diff --git a/src/lib/insights/__tests__/blood-pressure-status.test.ts b/src/lib/insights/__tests__/blood-pressure-status.test.ts
index 7b089aaec..fb76ceb66 100644
--- a/src/lib/insights/__tests__/blood-pressure-status.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/insights/__tests__/blood-pressure-status.test.ts
@@ -109,6 +109,106 @@ describe("generateBloodPressureStatusForUser — v1.4.6 bucketed payload", () =>
   });
 });
 
+describe("generateBloodPressureStatusForUser — v1.4.41 timeout-stub persistence", () => {
+  it("persists a sentinel row keyed to today when the provider times out", async () => {
+    vi.mocked(prisma.user.findUnique).mockResolvedValue({
+      dateOfBirth: null,
+    } as never);
+    vi.mocked(prisma.auditLog.findFirst).mockResolvedValue(null);
+    vi.mocked(prisma.measurement.findMany).mockResolvedValue([
+      { type: "BLOOD_PRESSURE_SYS", value: 132, measuredAt: new Date() },
+      { type: "BLOOD_PRESSURE_DIA", value: 84, measuredAt: new Date() },
+    ] as never);
+    vi.mocked(prisma.medication.findMany).mockResolvedValue([] as never);
+    vi.mocked(prisma.medicationIntakeEvent.findMany).mockResolvedValue(
+      [] as never,
+    );
+    vi.mocked(prisma.moodEntry.findMany).mockResolvedValue([] as never);
+    vi.mocked(prisma.auditLog.create).mockResolvedValue({
+      createdAt: new Date(),
+    } as never);
+
+    vi.mocked(resolveProvider).mockResolvedValue({
+      type: "anthropic",
+      generateCompletion: vi.fn(
+        () =>
+          new Promise(() => {
+            /* never resolves */
+          }),
+      ),
+    } as never);
+
+    vi.useFakeTimers();
+    const promise = generateBloodPressureStatusForUser("user-1", {
+      locale: "en",
+    });
+    await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(25_000);
+    const result = await promise;
+    vi.useRealTimers();
+
+    expect(result.text).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(result.cached).toBe(true);
+    expect(result.updatedAt).toBeTruthy();
+
+    const createCalls = vi.mocked(prisma.auditLog.create).mock.calls;
+    expect(createCalls.length).toBe(1);
+    const details = (createCalls[0][0] as { data: { details: string } }).data
+      .details;
+    const parsed = JSON.parse(details) as {
+      dateKey?: string;
+      text?: string;
+      timeout?: boolean;
+      model?: string;
+    };
+    expect(parsed.text).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(parsed.timeout).toBe(true);
+    expect(parsed.model).toBe("timeout-stub");
+    expect(parsed.dateKey).toMatch(/^\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}$/);
+  });
+
+  it("subsequent mounts short-circuit at the cache lookup and skip the race", async () => {
+    const parts = new Intl.DateTimeFormat("en-US", {
+      timeZone: "Europe/Berlin",
+      year: "numeric",
+      month: "2-digit",
+      day: "2-digit",
+    }).formatToParts(new Date());
+    const y = parts.find((p) => p.type === "year")!.value;
+    const m = parts.find((p) => p.type === "month")!.value;
+    const d = parts.find((p) => p.type === "day")!.value;
+    const todayKey = `${y}-${m}-${d}`;
+    const stubRow = {
+      createdAt: new Date(),
+      details: JSON.stringify({
+        dateKey: todayKey,
+        locale: "en",
+        text: "Blood pressure assessment fallback…",
+        timeout: true,
+      }),
+    };
+
+    vi.mocked(prisma.user.findUnique).mockResolvedValue({
+      dateOfBirth: null,
+    } as never);
+    vi.mocked(prisma.auditLog.findFirst).mockResolvedValue(stubRow as never);
+    const providerCall = vi.fn();
+    vi.mocked(resolveProvider).mockResolvedValue({
+      type: "anthropic",
+      generateCompletion: providerCall,
+    } as never);
+
+    const result = await generateBloodPressureStatusForUser("user-1", {
+      locale: "en",
+    });
+
+    expect(providerCall).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(result.text).toBe("Blood pressure assessment fallback…");
+    expect(result.cached).toBe(true);
+    expect(result.updatedAt).toBe(stubRow.createdAt.toISOString());
+    expect(prisma.auditLog.create).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+});
+
 describe("generateBloodPressureStatusForUser — token-leak hardening (v1.4.27 F16)", () => {
   it("strips metric: tokens out of the cached text before persisting", async () => {
     vi.mocked(prisma.user.findUnique).mockResolvedValue({
diff --git a/src/lib/insights/__tests__/general-status.test.ts b/src/lib/insights/__tests__/general-status.test.ts
index c7e758b38..1f7cbc6dc 100644
--- a/src/lib/insights/__tests__/general-status.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/insights/__tests__/general-status.test.ts
@@ -100,6 +100,102 @@ describe("generateGeneralStatusForUser — v1.4.6 bucketed payload", () => {
   });
 });
 
+describe("generateGeneralStatusForUser — v1.4.41 timeout-stub persistence", () => {
+  it("persists a sentinel row keyed to today when the provider times out", async () => {
+    vi.mocked(prisma.user.findUnique).mockResolvedValue({
+      dateOfBirth: null,
+    } as never);
+    vi.mocked(prisma.auditLog.findFirst).mockResolvedValue(null);
+    vi.mocked(prisma.measurement.findMany).mockResolvedValue([
+      { type: "WEIGHT", value: 82, measuredAt: new Date() },
+    ] as never);
+    vi.mocked(prisma.medicationIntakeEvent.findMany).mockResolvedValue(
+      [] as never,
+    );
+    vi.mocked(prisma.moodEntry.findMany).mockResolvedValue([] as never);
+    vi.mocked(prisma.auditLog.create).mockResolvedValue({
+      createdAt: new Date(),
+    } as never);
+
+    vi.mocked(resolveProvider).mockResolvedValue({
+      type: "anthropic",
+      generateCompletion: vi.fn(
+        () =>
+          new Promise(() => {
+            /* never resolves */
+          }),
+      ),
+    } as never);
+
+    vi.useFakeTimers();
+    const promise = generateGeneralStatusForUser("user-1", { locale: "en" });
+    await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(25_000);
+    const result = await promise;
+    vi.useRealTimers();
+
+    expect(result.text).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(result.cached).toBe(true);
+    expect(result.updatedAt).toBeTruthy();
+
+    const createCalls = vi.mocked(prisma.auditLog.create).mock.calls;
+    expect(createCalls.length).toBe(1);
+    const details = (createCalls[0][0] as { data: { details: string } }).data
+      .details;
+    const parsed = JSON.parse(details) as {
+      dateKey?: string;
+      text?: string;
+      timeout?: boolean;
+      model?: string;
+    };
+    expect(parsed.text).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(parsed.timeout).toBe(true);
+    expect(parsed.model).toBe("timeout-stub");
+    expect(parsed.dateKey).toMatch(/^\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}$/);
+  });
+
+  it("subsequent mounts short-circuit at the cache lookup and skip the race", async () => {
+    const parts = new Intl.DateTimeFormat("en-US", {
+      timeZone: "Europe/Berlin",
+      year: "numeric",
+      month: "2-digit",
+      day: "2-digit",
+    }).formatToParts(new Date());
+    const y = parts.find((p) => p.type === "year")!.value;
+    const m = parts.find((p) => p.type === "month")!.value;
+    const d = parts.find((p) => p.type === "day")!.value;
+    const todayKey = `${y}-${m}-${d}`;
+    const stubRow = {
+      createdAt: new Date(),
+      details: JSON.stringify({
+        dateKey: todayKey,
+        locale: "en",
+        text: "General status fallback…",
+        timeout: true,
+      }),
+    };
+
+    vi.mocked(prisma.user.findUnique).mockResolvedValue({
+      dateOfBirth: null,
+    } as never);
+    vi.mocked(prisma.auditLog.findFirst).mockResolvedValue(stubRow as never);
+    const providerCall = vi.fn();
+    vi.mocked(resolveProvider).mockResolvedValue({
+      type: "anthropic",
+      generateCompletion: providerCall,
+    } as never);
+
+    const result = await generateGeneralStatusForUser("user-1", {
+      locale: "en",
+    });
+
+    expect(providerCall).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(result.text).toBe("General status fallback…");
+    expect(result.cached).toBe(true);
+    expect(result.updatedAt).toBe(stubRow.createdAt.toISOString());
+    expect(prisma.auditLog.create).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+});
+
 describe("generateGeneralStatusForUser — token-leak hardening (v1.4.27 F16)", () => {
   it("strips metric: tokens out of the cached text before persisting", async () => {
     vi.mocked(prisma.user.findUnique).mockResolvedValue({
diff --git a/src/lib/insights/__tests__/medication-compliance-status.test.ts b/src/lib/insights/__tests__/medication-compliance-status.test.ts
index cedf9e67c..234873ed5 100644
--- a/src/lib/insights/__tests__/medication-compliance-status.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/insights/__tests__/medication-compliance-status.test.ts
@@ -108,6 +108,114 @@ describe("generateMedicationComplianceStatusForUser — v1.4.6 bucketed payload"
   });
 });
 
+describe("generateMedicationComplianceStatusForUser — v1.4.41 timeout-stub persistence", () => {
+  it("persists a sentinel row keyed to today when the provider times out", async () => {
+    const now = new Date();
+    const medication = {
+      id: "med-1",
+      name: "Ramipril",
+      dose: "5mg",
+      active: true,
+      createdAt: new Date(now.getTime() - 60 * dayMs),
+      schedules: [{ id: "s1", time: "08:00" }],
+    };
+
+    vi.mocked(prisma.auditLog.findFirst).mockResolvedValue(null);
+    vi.mocked(prisma.medication.findMany).mockResolvedValue([
+      medication,
+    ] as never);
+    vi.mocked(prisma.medicationIntakeEvent.findMany).mockResolvedValue(
+      [] as never,
+    );
+    vi.mocked(prisma.auditLog.create).mockResolvedValue({
+      createdAt: new Date(),
+    } as never);
+
+    vi.mocked(resolveProvider).mockResolvedValue({
+      type: "anthropic",
+      generateCompletion: vi.fn(
+        () =>
+          new Promise(() => {
+            /* never resolves */
+          }),
+      ),
+    } as never);
+
+    vi.useFakeTimers();
+    const promise = generateMedicationComplianceStatusForUser("user-1", {
+      locale: "en",
+    });
+    await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(25_000);
+    const result = await promise;
+    vi.useRealTimers();
+
+    // Route returns the richer `{summary, medications}` shape — the
+    // helper writes the persist row and the route maps `summary` ←
+    // `text` on the way out.
+    expect(result.summary).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(result.medications).toEqual([]);
+    expect(result.cached).toBe(true);
+    expect(result.updatedAt).toBeTruthy();
+
+    const createCalls = vi.mocked(prisma.auditLog.create).mock.calls;
+    expect(createCalls.length).toBe(1);
+    const details = (createCalls[0][0] as { data: { details: string } }).data
+      .details;
+    const parsed = JSON.parse(details) as {
+      dateKey?: string;
+      text?: string;
+      timeout?: boolean;
+      model?: string;
+    };
+    expect(parsed.text).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(parsed.timeout).toBe(true);
+    expect(parsed.model).toBe("timeout-stub");
+    expect(parsed.dateKey).toMatch(/^\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}$/);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("generateMedicationComplianceStatusForUser — v1.4.41 timeout-stub short-circuit", () => {
+  it("subsequent mounts short-circuit when a stub row with text+timeout:true exists", async () => {
+    const parts = new Intl.DateTimeFormat("en-US", {
+      timeZone: "Europe/Berlin",
+      year: "numeric",
+      month: "2-digit",
+      day: "2-digit",
+    }).formatToParts(new Date());
+    const y = parts.find((p) => p.type === "year")!.value;
+    const m = parts.find((p) => p.type === "month")!.value;
+    const d = parts.find((p) => p.type === "day")!.value;
+    const todayKey = `${y}-${m}-${d}`;
+    const stubRow = {
+      createdAt: new Date(),
+      details: JSON.stringify({
+        dateKey: todayKey,
+        locale: "en",
+        text: "Medication compliance fallback…",
+        timeout: true,
+      }),
+    };
+
+    vi.mocked(prisma.auditLog.findFirst).mockResolvedValue(stubRow as never);
+    const providerCall = vi.fn();
+    vi.mocked(resolveProvider).mockResolvedValue({
+      type: "anthropic",
+      generateCompletion: providerCall,
+    } as never);
+
+    const result = await generateMedicationComplianceStatusForUser("user-1", {
+      locale: "en",
+    });
+
+    expect(providerCall).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(result.summary).toBe("Medication compliance fallback…");
+    expect(result.medications).toEqual([]);
+    expect(result.cached).toBe(true);
+    expect(result.updatedAt).toBe(stubRow.createdAt.toISOString());
+    expect(prisma.auditLog.create).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+});
+
 describe("generateMedicationComplianceStatusForUser — token-leak hardening (v1.4.27 F16)", () => {
   it("strips metric: tokens out of the cached summary + per-medication text", async () => {
     const now = new Date();
diff --git a/src/lib/insights/__tests__/mood-status.test.ts b/src/lib/insights/__tests__/mood-status.test.ts
index b9d1e6cb3..bac7611d0 100644
--- a/src/lib/insights/__tests__/mood-status.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/insights/__tests__/mood-status.test.ts
@@ -88,6 +88,97 @@ describe("generateMoodStatusForUser — v1.4.6 bucketed payload", () => {
   });
 });
 
+describe("generateMoodStatusForUser — v1.4.41 timeout-stub persistence", () => {
+  it("persists a sentinel row keyed to today when the provider times out", async () => {
+    const t = new Date();
+    vi.mocked(prisma.auditLog.findFirst).mockResolvedValue(null);
+    vi.mocked(prisma.moodEntry.findMany).mockResolvedValue([
+      {
+        date: t.toISOString().slice(0, 10),
+        score: 4,
+        tags: [],
+        moodLoggedAt: t,
+      },
+    ] as never);
+    vi.mocked(prisma.measurement.findMany).mockResolvedValue([] as never);
+    vi.mocked(prisma.auditLog.create).mockResolvedValue({
+      createdAt: new Date(),
+    } as never);
+
+    vi.mocked(resolveProvider).mockResolvedValue({
+      type: "anthropic",
+      generateCompletion: vi.fn(
+        () =>
+          new Promise(() => {
+            /* never resolves */
+          }),
+      ),
+    } as never);
+
+    vi.useFakeTimers();
+    const promise = generateMoodStatusForUser("user-1", { locale: "en" });
+    await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(25_000);
+    const result = await promise;
+    vi.useRealTimers();
+
+    expect(result.text).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(result.cached).toBe(true);
+    expect(result.updatedAt).toBeTruthy();
+
+    const createCalls = vi.mocked(prisma.auditLog.create).mock.calls;
+    expect(createCalls.length).toBe(1);
+    const details = (createCalls[0][0] as { data: { details: string } }).data
+      .details;
+    const parsed = JSON.parse(details) as {
+      dateKey?: string;
+      text?: string;
+      timeout?: boolean;
+      model?: string;
+    };
+    expect(parsed.text).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(parsed.timeout).toBe(true);
+    expect(parsed.model).toBe("timeout-stub");
+    expect(parsed.dateKey).toMatch(/^\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}$/);
+  });
+
+  it("subsequent mounts short-circuit at the cache lookup and skip the race", async () => {
+    const parts = new Intl.DateTimeFormat("en-US", {
+      timeZone: "Europe/Berlin",
+      year: "numeric",
+      month: "2-digit",
+      day: "2-digit",
+    }).formatToParts(new Date());
+    const y = parts.find((p) => p.type === "year")!.value;
+    const m = parts.find((p) => p.type === "month")!.value;
+    const d = parts.find((p) => p.type === "day")!.value;
+    const todayKey = `${y}-${m}-${d}`;
+    const stubRow = {
+      createdAt: new Date(),
+      details: JSON.stringify({
+        dateKey: todayKey,
+        locale: "en",
+        text: "Mood fallback text…",
+        timeout: true,
+      }),
+    };
+
+    vi.mocked(prisma.auditLog.findFirst).mockResolvedValue(stubRow as never);
+    const providerCall = vi.fn();
+    vi.mocked(resolveProvider).mockResolvedValue({
+      type: "anthropic",
+      generateCompletion: providerCall,
+    } as never);
+
+    const result = await generateMoodStatusForUser("user-1", { locale: "en" });
+
+    expect(providerCall).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(result.text).toBe("Mood fallback text…");
+    expect(result.cached).toBe(true);
+    expect(result.updatedAt).toBe(stubRow.createdAt.toISOString());
+    expect(prisma.auditLog.create).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+});
+
 describe("generateMoodStatusForUser — token-leak hardening (v1.4.27 F16)", () => {
   it("strips metric: tokens out of the cached text before persisting", async () => {
     const t = new Date();
diff --git a/src/lib/insights/__tests__/pulse-status-timeout.test.ts b/src/lib/insights/__tests__/pulse-status-timeout.test.ts
index 8936b8c6d..088ea2d8b 100644
--- a/src/lib/insights/__tests__/pulse-status-timeout.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/insights/__tests__/pulse-status-timeout.test.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,13 @@ import { describe, expect, it, vi, beforeEach, afterEach } from "vitest";
  * cached-style envelope so the InsightStatusCard renders the
  * fallback text instead of spinning behind React-Query's default
  * retries.
+ *
+ * v1.4.41 — the timeout branch now persists a sentinel keyed to
+ * today (see `persistTimeoutStubAndReturn`) so subsequent mounts
+ * short-circuit at the cache lookup. The persisted row carries
+ * `timeout: true` + `model: "timeout-stub"` so the daily pre-warm
+ * job can recognise and overwrite the stub instead of treating it
+ * as a real assessment.
  */
 
 vi.mock("@/lib/db", () => ({
@@ -51,6 +58,9 @@ describe("generatePulseStatusForUser — provider timeout fallback", () => {
       { value: 72, measuredAt: new Date() },
     ] as never);
     vi.mocked(prisma.moodEntry.findMany).mockResolvedValue([] as never);
+    vi.mocked(prisma.auditLog.create).mockResolvedValue({
+      createdAt: new Date(),
+    } as never);
 
     // Provider stalls indefinitely.
     vi.mocked(resolveProvider).mockResolvedValue({
@@ -69,9 +79,19 @@ describe("generatePulseStatusForUser — provider timeout fallback", () => {
     expect(result.cached).toBe(true);
     expect(typeof result.text).toBe("string");
     expect(result.text?.length ?? 0).toBeGreaterThan(0);
-    // The route must NOT persist a fallback into the audit cache —
-    // a transient provider stall should not poison tomorrow's cache
-    // hit.
-    expect(prisma.auditLog.create).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    // v1.4.41 — the timeout branch now persists a sentinel row so
+    // subsequent mounts short-circuit at the cache lookup. The
+    // daily pre-warm worker overwrites the stub by detecting
+    // `timeout: true` + `model: "timeout-stub"`.
+    expect(prisma.auditLog.create).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    const createArg = vi.mocked(prisma.auditLog.create).mock.calls[0][0] as {
+      data: { details: string };
+    };
+    const parsed = JSON.parse(createArg.data.details) as {
+      timeout?: boolean;
+      model?: string;
+    };
+    expect(parsed.timeout).toBe(true);
+    expect(parsed.model).toBe("timeout-stub");
   });
 });
diff --git a/src/lib/insights/__tests__/pulse-status.test.ts b/src/lib/insights/__tests__/pulse-status.test.ts
index d6562101c..7288196b2 100644
--- a/src/lib/insights/__tests__/pulse-status.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/insights/__tests__/pulse-status.test.ts
@@ -82,6 +82,53 @@ describe("generatePulseStatusForUser — v1.4.6 bucketed payload", () => {
   });
 });
 
+describe("generatePulseStatusForUser — v1.4.41 timeout-stub short-circuit", () => {
+  // The persist-on-timeout path is covered by
+  // `pulse-status-timeout.test.ts`. This block pins the second-mount
+  // behaviour: when a sentinel row already exists for today the cache
+  // lookup short-circuits and the provider is never invoked.
+  it("subsequent mounts short-circuit at the cache lookup and skip the race", async () => {
+    const parts = new Intl.DateTimeFormat("en-US", {
+      timeZone: "Europe/Berlin",
+      year: "numeric",
+      month: "2-digit",
+      day: "2-digit",
+    }).formatToParts(new Date());
+    const y = parts.find((p) => p.type === "year")!.value;
+    const m = parts.find((p) => p.type === "month")!.value;
+    const d = parts.find((p) => p.type === "day")!.value;
+    const todayKey = `${y}-${m}-${d}`;
+    const stubRow = {
+      createdAt: new Date(),
+      details: JSON.stringify({
+        dateKey: todayKey,
+        locale: "en",
+        text: "Pulse fallback text…",
+        timeout: true,
+      }),
+    };
+
+    vi.mocked(prisma.user.findUnique).mockResolvedValue({
+      dateOfBirth: null,
+      gender: null,
+    } as never);
+    vi.mocked(prisma.auditLog.findFirst).mockResolvedValue(stubRow as never);
+    const providerCall = vi.fn();
+    vi.mocked(resolveProvider).mockResolvedValue({
+      type: "anthropic",
+      generateCompletion: providerCall,
+    } as never);
+
+    const result = await generatePulseStatusForUser("user-1", { locale: "en" });
+
+    expect(providerCall).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(result.text).toBe("Pulse fallback text…");
+    expect(result.cached).toBe(true);
+    expect(result.updatedAt).toBe(stubRow.createdAt.toISOString());
+    expect(prisma.auditLog.create).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+});
+
 describe("generatePulseStatusForUser — token-leak hardening (v1.4.27 F16)", () => {
   it("strips metric: tokens out of the cached text before persisting", async () => {
     vi.mocked(prisma.user.findUnique).mockResolvedValue({
diff --git a/src/lib/insights/__tests__/weight-status.test.ts b/src/lib/insights/__tests__/weight-status.test.ts
index 82409970f..909dd392f 100644
--- a/src/lib/insights/__tests__/weight-status.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/insights/__tests__/weight-status.test.ts
@@ -82,6 +82,94 @@ describe("generateWeightStatusForUser — v1.4.6 bucketed payload", () => {
   });
 });
 
+describe("generateWeightStatusForUser — v1.4.41 timeout-stub persistence", () => {
+  it("persists a sentinel row keyed to today when the provider times out", async () => {
+    vi.mocked(prisma.auditLog.findFirst).mockResolvedValue(null);
+    vi.mocked(prisma.measurement.findMany).mockResolvedValue([
+      { type: "WEIGHT", value: 82, measuredAt: new Date() },
+    ] as never);
+    vi.mocked(prisma.moodEntry.findMany).mockResolvedValue([] as never);
+    vi.mocked(prisma.auditLog.create).mockResolvedValue({
+      createdAt: new Date(),
+    } as never);
+
+    // Provider stalls indefinitely so the timeout race wins.
+    vi.mocked(resolveProvider).mockResolvedValue({
+      type: "anthropic",
+      generateCompletion: vi.fn(
+        () =>
+          new Promise(() => {
+            /* never resolves */
+          }),
+      ),
+    } as never);
+
+    vi.useFakeTimers();
+    const promise = generateWeightStatusForUser("user-1", { locale: "en" });
+    await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(25_000);
+    const result = await promise;
+    vi.useRealTimers();
+
+    expect(result.text).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(result.cached).toBe(true);
+    expect(result.updatedAt).toBeTruthy();
+
+    const createCalls = vi.mocked(prisma.auditLog.create).mock.calls;
+    expect(createCalls.length).toBe(1);
+    const details = (createCalls[0][0] as { data: { details: string } }).data
+      .details;
+    const parsed = JSON.parse(details) as {
+      dateKey?: string;
+      text?: string;
+      timeout?: boolean;
+      model?: string;
+    };
+    expect(parsed.text).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(parsed.timeout).toBe(true);
+    expect(parsed.model).toBe("timeout-stub");
+    expect(parsed.dateKey).toMatch(/^\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}$/);
+  });
+
+  it("subsequent mounts short-circuit at the cache lookup and skip the race", async () => {
+    const parts = new Intl.DateTimeFormat("en-US", {
+      timeZone: "Europe/Berlin",
+      year: "numeric",
+      month: "2-digit",
+      day: "2-digit",
+    }).formatToParts(new Date());
+    const y = parts.find((p) => p.type === "year")!.value;
+    const m = parts.find((p) => p.type === "month")!.value;
+    const d = parts.find((p) => p.type === "day")!.value;
+    const todayKey = `${y}-${m}-${d}`;
+    const stubRow = {
+      createdAt: new Date(),
+      details: JSON.stringify({
+        dateKey: todayKey,
+        locale: "en",
+        text: "Weight is a directional metric…",
+        timeout: true,
+      }),
+    };
+
+    vi.mocked(prisma.auditLog.findFirst).mockResolvedValue(stubRow as never);
+    const providerCall = vi.fn();
+    vi.mocked(resolveProvider).mockResolvedValue({
+      type: "anthropic",
+      generateCompletion: providerCall,
+    } as never);
+
+    const result = await generateWeightStatusForUser("user-1", {
+      locale: "en",
+    });
+
+    expect(providerCall).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(result.text).toBe("Weight is a directional metric…");
+    expect(result.cached).toBe(true);
+    expect(result.updatedAt).toBe(stubRow.createdAt.toISOString());
+    expect(prisma.auditLog.create).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+});
+
 describe("generateWeightStatusForUser — token-leak hardening (v1.4.27 F16)", () => {
   it("strips metric: tokens out of the cached text before persisting", async () => {
     vi.mocked(prisma.auditLog.findFirst).mockResolvedValue(null);
diff --git a/src/lib/insights/blood-pressure-status.ts b/src/lib/insights/blood-pressure-status.ts
index c7f03e84c..a8dca717e 100644
--- a/src/lib/insights/blood-pressure-status.ts
+++ b/src/lib/insights/blood-pressure-status.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import {
   withTimeout,
   STATUS_PROVIDER_TIMEOUT_MS,
 } from "@/lib/insights/with-timeout";
+import { persistTimeoutStubAndReturn } from "@/lib/insights/persist-timeout-stub";
 import { annotate } from "@/lib/logging/context";
 
 const BERLIN_DAY_FORMATTER = new Intl.DateTimeFormat("en-US", {
@@ -542,12 +543,18 @@ export async function generateBloodPressureStatusForUser(
   );
 
   if (raced.timedOut || raced.value === null) {
-    return {
-      hasProvider: true,
-      text: getNoKeyBloodPressureStatusText(locale),
-      cached: true,
-      updatedAt: null,
-    };
+    // v1.4.37 — persist a sentinel row keyed to today so the next
+    // mount short-circuits at the cache lookup above instead of
+    // re-racing the same 20 s provider call on every cold visit.
+    // See `persistTimeoutStubAndReturn` for the full rationale.
+    return persistTimeoutStubAndReturn({
+      userId,
+      cacheAction,
+      todayKey,
+      locale,
+      providerType: provider.type,
+      stubText: getNoKeyBloodPressureStatusText(locale),
+    });
   }
 
   const result = raced.value;
diff --git a/src/lib/insights/general-status.ts b/src/lib/insights/general-status.ts
index e48101dc7..0d4145520 100644
--- a/src/lib/insights/general-status.ts
+++ b/src/lib/insights/general-status.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import {
   withTimeout,
   STATUS_PROVIDER_TIMEOUT_MS,
 } from "@/lib/insights/with-timeout";
+import { persistTimeoutStubAndReturn } from "@/lib/insights/persist-timeout-stub";
 import { annotate } from "@/lib/logging/context";
 
 const BERLIN_DAY_FORMATTER = new Intl.DateTimeFormat("en-US", {
@@ -390,12 +391,18 @@ export async function generateGeneralStatusForUser(
   );
 
   if (raced.timedOut || raced.value === null) {
-    return {
-      hasProvider: true,
-      text: getNoKeyGeneralStatusText(locale),
-      cached: true,
-      updatedAt: null,
-    };
+    // v1.4.37 — persist a sentinel row keyed to today so the next
+    // mount short-circuits at the cache lookup above instead of
+    // re-racing the same 20 s provider call on every cold visit.
+    // See `persistTimeoutStubAndReturn` for the full rationale.
+    return persistTimeoutStubAndReturn({
+      userId,
+      cacheAction,
+      todayKey,
+      locale,
+      providerType: provider.type,
+      stubText: getNoKeyGeneralStatusText(locale),
+    });
   }
 
   const result = raced.value;
diff --git a/src/lib/insights/medication-compliance-status.ts b/src/lib/insights/medication-compliance-status.ts
index cc91e4fa6..bbf6e5096 100644
--- a/src/lib/insights/medication-compliance-status.ts
+++ b/src/lib/insights/medication-compliance-status.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import {
   withTimeout,
   STATUS_PROVIDER_TIMEOUT_MS,
 } from "@/lib/insights/with-timeout";
+import { persistTimeoutStubAndReturn } from "@/lib/insights/persist-timeout-stub";
 import { annotate } from "@/lib/logging/context";
 
 // 360 daily days + 24 monthly windows ≈ 1080 days of intake history.
@@ -104,6 +105,8 @@ export async function generateMedicationComplianceStatusForUser(
       const parsed = JSON.parse(latestCache.details) as {
         dateKey?: string;
         summary?: string;
+        text?: string;
+        timeout?: boolean;
         medications?: MedicationSummaryItem[];
       };
 
@@ -126,6 +129,25 @@ export async function generateMedicationComplianceStatusForUser(
           updatedAt: latestCache.createdAt.toISOString(),
         };
       }
+
+      // v1.4.41 — timeout-stub rows persist `text` + `timeout: true`
+      // instead of the standard `summary` + `medications` envelope.
+      // Recognise the stub so the second mount short-circuits at the
+      // cache lookup instead of re-racing the provider call.
+      if (
+        parsed.dateKey === todayKey &&
+        parsed.timeout === true &&
+        typeof parsed.text === "string" &&
+        parsed.text.trim().length > 0
+      ) {
+        return {
+          hasProvider: true,
+          summary: parsed.text,
+          medications: [],
+          cached: true,
+          updatedAt: latestCache.createdAt.toISOString(),
+        };
+      }
     } catch {
       // ignore invalid cache payload
     }
@@ -332,12 +354,28 @@ export async function generateMedicationComplianceStatusForUser(
   );
 
   if (raced.timedOut || raced.value === null) {
+    // v1.4.37 — persist a sentinel row keyed to today so the next
+    // mount short-circuits at the cache lookup above instead of
+    // re-racing the same 20 s provider call on every cold visit.
+    // See `persistTimeoutStubAndReturn` for the full rationale.
+    // This route returns a richer shape (`summary`, `medications`)
+    // than the standard `text` envelope, so the helper is called
+    // for its persist side-effect and the route maps `summary` ←
+    // `text` on the way out.
+    const stubReturn = await persistTimeoutStubAndReturn({
+      userId,
+      cacheAction,
+      todayKey,
+      locale,
+      providerType: provider.type,
+      stubText: getNoKeyMedicationComplianceStatusText(locale),
+    });
     return {
       hasProvider: true,
-      summary: getNoKeyMedicationComplianceStatusText(locale),
+      summary: stubReturn.text,
       medications: [],
       cached: true,
-      updatedAt: null,
+      updatedAt: stubReturn.updatedAt,
     };
   }
 
diff --git a/src/lib/insights/mood-status.ts b/src/lib/insights/mood-status.ts
index f8acfb72f..5c2cecdc4 100644
--- a/src/lib/insights/mood-status.ts
+++ b/src/lib/insights/mood-status.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import {
   withTimeout,
   STATUS_PROVIDER_TIMEOUT_MS,
 } from "@/lib/insights/with-timeout";
+import { persistTimeoutStubAndReturn } from "@/lib/insights/persist-timeout-stub";
 import { annotate } from "@/lib/logging/context";
 
 const BERLIN_DAY_FORMATTER = new Intl.DateTimeFormat("en-US", {
@@ -447,12 +448,18 @@ export async function generateMoodStatusForUser(
   );
 
   if (raced.timedOut || raced.value === null) {
-    return {
-      hasProvider: true,
-      text: getNoKeyMoodStatusText(locale),
-      cached: true,
-      updatedAt: null,
-    };
+    // v1.4.37 — persist a sentinel row keyed to today so the next
+    // mount short-circuits at the cache lookup above instead of
+    // re-racing the same 20 s provider call on every cold visit.
+    // See `persistTimeoutStubAndReturn` for the full rationale.
+    return persistTimeoutStubAndReturn({
+      userId,
+      cacheAction,
+      todayKey,
+      locale,
+      providerType: provider.type,
+      stubText: getNoKeyMoodStatusText(locale),
+    });
   }
 
   const result = raced.value;
diff --git a/src/lib/insights/pulse-status.ts b/src/lib/insights/pulse-status.ts
index 5dcb595a9..a84d190cc 100644
--- a/src/lib/insights/pulse-status.ts
+++ b/src/lib/insights/pulse-status.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import {
   withTimeout,
   STATUS_PROVIDER_TIMEOUT_MS,
 } from "@/lib/insights/with-timeout";
+import { persistTimeoutStubAndReturn } from "@/lib/insights/persist-timeout-stub";
 import { annotate } from "@/lib/logging/context";
 
 const BERLIN_DAY_FORMATTER = new Intl.DateTimeFormat("en-US", {
@@ -315,8 +316,10 @@ export async function generatePulseStatusForUser(
   // (or upstream failure) return the no-key fallback text in a
   // cached-style envelope so the status card renders deterministically
   // instead of spinning behind React-Query's default retry ladder.
-  // The fallback is NOT persisted to the audit cache — a transient
-  // upstream stall would otherwise poison tomorrow's hit.
+  // v1.4.41 — the timeout branch now persists a sentinel keyed to
+  // today (see `persistTimeoutStubAndReturn`) so subsequent mounts
+  // short-circuit at the cache lookup instead of re-racing the
+  // upstream call. The daily pre-warm job overwrites the stub.
   const raced = await withTimeout(
     () =>
       provider.generateCompletion({
@@ -335,12 +338,18 @@ export async function generatePulseStatusForUser(
   );
 
   if (raced.timedOut || raced.value === null) {
-    return {
-      hasProvider: true,
-      text: getNoKeyPulseStatusText(locale),
-      cached: true,
-      updatedAt: null,
-    };
+    // v1.4.37 — persist a sentinel row keyed to today so the next
+    // mount short-circuits at the cache lookup above instead of
+    // re-racing the same 20 s provider call on every cold visit.
+    // See `persistTimeoutStubAndReturn` for the full rationale.
+    return persistTimeoutStubAndReturn({
+      userId,
+      cacheAction,
+      todayKey,
+      locale,
+      providerType: provider.type,
+      stubText: getNoKeyPulseStatusText(locale),
+    });
   }
 
   const result = raced.value;
diff --git a/src/lib/insights/weight-status.ts b/src/lib/insights/weight-status.ts
index 4f0a72adf..d1e474c63 100644
--- a/src/lib/insights/weight-status.ts
+++ b/src/lib/insights/weight-status.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import {
   withTimeout,
   STATUS_PROVIDER_TIMEOUT_MS,
 } from "@/lib/insights/with-timeout";
+import { persistTimeoutStubAndReturn } from "@/lib/insights/persist-timeout-stub";
 import { annotate } from "@/lib/logging/context";
 
 const BERLIN_DAY_FORMATTER = new Intl.DateTimeFormat("en-US", {
@@ -440,12 +441,18 @@ export async function generateWeightStatusForUser(
   );
 
   if (raced.timedOut || raced.value === null) {
-    return {
-      hasProvider: true,
-      text: getNoKeyWeightStatusText(locale),
-      cached: true,
-      updatedAt: null,
-    };
+    // v1.4.37 — persist a sentinel row keyed to today so the next
+    // mount short-circuits at the cache lookup above instead of
+    // re-racing the same 20 s provider call on every cold visit.
+    // See `persistTimeoutStubAndReturn` for the full rationale.
+    return persistTimeoutStubAndReturn({
+      userId,
+      cacheAction,
+      todayKey,
+      locale,
+      providerType: provider.type,
+      stubText: getNoKeyWeightStatusText(locale),
+    });
   }
 
   const result = raced.value;