diff --git a/app/Commands/AbdmSmsNotify.php b/app/Commands/AbdmSmsNotify.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a9792a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Commands/AbdmSmsNotify.php
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Commands;
+
+use App\Libraries\Abdm\Sync\AbdmSmsNotifyService;
+use CodeIgniter\CLI\BaseCommand;
+use CodeIgniter\CLI\CLI;
+
+class AbdmSmsNotify extends BaseCommand
+{
+    protected $group = 'ABDM';
+    protected $name = 'abdm:sms-notify';
+    protected $description = 'Process ABDM deep-link SMS notification queue and retry on network recovery.';
+    protected $usage = 'abdm:sms-notify [--limit 20] [--backfill] [--force] [--worker worker-name]';
+    protected $arguments = [];
+    protected $options = [
+        '--limit'    => 'Maximum queue records to process in this run (default: 20).',
+        '--backfill' => 'Scan recent patients without ABHA and queue missing SMS notifications.',
+        '--force'    => 'Ignore next_retry_at backoff timers and process all pending/failed records now.',
+        '--worker'   => 'Worker identifier for lock tracking (default: cron-abdm-sms).',
+    ];
+
+    public function run(array $params)
+    {
+        $limit = (int) (CLI::getOption('limit') ?? 20);
+        if ($limit <= 0) {
+            $limit = 20;
+        }
+
+        $worker = trim((string) (CLI::getOption('worker') ?? 'cron-abdm-sms'));
+        if ($worker === '') {
+            $worker = 'cron-abdm-sms';
+        }
+
+        $force = (bool) (CLI::getOption('force') ?? false);
+        $doBackfill = (bool) (CLI::getOption('backfill') ?? false);
+
+        $service = new AbdmSmsNotifyService();
+
+        CLI::write('=== ABDM SMS Notification Queue Worker ===', 'yellow');
+
+        if ($doBackfill) {
+            CLI::write('Checking for un-notified recent patients...', 'cyan');
+            $backfilled = $service->backfillUnnotifiedPatients($limit);
+            CLI::write("Enqueued {$backfilled} new patient(s) for SMS notification.", 'green');
+        }
+
+        $summary = $service->processBatch($limit, $worker, $force);
+
+        CLI::write('Processed: ' . (int) ($summary['processed'] ?? 0));
+        CLI::write('Sent:      ' . (int) ($summary['sent'] ?? 0), 'green');
+        CLI::write('Failed:    ' . (int) ($summary['failed'] ?? 0), ((int) ($summary['failed'] ?? 0) > 0 ? 'red' : 'green'));
+        CLI::write('Dead:      ' . (int) ($summary['dead'] ?? 0), ((int) ($summary['dead'] ?? 0) > 0 ? 'red' : 'green'));
+        CLI::write('Skipped:   ' . (int) ($summary['skipped'] ?? 0));
+
+        $counters = $service->getCounters();
+        CLI::write(sprintf(
+            'Queue Totals: Pending: %d | Sent/Done: %d | Failed/Retry: %d | Dead: %d',
+            $counters['pending'],
+            $counters['done'],
+            $counters['failed'],
+            $counters['dead']
+        ), 'light_gray');
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Controllers/Patient.php b/app/Controllers/Patient.php
index d652c73..a78d479 100644
--- a/app/Controllers/Patient.php
+++ b/app/Controllers/Patient.php
@@ -228,6 +228,7 @@ class Patient extends BaseController
 		]);
 
 		$this->enqueuePatientAbhaSync($insertId, $data, 'patient.created');
+		$this->enqueuePatientSmsNotify($insertId, $data, 'patient.created');
 		$this->createPatientAbdmWorkTask($insertId, $data, $abhaId);
 
 		// Check Multiple UHID
@@ -4495,6 +4496,40 @@ class Patient extends BaseController
 		}
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Asynchronously queue ABDM deep-link SMS notify (sms/notify2) when patient registers with phone only.
+	 * Handled via background Spark cron worker so internet downtime never blocks patient creation.
+	 *
+	 * @param array<string, mixed> $patientData
+	 */
+	private function enqueuePatientSmsNotify(int $patientId, array $patientData, string $trigger = 'patient.created'): void
+	{
+		if ($patientId <= 0) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		$phone = preg_replace('/\D/', '', (string) ($patientData['mphone1'] ?? ''));
+		if (strlen($phone) < 10) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		$abhaField = $this->resolvePatientAbhaIdField();
+		$abhaId = $abhaField !== null ? trim((string) ($patientData[$abhaField] ?? '')) : '';
+		$abhaAddress = trim((string) ($patientData['abha_address'] ?? ''));
+
+		// Only queue for patients who do not have established ABHA details
+		if ($abhaId !== '' || $abhaAddress !== '') {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		try {
+			$smsService = new \App\Libraries\Abdm\Sync\AbdmSmsNotifyService($this->db);
+			$smsService->enqueue($patientId, substr($phone, -10), '', $trigger);
+		} catch (\Throwable $e) {
+			// Fail-open: do not block patient workflows
+		}
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * @param array<string, mixed> $patientData
 	 */
diff --git a/app/Libraries/Abdm/Sync/AbdmSmsNotifyService.php b/app/Libraries/Abdm/Sync/AbdmSmsNotifyService.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5c151bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Libraries/Abdm/Sync/AbdmSmsNotifyService.php
@@ -0,0 +1,397 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Libraries\Abdm\Sync;
+
+use App\Libraries\Abdm\AbdmConnectorFactory;
+use App\Models\AbdmSyncOutboxModel;
+use CodeIgniter\Database\BaseConnection;
+use CodeIgniter\I18n\Time;
+
+class AbdmSmsNotifyService
+{
+    public const STATUS_PENDING     = 'pending';
+    public const STATUS_IN_PROGRESS = 'in_progress';
+    public const STATUS_DONE        = 'done';
+    public const STATUS_FAILED      = 'failed';
+    public const STATUS_DEAD        = 'dead';
+
+    private BaseConnection $db;
+    private AbdmSyncOutboxModel $outboxModel;
+
+    /** @var int[] Backoff schedule in seconds: 1m, 5m, 15m, 30m, 1h, 2h, 4h, 8h */
+    private array $retryScheduleSeconds = [60, 300, 900, 1800, 3600, 7200, 14400, 28800];
+
+    public function __construct(?BaseConnection $db = null)
+    {
+        $this->db = $db ?? db_connect();
+        $this->outboxModel = new AbdmSyncOutboxModel($this->db);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Enqueue a deep-link SMS notification for a patient.
+     * Takes < 1ms and operates strictly in local DB, so internet downtime never blocks caller.
+     *
+     * @param int    $patientId   patient_master ID
+     * @param string $phoneNumber 10-digit mobile number
+     * @param string $hipName     Optional facility display name
+     * @param string $trigger     Trigger source event, e.g. 'patient.created'
+     */
+    public function enqueue(
+        int $patientId,
+        string $phoneNumber,
+        string $hipName = '',
+        string $trigger = 'patient.created'
+    ): ?int {
+        if (! $this->db->tableExists('abdm_sync_outbox')) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        $phone = preg_replace('/\D/', '', $phoneNumber);
+        if (strlen($phone) < 10) {
+            return null;
+        }
+        $phone = substr($phone, -10);
+
+        if ($hipName === '' && $this->db->tableExists('hospital_setting')) {
+            $hs = $this->db->table('hospital_setting')->where('s_name', 'H_name')->get(1)->getRowArray();
+            $hipName = trim((string) ($hs['s_value'] ?? ''));
+        }
+
+        // Idempotency key per patient & phone prevents duplicate spam on same day
+        $idempotencyKey = 'sms_notify:' . $patientId . ':' . $phone . ':' . date('Ymd');
+
+        $payload = [
+            'patient_id'   => $patientId,
+            'phone_number' => $phone,
+            'hip_name'     => $hipName,
+            'trigger'      => $trigger,
+            'enqueued_at'  => Time::now('Asia/Kolkata')->toDateTimeString(),
+        ];
+
+        $payloadJson = (string) json_encode($payload, JSON_UNESCAPED_UNICODE | JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES);
+        if ($payloadJson === '' || $payloadJson === 'null') {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        $existing = $this->outboxModel->where('idempotency_key', $idempotencyKey)->first();
+
+        // If already completed today, don't re-queue
+        if ($existing && ($existing['status'] ?? '') === self::STATUS_DONE) {
+            return (int) $existing['id'];
+        }
+
+        $row = [
+            'entity_type'     => 'sms_notify',
+            'entity_id'       => (string) $patientId,
+            'idempotency_key' => $idempotencyKey,
+            'payload_json'    => $payloadJson,
+            'status'          => self::STATUS_PENDING,
+            'next_retry_at'   => null,
+            'last_error'      => null,
+            'locked_at'       => null,
+            'worker_id'       => null,
+        ];
+
+        if ($existing) {
+            $this->outboxModel->update((int) $existing['id'], $row);
+            return (int) $existing['id'];
+        }
+
+        $this->outboxModel->insert($row);
+        $insertId = $this->outboxModel->getInsertID();
+
+        return $insertId > 0 ? (int) $insertId : null;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Process pending and retryable SMS notify tasks from the outbox.
+     * Gracefully catches network/internet issues and sets exponential backoff.
+     *
+     * @param int    $limit    Max records to process per run
+     * @param string $workerId Identifier of the worker process
+     * @param bool   $force    If true, ignores next_retry_at delay
+     * @return array<string, mixed>
+     */
+    public function processBatch(int $limit = 20, string $workerId = 'cron-abdm-sms', bool $force = false): array
+    {
+        $summary = [
+            'processed' => 0,
+            'sent'      => 0,
+            'failed'    => 0,
+            'dead'      => 0,
+            'skipped'   => 0,
+        ];
+
+        if (! $this->db->tableExists('abdm_sync_outbox')) {
+            return $summary;
+        }
+
+        $now = Time::now('Asia/Kolkata')->toDateTimeString();
+
+        $builder = $this->db->table('abdm_sync_outbox')
+            ->where('entity_type', 'sms_notify')
+            ->whereIn('status', [self::STATUS_PENDING, self::STATUS_FAILED]);
+
+        if (! $force) {
+            $builder->groupStart()
+                ->where('next_retry_at IS NULL', null, false)
+                ->orWhere('next_retry_at <=', $now)
+                ->groupEnd();
+        }
+
+        $rows = $builder->orderBy('id', 'ASC')
+            ->limit(max(1, $limit))
+            ->get()
+            ->getResultArray();
+
+        if (empty($rows)) {
+            return $summary;
+        }
+
+        foreach ($rows as $row) {
+            $id = (int) ($row['id'] ?? 0);
+            if ($id <= 0) {
+                $summary['skipped']++;
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            // Atomic optimistic locking
+            $locked = $this->db->table('abdm_sync_outbox')
+                ->where('id', $id)
+                ->whereIn('status', [self::STATUS_PENDING, self::STATUS_FAILED])
+                ->update([
+                    'status'    => self::STATUS_IN_PROGRESS,
+                    'locked_at' => $now,
+                    'worker_id' => $workerId,
+                ]);
+
+            if (! $locked) {
+                $summary['skipped']++;
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            $summary['processed']++;
+
+            $payload = json_decode((string) ($row['payload_json'] ?? '{}'), true);
+            if (! is_array($payload)) {
+                $payload = [];
+            }
+
+            $patientId = (int) ($payload['patient_id'] ?? $row['entity_id'] ?? 0);
+            $phone = preg_replace('/\D/', '', (string) ($payload['phone_number'] ?? ''));
+            if (strlen($phone) < 10) {
+                $this->outboxModel->update($id, [
+                    'status'     => self::STATUS_DEAD,
+                    'last_error' => 'Invalid phone number in payload: ' . ($payload['phone_number'] ?? ''),
+                    'locked_at'  => null,
+                    'worker_id'  => null,
+                ]);
+                $summary['dead']++;
+                continue;
+            }
+            $phone = substr($phone, -10);
+
+            $hipName = trim((string) ($payload['hip_name'] ?? ''));
+            if ($hipName === '' && $this->db->tableExists('hospital_setting')) {
+                $hs = $this->db->table('hospital_setting')->where('s_name', 'H_name')->get(1)->getRowArray();
+                $hipName = trim((string) ($hs['s_value'] ?? ''));
+            }
+
+            $result = $this->dispatchSmsNotify($phone, $hipName, $patientId);
+
+            if ((bool) ($result['ok'] ?? false)) {
+                $this->outboxModel->update($id, [
+                    'status'        => self::STATUS_DONE,
+                    'next_retry_at' => null,
+                    'last_error'    => null,
+                    'locked_at'     => null,
+                    'worker_id'     => null,
+                ]);
+
+                // Also update corresponding abdm_work_tasks if present
+                if ($patientId > 0 && $this->db->tableExists('abdm_work_tasks')) {
+                    $reqId = trim((string) ($result['request_id'] ?? ''));
+                    $workMsg = 'Deep-link SMS dispatched to ' . $phone . ($reqId !== '' ? ' (Req: ' . $reqId . ')' : '');
+                    $this->db->table('abdm_work_tasks')
+                        ->where('patient_id', $patientId)
+                        ->where('task_type', 'patient_abha_create')
+                        ->update([
+                            'last_action_result' => $workMsg,
+                            'updated_at'         => Time::now('Asia/Kolkata')->toDateTimeString(),
+                        ]);
+                }
+
+                $summary['sent']++;
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            // Failure handling — distinguish retryable vs dead
+            $retryCount = ((int) ($row['retry_count'] ?? 0)) + 1;
+            $isRetryable = (bool) ($result['retryable'] ?? true);
+            $errMsg = (string) ($result['message'] ?? 'SMS dispatch failed');
+
+            if (! $isRetryable || $retryCount > count($this->retryScheduleSeconds)) {
+                $this->outboxModel->update($id, [
+                    'status'      => self::STATUS_DEAD,
+                    'retry_count' => $retryCount,
+                    'last_error'  => mb_substr($errMsg, 0, 1000),
+                    'locked_at'   => null,
+                    'worker_id'   => null,
+                ]);
+                $summary['dead']++;
+            } else {
+                $delaySec = $this->retryScheduleSeconds[$retryCount - 1] ?? 1800;
+                $nextRetryAt = date('Y-m-d H:i:s', time() + $delaySec);
+
+                $this->outboxModel->update($id, [
+                    'status'        => self::STATUS_FAILED,
+                    'retry_count'   => $retryCount,
+                    'next_retry_at' => $nextRetryAt,
+                    'last_error'    => mb_substr($errMsg, 0, 1000),
+                    'locked_at'     => null,
+                    'worker_id'     => null,
+                ]);
+                $summary['failed']++;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return $summary;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Dispatch single SMS notify via configured connector.
+     *
+     * @return array{ok: bool, retryable: bool, message: string, request_id?: string}
+     */
+    public function dispatchSmsNotify(string $phone, string $hipName, int $patientId = 0): array
+    {
+        try {
+            $connector = AbdmConnectorFactory::make();
+            $response = $connector->hipSmsNotify([
+                'phone_number' => $phone,
+                'hip_name'     => $hipName,
+            ]);
+
+            $ok = (int) ($response['ok'] ?? 0);
+            $httpCode = (int) ($response['http_code'] ?? 0);
+
+            if ($ok === 1 || ($httpCode >= 200 && $httpCode < 300)) {
+                return [
+                    'ok'         => true,
+                    'retryable'  => false,
+                    'request_id' => (string) ($response['request_id'] ?? ''),
+                    'message'    => (string) ($response['message'] ?? 'SMS notification accepted by ABDM Gateway.'),
+                ];
+            }
+
+            $errMsg = (string) ($response['error_text'] ?? $response['error'] ?? $response['message'] ?? 'ABDM SMS notification failed');
+            // 400 Bad Request is permanent; 500, 502, 503, 504, 0 (network down) are retryable
+            $isRetryable = ! in_array($httpCode, [400, 404, 422], true);
+
+            return [
+                'ok'        => false,
+                'retryable' => $isRetryable,
+                'message'   => 'ABDM Error: ' . $errMsg . ' (HTTP ' . $httpCode . ')',
+            ];
+        } catch (\Throwable $e) {
+            return [
+                'ok'        => false,
+                'retryable' => true,
+                'message'   => 'Network/Connection error (will retry): ' . $e->getMessage(),
+            ];
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Scan recent patients registered without ABHA and queue them if not already present.
+     */
+    public function backfillUnnotifiedPatients(int $limit = 50, int $daysBack = 7): int
+    {
+        if (! $this->db->tableExists('patient_master') || ! $this->db->tableExists('abdm_sync_outbox')) {
+            return 0;
+        }
+
+        $cutoff = date('Y-m-d H:i:s', strtotime("-{$daysBack} days"));
+
+        $builder = $this->db->table('patient_master')
+            ->select('id, mphone1, p_fname')
+            ->where('insert_date >=', $cutoff)
+            ->groupStart()
+                ->where('abha_id IS NULL', null, false)
+                ->orWhere('abha_id', '')
+            ->groupEnd()
+            ->groupStart()
+                ->where('abha_address IS NULL', null, false)
+                ->orWhere('abha_address', '')
+            ->groupEnd()
+            ->where('mphone1 IS NOT NULL', null, false)
+            ->where('mphone1 !=', '')
+            ->orderBy('id', 'DESC')
+            ->limit(max(1, $limit));
+
+        $patients = $builder->get()->getResultArray();
+        $enqueued = 0;
+
+        foreach ($patients as $p) {
+            $pid = (int) ($p['id'] ?? 0);
+            $phone = preg_replace('/\D/', '', (string) ($p['mphone1'] ?? ''));
+            if ($pid <= 0 || strlen($phone) < 10) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            // Check if already in outbox
+            $existing = $this->outboxModel
+                ->where('entity_type', 'sms_notify')
+                ->where('entity_id', (string) $pid)
+                ->first();
+
+            if ($existing) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            $id = $this->enqueue($pid, substr($phone, -10), '', 'backfill');
+            if ($id !== null) {
+                $enqueued++;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return $enqueued;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get queue statistics for monitoring.
+     *
+     * @return array<string, int>
+     */
+    public function getCounters(): array
+    {
+        $counts = [
+            'pending'     => 0,
+            'in_progress' => 0,
+            'done'        => 0,
+            'failed'      => 0,
+            'dead'        => 0,
+        ];
+
+        if (! $this->db->tableExists('abdm_sync_outbox')) {
+            return $counts;
+        }
+
+        $rows = $this->db->table('abdm_sync_outbox')
+            ->select('status, COUNT(*) as total')
+            ->where('entity_type', 'sms_notify')
+            ->groupBy('status')
+            ->get()
+            ->getResultArray();
+
+        foreach ($rows as $row) {
+            $status = (string) ($row['status'] ?? '');
+            $total = (int) ($row['total'] ?? 0);
+            if (array_key_exists($status, $counts)) {
+                $counts[$status] += $total;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return $counts;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Libraries/Abdm/Sync/AbdmSyncWorkerService.php b/app/Libraries/Abdm/Sync/AbdmSyncWorkerService.php
index 64883d4..4ec8388 100644
--- a/app/Libraries/Abdm/Sync/AbdmSyncWorkerService.php
+++ b/app/Libraries/Abdm/Sync/AbdmSyncWorkerService.php
@@ -66,6 +66,11 @@ class AbdmSyncWorkerService
                 $result = $this->processRecord($entityId, $payload, (string) ($row['idempotency_key'] ?? ''));
             } elseif ($entityType === 'patient') {
                 $result = $this->processPatient($entityId, $payload, (string) ($row['idempotency_key'] ?? ''));
+            } elseif ($entityType === 'sms_notify') {
+                $smsService = new AbdmSmsNotifyService($this->db);
+                $phone = (string) ($payload['phone_number'] ?? '');
+                $hipName = (string) ($payload['hip_name'] ?? '');
+                $result = $smsService->dispatchSmsNotify($phone, $hipName, $entityId);
             } else {
                 $result = [
                     'ok' => false,
diff --git a/scripts/install_hms_cron.sh b/scripts/install_hms_cron.sh
index 3204c8f..fc0c277 100644
--- a/scripts/install_hms_cron.sh
+++ b/scripts/install_hms_cron.sh
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ crontab -l 2>/dev/null | awk -v start="$BLOCK_START" -v end="$BLOCK_END" '
 cat >> "$TMP_CRON" <<EOF
 $BLOCK_START
 * * * * * cd $PROJECT_DIR && $PHP_BIN spark abdm:push-sync --limit=20 --worker=cron-abdm-m2 >> $LOG_DIR/abdm_push_sync.log 2>&1
+* * * * * cd $PROJECT_DIR && $PHP_BIN spark abdm:sms-notify --limit=20 >> $LOG_DIR/abdm_sms_notify.log 2>&1
 * * * * * cd $PROJECT_DIR && $PHP_BIN spark bridge:sync --limit 10 >> $LOG_DIR/bridge_sync.log 2>&1
 * * * * * cd $PROJECT_DIR && $PHP_BIN spark snomed:process-coding >> $LOG_DIR/snomed_process.log 2>&1
 */2 * * * * cd $PROJECT_DIR && $PHP_BIN spark abdm:hiu-poll --limit=15 >> $LOG_DIR/abdm_hiu_poll.log 2>&1
diff --git a/scripts/manage_hms_cron.sh b/scripts/manage_hms_cron.sh
index d729664..1d0cbee 100644
--- a/scripts/manage_hms_cron.sh
+++ b/scripts/manage_hms_cron.sh
@@ -105,6 +105,8 @@ cmd_install() {
 $BLOCK_START
 # ABDM M2 Care Context Push Sync (Every 1 minute)
 * * * * * cd $project_dir && $php_bin spark abdm:push-sync --limit=20 --worker=cron-abdm-m2 >> $log_dir/abdm_push_sync.log 2>&1
+# ABDM Deep-Link SMS Notification Sync (Every 1 minute)
+* * * * * cd $project_dir && $php_bin spark abdm:sms-notify --limit=20 >> $log_dir/abdm_sms_notify.log 2>&1
 # ABDM Bridge Records Sync (Every 1 minute)
 * * * * * cd $project_dir && $php_bin spark bridge:sync --limit 10 >> $log_dir/bridge_sync.log 2>&1
 # SNOMED CT Medical Coding Worker (Every 1 minute)
diff --git a/scripts/test_bridge_vpn_exec.php b/scripts/test_bridge_vpn_exec.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e39daa2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/test_bridge_vpn_exec.php
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+<?php
+define('ENVIRONMENT', 'development');
+define('FCPATH', '/mnt/volume_blr1_1790148792836_eatria/www/abdm-bridge-gateway/public/');
+chdir(FCPATH);
+
+require '/mnt/volume_blr1_1790148792836_eatria/www/abdm-bridge-gateway/app/Config/Paths.php';
+$paths = new Config\Paths();
+define('APPPATH', realpath($paths->appDirectory) . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR);
+define('ROOTPATH', realpath($paths->appDirectory . '/../') . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR);
+define('SYSTEMPATH', realpath($paths->systemDirectory) . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR);
+define('WRITEPATH', realpath($paths->writableDirectory) . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR);
+
+require $paths->systemDirectory . '/Boot.php';
+\CodeIgniter\Boot::bootTest($paths);
+
+$gw = new \App\Controllers\AbdmGateway();
+$refl = new \ReflectionClass($gw);
+
+// 1. Check resolveHospitalVpnUrl
+$method = $refl->getMethod('resolveHospitalVpnUrl');
+$method->setAccessible(true);
+$url = $method->invoke($gw, 'IN0510000871');
+echo 'RESOLVED_VPN_URL=' . $url . PHP_EOL;
+
+// 2. Check forwardToHms
+$res = $refl->getMethod('forwardToHms')->invoke($gw, 'IN0510000871', 'records/fetch', [
+    'requestId' => 'test-req',
+    'transactionId' => 'test-tx',
+    'consentId' => 'b7580b49-a8ba-40cb-b9d1-cbf3c59733d8',
+    'hipId' => 'IN0510000871',
+    'careContextReferences' => ['OPD-12-S28-20260923'],
+]);
+
+echo 'FORWARD_RESULT_OK=' . ($res['ok'] ?? 0) . PHP_EOL;
+if (!empty($res['records'])) {
+    echo 'RECORD_COUNT=' . count($res['records']) . PHP_EOL;
+    echo 'FIRST_RECORD_REF=' . ($res['records'][0]['careContextReference'] ?? '') . PHP_EOL;
+    echo 'BUNDLE_TYPE=' . ($res['records'][0]['bundle']['resourceType'] ?? '') . PHP_EOL;
+} else {
+    echo 'RAW_RESULT=' . json_encode($res) . PHP_EOL;
+}