diff --git a/adapters/postgres/epistemics_repository.go b/adapters/postgres/epistemics_repository.go
index 2992978..2297c38 100644
--- a/adapters/postgres/epistemics_repository.go
+++ b/adapters/postgres/epistemics_repository.go
@@ -161,3 +161,21 @@ func (r *EpistemicsRepository) SaveReflectionCandidate(ctx context.Context, valu
 		value.Summary, value.EvidenceRefs, value.RequiresCognition, value.RecordedAtUnixMillis, value.Revision)
 	return err
 }
+
+func (r *EpistemicsRepository) SaveTruthBundle(ctx context.Context, value epistemics.TruthBundle, recordedAtUnixMillis int64) error {
+	if value.Source.ID == "" || value.Snapshot.ID == "" || value.Excerpt.ID == "" || value.Claim.ID == "" || value.Belief.ID == "" || value.Citation.ID == "" || recordedAtUnixMillis < 1 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid truth bundle")
+	}
+	_, err := r.pool.Exec(ctx, `INSERT INTO epistemics.truth_bundles (
+		bundle_id,source_id,source_kind,source_locator,source_title,source_publisher,snapshot_id,snapshot_source_id,snapshot_content_digest,snapshot_captured_at_unix_millis,snapshot_freshness,
+		excerpt_id,excerpt_snapshot_id,excerpt_text,excerpt_start,excerpt_end,observation_id,observation_observed_at_unix_millis,claim_id,claim_statement,claim_observation_id,claim_citation_id,claim_verification,
+		belief_id,belief_claim_id,belief_state,citation_id,citation_excerpt_id,citation_evidence,citation_coverage,citation_conflict,citation_resolved_at_unix_millis,recorded_at_unix_millis)
+		VALUES ($1,$2,$3,$4,$5,$6,$7,$8,$9,$10,$11,$12,$13,$14,$15,$16,$17,$18,$19,$20,$21,$22,$23,$24,$25,$26,$27,$28,$29,$30,$31,$32,$33)
+		ON CONFLICT (bundle_id) DO UPDATE SET recorded_at_unix_millis=EXCLUDED.recorded_at_unix_millis`,
+		"bundle:"+string(value.Citation.ID), value.Source.ID, value.Source.Kind, value.Source.Locator, value.Source.Title, value.Source.Publisher,
+		value.Snapshot.ID, value.Snapshot.SourceID, value.Snapshot.ContentDigest, value.Snapshot.CapturedAtUnixMillis, value.Snapshot.Freshness,
+		value.Excerpt.ID, value.Excerpt.SnapshotID, value.Excerpt.Text, value.Excerpt.Start, value.Excerpt.End,
+		value.Observation.ID, value.Observation.ObservedAt, value.Claim.ID, value.Claim.Statement, value.Claim.ObservationID, value.Claim.CitationID, value.Claim.Verification,
+		value.Belief.ID, value.Belief.ClaimID, value.Belief.State, value.Citation.ID, value.Citation.ExcerptID, value.Citation.Evidence, value.Citation.Coverage, value.Citation.Conflict, value.Citation.ResolvedAtUnixMillis, recordedAtUnixMillis)
+	return err
+}
diff --git a/contracts/epistemics/truth.go b/contracts/epistemics/truth.go
index b597c61..b791643 100644
--- a/contracts/epistemics/truth.go
+++ b/contracts/epistemics/truth.go
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ type Belief struct {
 }
 
 type TruthBundle struct {
+	Source      Source
+	Snapshot    SourceSnapshot
+	Excerpt     SourceExcerpt
 	Observation Observation
 	Claim       Claim
 	Belief      Belief
diff --git a/database/migrations/034_epistemics_truth_bundles.sql b/database/migrations/034_epistemics_truth_bundles.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4089fc4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/migrations/034_epistemics_truth_bundles.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+BEGIN;
+
+SET ROLE epistemics_role;
+
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS epistemics.truth_bundles (
+  bundle_id TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
+  source_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+  source_kind TEXT NOT NULL,
+  source_locator TEXT NOT NULL,
+  source_title TEXT NOT NULL,
+  source_publisher TEXT NOT NULL,
+  snapshot_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+  snapshot_source_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+  snapshot_content_digest TEXT NOT NULL,
+  snapshot_captured_at_unix_millis BIGINT NOT NULL,
+  snapshot_freshness TEXT NOT NULL,
+  excerpt_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+  excerpt_snapshot_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+  excerpt_text TEXT NOT NULL,
+  excerpt_start BIGINT NOT NULL,
+  excerpt_end BIGINT NOT NULL,
+  observation_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+  observation_observed_at_unix_millis BIGINT NOT NULL,
+  claim_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+  claim_statement TEXT NOT NULL,
+  claim_observation_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+  claim_citation_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+  claim_verification TEXT NOT NULL,
+  belief_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+  belief_claim_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+  belief_state TEXT NOT NULL,
+  citation_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+  citation_excerpt_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+  citation_evidence TEXT NOT NULL,
+  citation_coverage TEXT NOT NULL,
+  citation_conflict TEXT NOT NULL,
+  citation_resolved_at_unix_millis BIGINT NOT NULL,
+  recorded_at_unix_millis BIGINT NOT NULL,
+  UNIQUE (snapshot_id, excerpt_id, claim_id),
+  CHECK (bundle_id <> ''), CHECK (source_id <> ''), CHECK (source_locator <> ''),
+  CHECK (excerpt_start >= 0), CHECK (excerpt_end >= excerpt_start),
+  CHECK (recorded_at_unix_millis > 0)
+);
+
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS truth_bundles_source_time_idx
+  ON epistemics.truth_bundles (source_id, recorded_at_unix_millis DESC);
+
+RESET ROLE;
+COMMIT;
diff --git a/dev/ACTIVE_TASK.json b/dev/ACTIVE_TASK.json
index b5c9a73..bfb2664 100644
--- a/dev/ACTIVE_TASK.json
+++ b/dev/ACTIVE_TASK.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "task_file": "dev/tasks/DEV-000141-optional-fleet-readiness.json",
-  "task_id": "DEV-000141",
-  "task_revision": 2
+  "task_file": "dev/tasks/DEV-000142-truth-bundle-persistence.json",
+  "task_id": "DEV-000142",
+  "task_revision": 1
 }
diff --git a/dev/tasks/DEV-000142-truth-bundle-persistence.json b/dev/tasks/DEV-000142-truth-bundle-persistence.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8777d6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev/tasks/DEV-000142-truth-bundle-persistence.json
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+{
+  "task_id": "DEV-000142",
+  "task_revision": 1,
+  "architecture_revision": "ADR-0018",
+  "base_repo_revision": "0b321fe",
+  "risk_tier": "E",
+  "intent": "Persist typed Truth/Research bundles with exact source, snapshot, excerpt and citation provenance in the epistemics owner schema.",
+  "requirement_ids": ["WP-102", "Truth runtime", "Research provenance persistence"],
+  "allowed_change_scope": {"modules": ["epistemics", "database"], "paths": ["contracts/epistemics/truth.go", "modules/epistemics/domain/**", "adapters/postgres/epistemics_repository.go", "database/migrations/034_epistemics_truth_bundles.sql", "tests/research_contracts/**", "dev/ACTIVE_TASK.json", "dev/tasks/DEV-000142-truth-bundle-persistence.json"]},
+  "forbidden_change_scope": {"paths": ["architecture/**", "deploy/**", "security/**", "cmd/**", ".gitea/**"]},
+  "allowed_architecture_delta": {"new_cross_module_dependencies": 0, "new_canonical_owners": 0, "new_privileges": 1, "new_third_party_dependencies": 0, "new_database_owner_roles": 1},
+  "contracts": {"consume": ["TruthBundle, Source, SourceSnapshot, SourceExcerpt and Citation contracts"], "may_change": ["TruthBundle carries exact source evidence needed for durable provenance"]},
+  "semantic_owner": "epistemics",
+  "canonical_state": ["epistemics.truth_bundles"],
+  "state_transitions": ["compiled truth bundle -> durable append/update by exact citation identity"],
+  "side_effects_and_privileges": ["epistemics_role writes only epistemics.truth_bundles"],
+  "persistence_and_migrations": ["Migration 034; idempotent table/index creation"],
+  "failure_retry_restart": ["bundle write is idempotent by citation-derived bundle id"],
+  "assumptions": ["external connectors remain read-only and are a separate follow-up"],
+  "acceptance_scenarios": ["exact source chain is persisted", "duplicate bundle write is idempotent", "cross-owner schemas are untouched"],
+  "required_tests": ["go test ./...", "go vet ./...", "preflight", "check-diff", "check-architecture", "independent", "git diff --check", "docker compose config"],
+  "terminal_gap_states": ["BLOCKED_BY_SPEC_GAP", "BLOCKED_BY_CONFLICT", "REQUIRES_MIGRATION_DECISION"]
+}
diff --git a/modules/epistemics/domain/research.go b/modules/epistemics/domain/research.go
index ef62e7b..436e6ff 100644
--- a/modules/epistemics/domain/research.go
+++ b/modules/epistemics/domain/research.go
@@ -106,5 +106,5 @@ func compileResearchCandidate(candidate epistemics.ResearchCandidate) (epistemic
 	}
 	observation := epistemics.Observation{ID: epistemics.ObservationID("observation:" + string(candidate.Excerpt.ID)), SourceSnapshot: candidate.Snapshot.ID, Excerpt: candidate.Excerpt.ID, Text: candidate.Excerpt.Text, ObservedAt: candidate.Snapshot.CapturedAtUnixMillis}
 	claim := epistemics.Claim{ID: epistemics.ClaimID("claim:" + string(candidate.Excerpt.ID)), Statement: candidate.Statement, ObservationID: observation.ID, CitationID: citation.ID, Verification: epistemics.VerificationUnverified}
-	return epistemics.TruthBundle{Observation: observation, Claim: claim, Belief: epistemics.Belief{ID: epistemics.BeliefID("belief:" + string(candidate.Excerpt.ID)), ClaimID: claim.ID, State: epistemics.BeliefProvisional}, Citation: citation}, nil
+	return epistemics.TruthBundle{Source: candidate.Source, Snapshot: candidate.Snapshot, Excerpt: candidate.Excerpt, Observation: observation, Claim: claim, Belief: epistemics.Belief{ID: epistemics.BeliefID("belief:" + string(candidate.Excerpt.ID)), ClaimID: claim.ID, State: epistemics.BeliefProvisional}, Citation: citation}, nil
 }
diff --git a/modules/epistemics/domain/truth.go b/modules/epistemics/domain/truth.go
index 3b9a1a0..17790c9 100644
--- a/modules/epistemics/domain/truth.go
+++ b/modules/epistemics/domain/truth.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ func CompileObservedClaim(source epistemics.Source, snapshot epistemics.SourceSn
 	if conflict == epistemics.ConflictPresent || conflict == epistemics.ConflictUnknown {
 		state = epistemics.BeliefConflicted
 	}
-	bundle := epistemics.TruthBundle{Observation: observation, Claim: claim, Belief: epistemics.Belief{ID: epistemics.BeliefID("belief:" + string(excerpt.ID)), ClaimID: claim.ID, State: state}, Citation: citation}
+	bundle := epistemics.TruthBundle{Source: source, Snapshot: snapshot, Excerpt: excerpt, Observation: observation, Claim: claim, Belief: epistemics.Belief{ID: epistemics.BeliefID("belief:" + string(excerpt.ID)), ClaimID: claim.ID, State: state}, Citation: citation}
 	if bundle.Observation.SourceSnapshot != snapshot.ID || bundle.Claim.ObservationID != bundle.Observation.ID || bundle.Claim.CitationID != bundle.Citation.ID || bundle.Belief.ClaimID != bundle.Claim.ID {
 		return epistemics.TruthBundle{}, ErrInvalidTruthBundle
 	}
diff --git a/tests/research_contracts/truth_persistence_sql_test.go b/tests/research_contracts/truth_persistence_sql_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c52186d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/research_contracts/truth_persistence_sql_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+package research_contracts_test
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestTruthBundlePersistenceMigrationIsOwnedAndIdempotent(t *testing.T) {
+	payload, err := os.ReadFile("../../database/migrations/034_epistemics_truth_bundles.sql")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	script := string(payload)
+	for _, required := range []string{
+		"SET ROLE epistemics_role",
+		"CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS epistemics.truth_bundles",
+		"UNIQUE (snapshot_id, excerpt_id, claim_id)",
+		"CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS truth_bundles_source_time_idx",
+		"RESET ROLE",
+	} {
+		if !strings.Contains(script, required) {
+			t.Fatalf("migration missing %q", required)
+		}
+	}
+}