, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+        evidence.AddRange(before.EvidenceLines.Select(line => "G2.3 fresh recovery BEFORE: " + line));
+
+        var initiallyClosed = MmsDynamicDataSetQualificationRecoveryPolicy.IsRecoveryClosed(
+            before.NamePresent,
+            before.DirectoryReadable,
+            IsMmsInitiated,
+            out var initialClosureReason);
+        evidence.Add("G2.3 fresh recovery initial closure: " + initialClosureReason);
+        if (initiallyClosed)
+        {
+            return new MmsDynamicDataSetQualificationRecoveryResult
+            {
+                IsSuccess = true,
+                DataSetReference = dataSetReference,
+                ExpectedMemberReferences = expected,
+                NamePresentBefore = before.NamePresent,
+                DirectoryReadableBefore = before.DirectoryReadable,
+                ObservedMemberReferencesBefore = before.MemberReferences,
+                AssociationHealthy = IsMmsInitiated,
+                Summary = "G2.3 fresh recovery PASS: the temporary qualification DataSet was already absent on the fresh association; no delete mutation was required.",
+                EvidenceLines = evidence
+            };
+        }
+
+        var mayDelete = MmsDynamicDataSetQualificationRecoveryPolicy.CanDeleteExactResidue(
+            before.NamePresent,
+            before.DirectoryReadable,
+            expected,
+            before.MemberReferences,
+            IsMmsInitiated,
+            out var deleteReason);
+        evidence.Add("G2.3 fresh recovery delete gate: " + deleteReason);
+        if (!mayDelete)
+        {
+            return new MmsDynamicDataSetQualificationRecoveryResult
+            {
+                DataSetReference = dataSetReference,
+                ExpectedMemberReferences = expected,
+                NamePresentBefore = before.NamePresent,
+                DirectoryReadableBefore = before.DirectoryReadable,
+                ObservedMemberReferencesBefore = before.MemberReferences,
+                ExactMembersVerifiedBeforeDelete = false,
+                AssociationHealthy = IsMmsInitiated,
+                Failure = deleteReason,
+                Summary = "G2.3 fresh recovery failed closed before delete. " + deleteReason,
+                EvidenceLines = evidence
+            };
+        }
+
+        var delete = await SendQualificationRecoveryDeleteAsync(dataSetReference, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+        evidence.Add($"G2.3 fresh recovery DELETE: attempted=true; success={delete.IsSuccess}; matched={delete.NumberMatched?.ToString() ?? "?"}; deleted={delete.NumberDeleted?.ToString() ?? "?"}; association={State}; result={delete.Message}");
+        if (!delete.IsSuccess || !IsMmsInitiated)
+        {
+            var failure = !delete.IsSuccess
+                ? "Exact temporary qualification DataSet delete was not accepted."
+                : "MMS association was not healthy after exact temporary qualification DataSet delete.";
+            return new MmsDynamicDataSetQualificationRecoveryResult
+            {
+                DataSetReference = dataSetReference,
+                ExpectedMemberReferences = expected,
+                NamePresentBefore = before.NamePresent,
+                DirectoryReadableBefore = before.DirectoryReadable,
+                ObservedMemberReferencesBefore = before.MemberReferences,
+                ExactMembersVerifiedBeforeDelete = true,
+                DeleteAttempted = true,
+                DeleteResult = delete,
+                AssociationHealthy = IsMmsInitiated,
+                Failure = failure,
+                Summary = "G2.3 fresh recovery failed closed after targeted delete. " + failure,
+                EvidenceLines = evidence
+            };
+        }
+
+        var after = await InspectQualificationResidueAsync(dataSetReference, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+        evidence.AddRange(after.EvidenceLines.Select(line => "G2.3 fresh recovery AFTER: " + line));
+        var closed = MmsDynamicDataSetQualificationRecoveryPolicy.IsRecoveryClosed(
+            after.NamePresent,
+            after.DirectoryReadable,
+            IsMmsInitiated,
+            out var closureReason);
+        evidence.Add("G2.3 fresh recovery final closure: " + closureReason);
+
+        return new MmsDynamicDataSetQualificationRecoveryResult
+        {
+            IsSuccess = closed,
+            DataSetReference = dataSetReference,
+            ExpectedMemberReferences = expected,
+            NamePresentBefore = before.NamePresent,
+            DirectoryReadableBefore = before.DirectoryReadable,
+            ObservedMemberReferencesBefore = before.MemberReferences,
+            ExactMembersVerifiedBeforeDelete = true,
+            DeleteAttempted = true,
+            DeleteResult = delete,
+            NamePresentAfter = after.NamePresent,
+            DirectoryReadableAfter = after.DirectoryReadable,
+            AssociationHealthy = IsMmsInitiated,
+            Failure = closed ? string.Empty : closureReason,
+            Summary = closed
+                ? "G2.3 fresh recovery PASS: exact current-run qualification residue was deleted and fresh namespace + direct directory absence were proven on a healthy association."
+                : "G2.3 fresh recovery did not prove complete cleanup closure after exact targeted delete. " + closureReason,
+            EvidenceLines = evidence
+        };
+    }
+
+    private async Task<QualificationResidueInspection> InspectQualificationResidueAsync(
+        string dataSetReference,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        var evidence = new List<string>();
+        MmsDiscoveryResult discovery;
+        try
+        {
+            discovery = await DiscoverAsync(
+                probeReportAttributes: false,
+                maxReportAttributeProbes: 0,
+                cancellationToken: cancellationToken,
+                readDataSetDirectories: false,
+                maxDataSetDirectoryReads: 0).ConfigureAwait(false);
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex) when (ex is IOException or InvalidDataException or InvalidOperationException or ObjectDisposedException)
+        {
+            evidence.Add($"discovery exception={ex.GetType().Name}: {ex.Message}; association={State}");
+            return new QualificationResidueInspection { EvidenceLines = evidence };
+        }
+
+        var namePresent = QualificationDataSetNamePresent(discovery.Snapshot, dataSetReference, out var namespaceReason);
+        evidence.Add("namespace: " + namespaceReason);
+
+        MmsDataSetDirectoryResult directory;
+        try
+        {
+            directory = await GetDataSetDirectoryAsync(dataSetReference, discovery.IedDirectory, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex) when (ex is IOException or InvalidDataException or InvalidOperationException or ObjectDisposedException)
+        {
+            evidence.Add($"direct directory exception={ex.GetType().Name}: {ex.Message}; association={State}");
+            return new QualificationResidueInspection
+            {
+                NamePresent = namePresent,
+                EvidenceLines = evidence
+            };
+        }
+
+        var members = directory.Members.Select(member => member.MmsReference).ToArray();
+        evidence.Add($"direct directory: readable={directory.IsSuccess}; members={members.Length}; association={State}; result={directory.Message}");
+        if (directory.IsSuccess)
+            evidence.Add("direct directory members: " + string.Join(" | ", members));
+
+        return new QualificationResidueInspection
+        {
+            NamePresent = namePresent,
+            DirectoryReadable = directory.IsSuccess,
+            MemberReferences = members,
+            EvidenceLines = evidence
+        };
+    }
+
+    private async Task<MmsDeleteNamedVariableListResult> SendQualificationRecoveryDeleteAsync(
+        string dataSetReference,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        var invokeId = NextInvokeId();
+        var request = MmsDeleteNamedVariableListRequest.Build(invokeId, dataSetReference);
+        try
+        {
+            var response = await SendConfirmedPresentationPayloadAsync(request, invokeId, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            return MmsDeleteNamedVariableListResponseDecoder.Decode(response, invokeId, dataSetReference);
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex) when (ex is IOException or InvalidDataException or InvalidOperationException or ObjectDisposedException)
+        {
+            await MarkProtocolFaultAsync().ConfigureAwait(false);
+            return new MmsDeleteNamedVariableListResult
+            {
+                IsSuccess = false,
+                DataSetReference = dataSetReference,
+                Message = $"G2.3 fresh recovery DeleteNamedVariableList transport fault: {ex.GetType().Name}: {ex.Message}"
+            };
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static bool QualificationDataSetNamePresent(
+        MmsDiscoverySnapshot snapshot,
+        string dataSetReference,
+        out string reason)
+    {
+        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(snapshot);
+        var (domain, itemName) = MmsDataSetDirectoryRequest.ParseDataSetReference(dataSetReference);
+        var normalizedItem = itemName.Trim().Replace('.', '$');
+        if (!snapshot.DomainVariableLists.TryGetValue(domain, out var names))
+        {
+            reason = $"domain {domain} is absent from NamedVariableList discovery; absence cannot be proven by namespace alone.";
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        var present = names.Any(name =>
+            (name ?? string.Empty).Trim().Replace('.', '$').Equals(normalizedItem, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
+        reason = present
+            ? $"temporary qualification DataSet is advertised: domain={domain}; item={normalizedItem}."
+            : $"temporary qualification DataSet is absent from NamedVariableList discovery: domain={domain}; item={normalizedItem}; advertisedLists={names.Count}.";
+        return present;
+    }
+
+    private sealed class QualificationResidueInspection
+    {
+        public bool NamePresent { get; init; }
+        public bool DirectoryReadable { get; init; }
+        public IReadOnlyList<string> MemberReferences { get; init; } = Array.Empty<string>();
+        public IReadOnlyList<string> EvidenceLines { get; init; } = Array.Empty<string>();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/AR.Iec61850.Tests/Mms/MmsDynamicDataSetQualificationRecoveryTests.cs b/tests/AR.Iec61850.Tests/Mms/MmsDynamicDataSetQualificationRecoveryTests.cs
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+using AR.Iec61850.Mms;
+
+namespace AR.Iec61850.Tests.Mms;
+
+public sealed class MmsDynamicDataSetQualificationRecoveryTests
+{
+    private static readonly string[] Expected =
+    [
+        "IEDLD/LLN0$ST$A$stVal",
+        "IEDLD/LLN0$ST$B$stVal"
+    ];
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void ExactCurrentRunResidue_MayBeDeletedOnHealthyFreshAssociation()
+    {
+        var allowed = MmsDynamicDataSetQualificationRecoveryPolicy.CanDeleteExactResidue(
+            namePresent: true,
+            directoryReadable: true,
+            expectedMemberReferences: Expected,
+            observedMemberReferences: Expected,
+            associationHealthy: true,
+            out var reason);
+
+        Assert.True(allowed, reason);
+        Assert.Contains("exact ordered", reason, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void MemberMismatch_NeverAuthorizesDelete()
+    {
+        var allowed = MmsDynamicDataSetQualificationRecoveryPolicy.CanDeleteExactResidue(
+            namePresent: true,
+            directoryReadable: true,
+            expectedMemberReferences: Expected,
+            observedMemberReferences:
+            [
+                Expected[0],
+                "IEDLD/LLN0$ST$OTHER$stVal"
+            ],
+            associationHealthy: true,
+            out var reason);
+
+        Assert.False(allowed);
+        Assert.Contains("does not exactly match", reason, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void NameOnlyWithoutReadableDirectory_NeverAuthorizesDelete()
+    {
+        var allowed = MmsDynamicDataSetQualificationRecoveryPolicy.CanDeleteExactResidue(
+            namePresent: true,
+            directoryReadable: false,
+            expectedMemberReferences: Expected,
+            observedMemberReferences: Array.Empty<string>(),
+            associationHealthy: true,
+            out var reason);
+
+        Assert.False(allowed);
+        Assert.Contains("readable directory", reason, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void ClosedRecovery_RequiresNamespaceAndDirectoryAbsenceAndHealthyAssociation()
+    {
+        Assert.True(MmsDynamicDataSetQualificationRecoveryPolicy.IsRecoveryClosed(
+            namePresent: false,
+            directoryReadable: false,
+            associationHealthy: true,
+            out var passReason), passReason);
+
+        Assert.False(MmsDynamicDataSetQualificationRecoveryPolicy.IsRecoveryClosed(
+            namePresent: true,
+            directoryReadable: false,
+            associationHealthy: true,
+            out _));
+        Assert.False(MmsDynamicDataSetQualificationRecoveryPolicy.IsRecoveryClosed(
+            namePresent: false,
+            directoryReadable: true,
+            associationHealthy: true,
+            out _));
+        Assert.False(MmsDynamicDataSetQualificationRecoveryPolicy.IsRecoveryClosed(
+            namePresent: false,
+            directoryReadable: false,
+            associationHealthy: false,
+            out _));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void ExactOrderedMemberMatch_IsOrderSensitive()
+    {
+        Assert.True(MmsDynamicDataSetQualificationRecoveryPolicy.ExactOrderedMembersMatch(Expected, Expected));
+        Assert.False(MmsDynamicDataSetQualificationRecoveryPolicy.ExactOrderedMembersMatch(
+            Expected,
+            Expected.Reverse().ToArray()));
+    }
+}