diff --git a/HANDOVER.md b/HANDOVER.md
index e4084ceb0..061bf2843 100644
--- a/HANDOVER.md
+++ b/HANDOVER.md
@@ -1,8 +1,38 @@
-# Handover: 2026-04-17 -- FFF Epic #222 Complete + Rust 1.95 Clippy Fixes
+# Handover: 2026-06-04 — Issue #2046 SharedLearningStore test fix — PR submitted
 
-**Branch**: main (clean, up to date with origin at `0cae8f77f`)
-**Previous Handover**: 2026-04-16 - Sprint Planning + 4 Feature PRs Merged + Issue Housekeeping
-**Full handover**: `.docs/handover-2026-04-17.md`
+**Agent**: Echo (implementation-swarm-1ab30634)
+**Branch**: `task/2046-fix-shared-learning-trust-levels-gh` (origin/main + 2 commits)
+**PR**: Gitea #2155 — open, awaiting review
+
+## Completed
+
+### Issue #2046 — 5 SharedLearningStore tests fail with --features shared-learning
+
+Root cause: cli tests skipped the required `L0 → promote_to_l1() → L1` step
+before calling `promote_to_l2()`. The `SharedLearning::new()` correctly
+initialises to `TrustLevel::L0`; `promote_to_l2()` requires `L1` as documented
+in `terraphim_types::shared_learning::test_promote_to_l2_requires_l1`.
+
+Fix: Added `promote_to_l1()` calls in 5 failing tests.
+Single file: `crates/terraphim_agent/tests/shared_learning_cli_tests.rs`
+
+Verification: 9/9 pass, no regressions in terraphim_types, clippy clean.
+
+## Critical context for next agent
+
+### Polyrepo split (E1-E5 complete)
+- `gitea/main` ≈ 15 crates (server, firecracker, DSM, tinyclaw, etc.)
+- `origin/main` (GitHub) ≈ 58 crates (full monorepo)
+- `terraphim_agent`, `terraphim_types`, `terraphim_sessions` are **GitHub only**
+- Any worktree based on gitea/main will be MISSING these crates
+
+### SharedLearning trust level API (strictly sequential)
+```
+L0 → promote_to_l1() → L1 → promote_to_l2() → L2 → promote_to_l3() → L3
+```
+`promote_to_l2()` is a no-op from L0. `promote_to_l3()` works unconditionally.
+
+## Previous handover (2026-04-17)
 
 ## Session Summary
 
diff --git a/crates/terraphim_agent/tests/shared_learning_cli_tests.rs b/crates/terraphim_agent/tests/shared_learning_cli_tests.rs
index bc26b2637..5a605b4be 100644
--- a/crates/terraphim_agent/tests/shared_learning_cli_tests.rs
+++ b/crates/terraphim_agent/tests/shared_learning_cli_tests.rs
@@ -38,12 +38,13 @@ async fn shared_list_empty_store() {
 async fn shared_list_with_trust_level_filter() {
     let store = create_store().await;
 
-    let l1 = SharedLearning::new(
+    let mut l1 = SharedLearning::new(
         "L1 learning".to_string(),
         "content".to_string(),
         SharedLearningSource::Manual,
         "test-agent".to_string(),
     );
+    l1.promote_to_l1();
     store.insert(l1).await.expect("insert l1");
 
     let mut l2 = SharedLearning::new(
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ async fn shared_list_with_trust_level_filter() {
         SharedLearningSource::Manual,
         "test-agent".to_string(),
     );
+    l2.promote_to_l1();
     l2.promote_to_l2();
     store.insert(l2).await.expect("insert l2");
 
@@ -92,6 +94,7 @@ async fn shared_promote_l1_to_l2() {
     let id = learning.id.clone();
     store.insert(learning).await.expect("insert");
 
+    store.promote_to_l1(&id).await.expect("promote to l1");
     store.promote_to_l2(&id).await.expect("promote to l2");
 
     let fetched = store.get(&id).await.expect("get after promote");
@@ -124,12 +127,13 @@ async fn shared_stats_counts() {
 
     // Insert 2 L1, 1 L2
     for i in 0..2 {
-        let l = SharedLearning::new(
+        let mut l = SharedLearning::new(
             format!("L1 item {}", i),
             "content".to_string(),
             SharedLearningSource::Manual,
             "agent".to_string(),
         );
+        l.promote_to_l1();
         store.insert(l).await.expect("insert l1");
     }
 
@@ -139,6 +143,7 @@ async fn shared_stats_counts() {
         SharedLearningSource::Manual,
         "agent".to_string(),
     );
+    l2.promote_to_l1();
     l2.promote_to_l2();
     store.insert(l2).await.expect("insert l2");
 
@@ -173,7 +178,7 @@ async fn shared_import_creates_l1_entries() {
     let error = "remote: error: denied".to_string();
     let tags = vec!["git".to_string(), "push".to_string()];
 
-    let shared = SharedLearning::new(
+    let mut shared = SharedLearning::new(
         command.clone(),
         error.clone(),
         SharedLearningSource::BashHook,
@@ -182,6 +187,7 @@ async fn shared_import_creates_l1_entries() {
     .with_original_command(command)
     .with_error_context(error)
     .with_keywords(tags);
+    shared.promote_to_l1();
 
     store
         .insert(shared)
@@ -236,7 +242,8 @@ async fn shared_store_survives_restart() {
     let id = learning.id.clone();
     store.insert(learning).await.expect("insert");
 
-    // 3. Promote it to L2
+    // 3. Promote it to L2 via L1 (required promotion path: L0 → L1 → L2)
+    store.promote_to_l1(&id).await.expect("promote to l1");
     store.promote_to_l2(&id).await.expect("promote to l2");
 
     // 4. Drop the store (simulating process exit)