diff --git a/tests/runtime-flow.test.ts b/tests/runtime-flow.test.ts
index 196487b..1c83e07 100644
--- a/tests/runtime-flow.test.ts
+++ b/tests/runtime-flow.test.ts
@@ -279,6 +279,63 @@ describe("Yonexus.Client runtime flow", () => {
     expect(runtime.state.lastPairingFailure).toBe("re_pair_required");
   });
 
+  it("SR-03: restarts with stored credentials and resumes at auth flow without re-pairing", async () => {
+    const now = 1_710_000_000;
+    const { generateKeyPair } = await import("../plugin/crypto/keypair.js");
+    const keyPair = await generateKeyPair();
+    const storeState = createMockStateStore({
+      identifier: "client-a",
+      publicKey: keyPair.publicKey,
+      privateKey: keyPair.privateKey,
+      secret: "stored-secret",
+      pairedAt: now - 20,
+      authenticatedAt: now - 10,
+      updatedAt: now - 10
+    });
+    const transportState = createMockTransport();
+    const runtime = createYonexusClientRuntime({
+      config: {
+        mainHost: "ws://localhost:8787",
+        identifier: "client-a",
+        notifyBotToken: "stub-token",
+        adminUserId: "admin-user"
+      },
+      transport: transportState.transport,
+      stateStore: storeState.store,
+      now: () => now
+    });
+
+    await runtime.start();
+    runtime.handleTransportStateChange("connected");
+
+    const hello = decodeBuiltin(transportState.sent[0]);
+    expect(hello.type).toBe("hello");
+    expect(hello.payload).toMatchObject({
+      identifier: "client-a",
+      hasSecret: true,
+      hasKeyPair: true,
+      publicKey: keyPair.publicKey
+    });
+
+    await runtime.handleMessage(
+      encodeBuiltin(
+        buildHelloAck(
+          {
+            identifier: "client-a",
+            nextAction: "auth_required"
+          },
+          { requestId: "req-restart-hello", timestamp: now }
+        )
+      )
+    );
+
+    expect(runtime.state.phase).toBe("auth_required");
+
+    const authRequest = decodeBuiltin(transportState.sent.at(-1)!);
+    expect(authRequest.type).toBe("auth_request");
+    expect(authRequest.payload).toMatchObject({ identifier: "client-a" });
+  });
+
   it("sends heartbeat only when authenticated and connected", async () => {
     const storeState = createMockStateStore({
       identifier: "client-a",