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(iggy) branch master updated: feat(server-ng): port consumer group (#3527)

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     new 1932014c7 feat(server-ng): port consumer group (#3527)
1932014c7 is described below

commit 1932014c7973cdd98adae7da7a681c99a047cbd4
Author: Grzegorz Koszyk <11...@users.noreply.github.com>
AuthorDate: Thu Jun 25 10:31:30 2026 +0200

    feat(server-ng): port consumer group (#3527)
    
    This PR ports the consumer group mechanism to server-ng, maintaining the
    cooperative rebalancing mechanism and extending it to accommodate for
    the fact that the server is distributed.
---
 core/binary_protocol/src/codes.rs                  |   2 +
 core/binary_protocol/src/consensus/header.rs       |   4 +
 core/binary_protocol/src/consensus/operation.rs    |  21 +-
 core/binary_protocol/src/dispatch.rs               |  22 +-
 core/binary_protocol/src/lib.rs                    |   2 +-
 core/binary_protocol/src/primitives/consumer.rs    |   4 +-
 .../src/requests/consumer_groups/mod.rs            |   2 +
 .../consumer_groups/sync_consumer_group.rs         | 100 +++
 .../src/responses/consumer_groups/mod.rs           |   2 +
 .../consumer_groups/sync_consumer_group.rs         | 114 +++
 core/common/src/consumer_group_client_state.rs     | 219 +++++
 core/common/src/error/iggy_error.rs                |   4 +
 core/common/src/lib.rs                             |  13 +
 .../src/traits/binary_impls/consumer_groups.rs     |  13 +
 core/common/src/traits/binary_impls/messages.rs    | 237 +++++
 core/common/src/traits/binary_impls/system.rs      |   5 +
 core/common/src/traits/binary_transport.rs         |   8 +
 core/common/src/traits/system_client.rs            |   7 +
 core/consensus/src/observability.rs                |   4 +
 core/integration/src/harness/port_reserver.rs      | 180 ++--
 core/integration/tests/data_integrity/mod.rs       |  13 +-
 core/integration/tests/mod.rs                      |  28 +-
 core/integration/tests/server/cg_vsr.rs            |  85 ++
 core/integration/tests/server/mod.rs               |   5 +-
 .../server/scenarios/authentication_scenario.rs    |  12 +-
 ...onsumer_group_duplicate_name_create_scenario.rs | 118 +++
 core/integration/tests/server/scenarios/mod.rs     |  13 +-
 core/metadata/src/impls/metadata.rs                | 153 +++-
 core/metadata/src/stm/consumer_group.rs            | 971 +++++++++++++++------
 core/metadata/src/stm/mux.rs                       |  23 +-
 core/metadata/src/stm/snapshot.rs                  |  12 +-
 core/metadata/src/stm/stream.rs                    | 536 +++++++++++-
 core/partitions/src/iggy_partition.rs              |  57 ++
 .../src/client_wrappers/binary_system_client.rs    |  12 +
 core/sdk/src/clients/client.rs                     |   7 +
 core/sdk/src/quic/quic_client.rs                   |   9 +
 core/sdk/src/tcp/tcp_client.rs                     |   9 +
 core/sdk/src/vsr.rs                                |   1 +
 core/sdk/src/websocket/websocket_client.rs         |   9 +
 core/server-ng/src/bootstrap.rs                    |  41 +-
 core/server-ng/src/consumer_group.rs               | 257 ++++++
 core/server-ng/src/dispatch.rs                     | 356 +++++++-
 core/server-ng/src/lib.rs                          |   1 +
 core/server-ng/src/partition_reconciler.rs         | 386 +++++++-
 core/server-ng/src/responses.rs                    | 221 ++++-
 core/server-ng/src/session_manager.rs              |  55 +-
 core/shard/src/lib.rs                              |  41 +
 core/simulator/src/deps.rs                         |   3 +-
 core/simulator/src/replica.rs                      |   4 +-
 49 files changed, 3929 insertions(+), 472 deletions(-)

diff --git a/core/binary_protocol/src/codes.rs b/core/binary_protocol/src/codes.rs
index ae33a9814..3a538130c 100644
--- a/core/binary_protocol/src/codes.rs
+++ b/core/binary_protocol/src/codes.rs
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ pub const CREATE_CONSUMER_GROUP_CODE: u32 = 602;
 pub const DELETE_CONSUMER_GROUP_CODE: u32 = 603;
 pub const JOIN_CONSUMER_GROUP_CODE: u32 = 604;
 pub const LEAVE_CONSUMER_GROUP_CODE: u32 = 605;
+pub const SYNC_CONSUMER_GROUP_CODE: u32 = 606;
 
 /// Lookup the human-readable name for a command code.
 ///
@@ -158,6 +159,7 @@ mod tests {
         DELETE_CONSUMER_GROUP_CODE,
         JOIN_CONSUMER_GROUP_CODE,
         LEAVE_CONSUMER_GROUP_CODE,
+        SYNC_CONSUMER_GROUP_CODE,
     ];
 
     #[test]
diff --git a/core/binary_protocol/src/consensus/header.rs b/core/binary_protocol/src/consensus/header.rs
index 773a2bb17..7d0ad045b 100644
--- a/core/binary_protocol/src/consensus/header.rs
+++ b/core/binary_protocol/src/consensus/header.rs
@@ -369,6 +369,9 @@ pub enum EvictionReason {
     InvalidToken = 10,
     UserInactive = 11,
     SessionError = 12,
+    /// Client missed heartbeats past the configured threshold; the server
+    /// evicted the session (and dropped it from any consumer groups).
+    StaleClient = 13,
 }
 
 // EvictionHeader - primary -> client (session-terminal, no body)
@@ -1075,6 +1078,7 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(EvictionReason::InvalidToken as u8, 10);
         assert_eq!(EvictionReason::UserInactive as u8, 11);
         assert_eq!(EvictionReason::SessionError as u8, 12);
+        assert_eq!(EvictionReason::StaleClient as u8, 13);
     }
 
     #[test]
diff --git a/core/binary_protocol/src/consensus/operation.rs b/core/binary_protocol/src/consensus/operation.rs
index 2a6f72b3a..7d38f3bac 100644
--- a/core/binary_protocol/src/consensus/operation.rs
+++ b/core/binary_protocol/src/consensus/operation.rs
@@ -45,6 +45,15 @@ pub enum Operation {
     // Internal metadata operations (journal / replica-only)
     CreateTopicWithAssignments = 64,
     CreatePartitionsWithAssignments = 65,
+    /// Server-originated: drop a disconnected client from every consumer group
+    /// it joined and rebalance. Applied as a deterministic side-effect of the
+    /// `Logout` commit (not its own client command), so it has no wire code.
+    RemoveConsumerGroupMember = 66,
+
+    /// Reconciler-originated: complete a pending cooperative revocation, moving
+    /// a drained partition to its target member. Submitted through metadata
+    /// consensus by the partition reconciler; no client wire code.
+    CompleteConsumerGroupRevocation = 67,
 
     // Metadata operations (shard 0)
     CreateStream = 128,
@@ -70,6 +79,8 @@ pub enum Operation {
     UpdatePermissions = 145,
     CreatePersonalAccessToken = 146,
     DeletePersonalAccessToken = 147,
+    JoinConsumerGroup = 148,
+    LeaveConsumerGroup = 149,
 
     // Partition operations (routed by namespace)
     SendMessages = 160,
@@ -121,6 +132,8 @@ impl Operation {
                 | Self::UpdatePermissions
                 | Self::CreatePersonalAccessToken
                 | Self::DeletePersonalAccessToken
+                | Self::JoinConsumerGroup
+                | Self::LeaveConsumerGroup
         )
     }
 
@@ -160,7 +173,9 @@ impl Operation {
             | Self::Logout
             | Self::NonReplicated
             | Self::CreateTopicWithAssignments
-            | Self::CreatePartitionsWithAssignments => None,
+            | Self::CreatePartitionsWithAssignments
+            | Self::RemoveConsumerGroupMember
+            | Self::CompleteConsumerGroupRevocation => None,
             Self::CreateStream
             | Self::UpdateStream
             | Self::DeleteStream
@@ -181,6 +196,8 @@ impl Operation {
             | Self::UpdatePermissions
             | Self::CreatePersonalAccessToken
             | Self::DeletePersonalAccessToken
+            | Self::JoinConsumerGroup
+            | Self::LeaveConsumerGroup
             | Self::SendMessages
             | Self::StoreConsumerOffset
             | Self::DeleteConsumerOffset
@@ -231,6 +248,8 @@ mod tests {
             Operation::UpdatePermissions,
             Operation::CreatePersonalAccessToken,
             Operation::DeletePersonalAccessToken,
+            Operation::JoinConsumerGroup,
+            Operation::LeaveConsumerGroup,
             Operation::SendMessages,
             Operation::StoreConsumerOffset,
             Operation::DeleteConsumerOffset,
diff --git a/core/binary_protocol/src/dispatch.rs b/core/binary_protocol/src/dispatch.rs
index c8d7b307b..d455d0dea 100644
--- a/core/binary_protocol/src/dispatch.rs
+++ b/core/binary_protocol/src/dispatch.rs
@@ -180,8 +180,17 @@ pub const COMMAND_TABLE: &[CommandMeta] = &[
         "consumer_group.delete",
         Operation::DeleteConsumerGroup,
     ),
-    CommandMeta::non_replicated(JOIN_CONSUMER_GROUP_CODE, "consumer_group.join"),
-    CommandMeta::non_replicated(LEAVE_CONSUMER_GROUP_CODE, "consumer_group.leave"),
+    CommandMeta::replicated(
+        JOIN_CONSUMER_GROUP_CODE,
+        "consumer_group.join",
+        Operation::JoinConsumerGroup,
+    ),
+    CommandMeta::replicated(
+        LEAVE_CONSUMER_GROUP_CODE,
+        "consumer_group.leave",
+        Operation::LeaveConsumerGroup,
+    ),
+    CommandMeta::non_replicated(SYNC_CONSUMER_GROUP_CODE, "consumer_group.sync"),
     // Login + Register (PAT - Personal Access Token variant)
     CommandMeta::non_replicated(LOGIN_REGISTER_WITH_PAT_CODE, "user.login_register_with_pat"),
 ];
@@ -245,7 +254,8 @@ pub const fn lookup_command(code: u32) -> Option<&'static CommandMeta> {
         DELETE_CONSUMER_GROUP_CODE => 47,
         JOIN_CONSUMER_GROUP_CODE => 48,
         LEAVE_CONSUMER_GROUP_CODE => 49,
-        LOGIN_REGISTER_WITH_PAT_CODE => 50,
+        SYNC_CONSUMER_GROUP_CODE => 50,
+        LOGIN_REGISTER_WITH_PAT_CODE => 51,
         _ => return None,
     };
     Some(&COMMAND_TABLE[idx])
@@ -272,6 +282,8 @@ pub const fn lookup_by_operation(op: Operation) -> Option<&'static CommandMeta>
         Operation::DeleteSegments => 43,
         Operation::CreateConsumerGroup => 46,
         Operation::DeleteConsumerGroup => 47,
+        Operation::JoinConsumerGroup => 48,
+        Operation::LeaveConsumerGroup => 49,
         Operation::CreateUser => 9,
         Operation::UpdateUser => 11,
         Operation::DeleteUser => 10,
@@ -286,6 +298,8 @@ pub const fn lookup_by_operation(op: Operation) -> Option<&'static CommandMeta>
         Operation::DeleteConsumerOffset2 => 28,
         Operation::CreateTopicWithAssignments
         | Operation::CreatePartitionsWithAssignments
+        | Operation::RemoveConsumerGroupMember
+        | Operation::CompleteConsumerGroupRevocation
         | Operation::Reserved
         | Operation::Register
         | Operation::Logout
@@ -409,6 +423,8 @@ mod tests {
             Operation::UpdatePermissions,
             Operation::CreatePersonalAccessToken,
             Operation::DeletePersonalAccessToken,
+            Operation::JoinConsumerGroup,
+            Operation::LeaveConsumerGroup,
             Operation::SendMessages,
             Operation::StoreConsumerOffset,
             Operation::DeleteConsumerOffset,
diff --git a/core/binary_protocol/src/lib.rs b/core/binary_protocol/src/lib.rs
index 00e2e5653..cd2b14a33 100644
--- a/core/binary_protocol/src/lib.rs
+++ b/core/binary_protocol/src/lib.rs
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ pub use message_view::{
     WireMessageIterator, WireMessageIteratorMut, WireMessageView, WireMessageViewMut,
 };
 pub use primitives::ack_level::AckLevel;
-pub use primitives::consumer::WireConsumer;
+pub use primitives::consumer::{KIND_CONSUMER_GROUP, WireConsumer};
 pub use primitives::identifier::{MAX_WIRE_NAME_LENGTH, WireIdentifier, WireName};
 pub use primitives::partition_assignment::CreatedPartitionAssignment;
 pub use primitives::partitioning::{MAX_MESSAGES_KEY_LENGTH, WirePartitioning};
diff --git a/core/binary_protocol/src/primitives/consumer.rs b/core/binary_protocol/src/primitives/consumer.rs
index 255b6a38a..202de84f1 100644
--- a/core/binary_protocol/src/primitives/consumer.rs
+++ b/core/binary_protocol/src/primitives/consumer.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@ use crate::codec::{WireDecode, WireEncode, read_u8};
 use bytes::{BufMut, BytesMut};
 
 const KIND_CONSUMER: u8 = 1;
-const KIND_CONSUMER_GROUP: u8 = 2;
+/// Wire discriminant for a consumer-group consumer (vs a single `Consumer`).
+/// Public so the server dispatch can match on it by name instead of a raw `2`.
+pub const KIND_CONSUMER_GROUP: u8 = 2;
 
 /// Wire consumer type. Identifies either a single consumer or a consumer group.
 ///
diff --git a/core/binary_protocol/src/requests/consumer_groups/mod.rs b/core/binary_protocol/src/requests/consumer_groups/mod.rs
index e82c728e8..f02433f49 100644
--- a/core/binary_protocol/src/requests/consumer_groups/mod.rs
+++ b/core/binary_protocol/src/requests/consumer_groups/mod.rs
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ pub mod get_consumer_group;
 pub mod get_consumer_groups;
 pub mod join_consumer_group;
 pub mod leave_consumer_group;
+pub mod sync_consumer_group;
 
 pub use create_consumer_group::CreateConsumerGroupRequest;
 pub use delete_consumer_group::DeleteConsumerGroupRequest;
@@ -28,3 +29,4 @@ pub use get_consumer_group::GetConsumerGroupRequest;
 pub use get_consumer_groups::GetConsumerGroupsRequest;
 pub use join_consumer_group::JoinConsumerGroupRequest;
 pub use leave_consumer_group::LeaveConsumerGroupRequest;
+pub use sync_consumer_group::SyncConsumerGroupRequest;
diff --git a/core/binary_protocol/src/requests/consumer_groups/sync_consumer_group.rs b/core/binary_protocol/src/requests/consumer_groups/sync_consumer_group.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..33befcf4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/binary_protocol/src/requests/consumer_groups/sync_consumer_group.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+// Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+// or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+// distributed with this work for additional information
+// regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+// to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+// "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+// with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+// software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+// "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+// KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+// specific language governing permissions and limitations
+// under the License.
+
+use crate::WireError;
+use crate::WireIdentifier;
+use crate::codec::{WireDecode, WireEncode};
+use bytes::BytesMut;
+
+/// `SyncConsumerGroup` request.
+///
+/// A member asks the coordinator for its current partition assignment (and the
+/// group generation) so it can select partitions to poll client-side.
+///
+/// Wire format: `[stream_id][topic_id][group_id]`
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub struct SyncConsumerGroupRequest {
+    pub stream_id: WireIdentifier,
+    pub topic_id: WireIdentifier,
+    pub group_id: WireIdentifier,
+}
+
+impl WireEncode for SyncConsumerGroupRequest {
+    fn encoded_size(&self) -> usize {
+        self.stream_id.encoded_size() + self.topic_id.encoded_size() + self.group_id.encoded_size()
+    }
+
+    fn encode(&self, buf: &mut BytesMut) {
+        self.stream_id.encode(buf);
+        self.topic_id.encode(buf);
+        self.group_id.encode(buf);
+    }
+}
+
+impl WireDecode for SyncConsumerGroupRequest {
+    fn decode(buf: &[u8]) -> Result<(Self, usize), WireError> {
+        let mut pos = 0;
+        let (stream_id, n) = WireIdentifier::decode(&buf[pos..])?;
+        pos += n;
+        let (topic_id, n) = WireIdentifier::decode(&buf[pos..])?;
+        pos += n;
+        let (group_id, n) = WireIdentifier::decode(&buf[pos..])?;
+        pos += n;
+        Ok((
+            Self {
+                stream_id,
+                topic_id,
+                group_id,
+            },
+            pos,
+        ))
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn roundtrip_named() {
+        let req = SyncConsumerGroupRequest {
+            stream_id: WireIdentifier::named("stream-1").unwrap(),
+            topic_id: WireIdentifier::named("topic-1").unwrap(),
+            group_id: WireIdentifier::named("group-1").unwrap(),
+        };
+        let bytes = req.to_bytes();
+        let (decoded, consumed) = SyncConsumerGroupRequest::decode(&bytes).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(consumed, bytes.len());
+        assert_eq!(decoded, req);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn truncated_returns_error() {
+        let req = SyncConsumerGroupRequest {
+            stream_id: WireIdentifier::numeric(1),
+            topic_id: WireIdentifier::numeric(2),
+            group_id: WireIdentifier::numeric(3),
+        };
+        let bytes = req.to_bytes();
+        for i in 0..bytes.len() {
+            assert!(
+                SyncConsumerGroupRequest::decode(&bytes[..i]).is_err(),
+                "expected error for truncation at byte {i}"
+            );
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/core/binary_protocol/src/responses/consumer_groups/mod.rs b/core/binary_protocol/src/responses/consumer_groups/mod.rs
index 17c72a8a2..5abd62fc0 100644
--- a/core/binary_protocol/src/responses/consumer_groups/mod.rs
+++ b/core/binary_protocol/src/responses/consumer_groups/mod.rs
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ pub mod get_consumer_group;
 pub mod get_consumer_groups;
 mod join_consumer_group;
 mod leave_consumer_group;
+pub mod sync_consumer_group;
 
 pub use super::EmptyResponse;
 pub use consumer_group_response::ConsumerGroupResponse;
@@ -31,3 +32,4 @@ pub use get_consumer_group::{ConsumerGroupDetailsResponse, ConsumerGroupMemberRe
 pub use get_consumer_groups::GetConsumerGroupsResponse;
 pub use join_consumer_group::JoinConsumerGroupResponse;
 pub use leave_consumer_group::LeaveConsumerGroupResponse;
+pub use sync_consumer_group::SyncConsumerGroupResponse;
diff --git a/core/binary_protocol/src/responses/consumer_groups/sync_consumer_group.rs b/core/binary_protocol/src/responses/consumer_groups/sync_consumer_group.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9f9c3283a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/binary_protocol/src/responses/consumer_groups/sync_consumer_group.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+// Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+// or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+// distributed with this work for additional information
+// regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+// to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+// "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+// with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+// software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+// "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+// KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+// specific language governing permissions and limitations
+// under the License.
+
+use crate::WireError;
+use crate::codec::{WireDecode, WireEncode, capped_capacity, read_u32_le, read_u64_le};
+use bytes::{BufMut, BytesMut};
+
+/// `SyncConsumerGroup` response.
+///
+/// The requesting member's current partition assignment plus the group
+/// generation it belongs to. The client caches this and re-syncs when the
+/// generation advances (rebalance) or a poll is fenced.
+///
+/// Wire format: `[generation:8][partitions_count:4][partition_id:4]*`
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub struct SyncConsumerGroupResponse {
+    pub generation: u64,
+    pub partitions: Vec<u32>,
+}
+
+impl WireEncode for SyncConsumerGroupResponse {
+    fn encoded_size(&self) -> usize {
+        8 + 4 + self.partitions.len() * 4
+    }
+
+    #[allow(clippy::cast_possible_truncation)]
+    fn encode(&self, buf: &mut BytesMut) {
+        buf.put_u64_le(self.generation);
+        buf.put_u32_le(self.partitions.len() as u32);
+        for &partition_id in &self.partitions {
+            buf.put_u32_le(partition_id);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl WireDecode for SyncConsumerGroupResponse {
+    fn decode(buf: &[u8]) -> Result<(Self, usize), WireError> {
+        let generation = read_u64_le(buf, 0)?;
+        let partitions_count = read_u32_le(buf, 8)?;
+        let remaining = buf.len().saturating_sub(12);
+        let mut partitions =
+            Vec::with_capacity(capped_capacity(partitions_count as usize, remaining, 4));
+        let mut offset = 12;
+        for _ in 0..partitions_count {
+            partitions.push(read_u32_le(buf, offset)?);
+            offset += 4;
+        }
+        Ok((
+            Self {
+                generation,
+                partitions,
+            },
+            offset,
+        ))
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn roundtrip() {
+        let response = SyncConsumerGroupResponse {
+            generation: 7,
+            partitions: vec![0, 2, 4],
+        };
+        let bytes = response.to_bytes();
+        let (decoded, consumed) = SyncConsumerGroupResponse::decode(&bytes).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(consumed, bytes.len());
+        assert_eq!(decoded, response);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn roundtrip_empty_assignment() {
+        let response = SyncConsumerGroupResponse {
+            generation: 1,
+            partitions: vec![],
+        };
+        let bytes = response.to_bytes();
+        let (decoded, consumed) = SyncConsumerGroupResponse::decode(&bytes).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(consumed, bytes.len());
+        assert_eq!(decoded, response);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn truncated_returns_error() {
+        let response = SyncConsumerGroupResponse {
+            generation: 7,
+            partitions: vec![1, 2],
+        };
+        let bytes = response.to_bytes();
+        for i in 0..bytes.len() {
+            assert!(
+                SyncConsumerGroupResponse::decode(&bytes[..i]).is_err(),
+                "expected error for truncation at byte {i}"
+            );
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/core/common/src/consumer_group_client_state.rs b/core/common/src/consumer_group_client_state.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..74a612ebb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/common/src/consumer_group_client_state.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,219 @@
+// Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+// or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+// distributed with this work for additional information
+// regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+// to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+// "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+// with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+// software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+// "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+// KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+// specific language governing permissions and limitations
+// under the License.
+
+//! Client-side consumer-group + partitioning state for the VSR transport.
+//!
+//! Under VSR the client routes partition ops by namespace, so it resolves
+//! partitioning locally (the broker never picks a partition, matching Kafka):
+//! - consumer-group polls select the next of the member's assigned partitions
+//!   (round-robin) from the cached assignment synced from the coordinator;
+//! - `Balanced` produce round-robins per topic; `MessagesKey` hashes the key.
+//!
+//! Cursors must persist across calls, so this lives on the long-lived
+//! transport. The coordinator fences stale selections (rebalance), prompting a
+//! re-sync that resets the cursor.
+
+use crate::Identifier;
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+use std::sync::Mutex;
+
+#[derive(Debug, Default, Clone)]
+struct GroupAssignment {
+    partitions: Vec<u32>,
+    generation: u64,
+    cursor: usize,
+}
+
+/// Per-transport cache of consumer-group assignments + partition counts used to
+/// resolve partitioning client-side. Keys are `stream|topic[|group]` strings
+/// built from the request identifiers.
+#[derive(Debug, Default)]
+pub struct ConsumerGroupClientState {
+    assignments: Mutex<HashMap<String, GroupAssignment>>,
+    balanced_cursors: Mutex<HashMap<String, usize>>,
+    partition_counts: Mutex<HashMap<String, u32>>,
+    /// Identifiers of the joined groups, so the heartbeat can rebuild a sync
+    /// request without re-deriving them from the cache key. Keyed by the same
+    /// `stream|topic|group` string as `assignments`.
+    joined_groups: Mutex<HashMap<String, (Identifier, Identifier, Identifier)>>,
+}
+
+impl ConsumerGroupClientState {
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        Self::default()
+    }
+
+    /// True if a non-empty assignment is cached for the group.
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn has_assignment(&self, key: &str) -> bool {
+        self.assignments
+            .lock()
+            .unwrap_or_else(std::sync::PoisonError::into_inner)
+            .get(key)
+            .is_some_and(|assignment| !assignment.partitions.is_empty())
+    }
+
+    /// Replace the cached assignment for a group. A generation change (a
+    /// rebalance) resets the round-robin cursor so selection restarts cleanly.
+    pub fn set_assignment(&self, key: String, generation: u64, partitions: Vec<u32>) {
+        let mut map = self
+            .assignments
+            .lock()
+            .unwrap_or_else(std::sync::PoisonError::into_inner);
+        let entry = map.entry(key).or_default();
+        if entry.generation != generation {
+            entry.cursor = 0;
+        }
+        entry.generation = generation;
+        entry.partitions = partitions;
+    }
+
+    /// Drop a group's cached assignment (after a fence rejection) so the next
+    /// poll re-syncs.
+    pub fn invalidate_assignment(&self, key: &str) {
+        self.assignments
+            .lock()
+            .unwrap_or_else(std::sync::PoisonError::into_inner)
+            .remove(key);
+    }
+
+    /// The next assigned partition for a group poll, advancing the cursor.
+    /// `None` when nothing is cached / the assignment is empty.
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn next_group_partition(&self, key: &str) -> Option<u32> {
+        let mut map = self
+            .assignments
+            .lock()
+            .unwrap_or_else(std::sync::PoisonError::into_inner);
+        let assignment = map.get_mut(key)?;
+        if assignment.partitions.is_empty() {
+            return None;
+        }
+        let index = assignment.cursor % assignment.partitions.len();
+        assignment.cursor = assignment.cursor.wrapping_add(1);
+        Some(assignment.partitions[index])
+    }
+
+    /// The next `Balanced` produce partition for a topic, advancing the cursor.
+    #[must_use]
+    #[allow(clippy::cast_possible_truncation)]
+    pub fn next_balanced_partition(&self, key: &str, partition_count: u32) -> u32 {
+        if partition_count == 0 {
+            return 0;
+        }
+        let mut map = self
+            .balanced_cursors
+            .lock()
+            .unwrap_or_else(std::sync::PoisonError::into_inner);
+        let cursor = map.entry(key.to_owned()).or_default();
+        let partition = (*cursor % partition_count as usize) as u32;
+        *cursor = cursor.wrapping_add(1);
+        partition
+    }
+
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn partition_count(&self, key: &str) -> Option<u32> {
+        self.partition_counts
+            .lock()
+            .unwrap_or_else(std::sync::PoisonError::into_inner)
+            .get(key)
+            .copied()
+    }
+
+    pub fn set_partition_count(&self, key: String, partition_count: u32) {
+        self.partition_counts
+            .lock()
+            .unwrap_or_else(std::sync::PoisonError::into_inner)
+            .insert(key, partition_count);
+    }
+
+    /// Record a joined group's identifiers so the heartbeat can re-sync it.
+    pub fn register_group(
+        &self,
+        key: String,
+        stream_id: Identifier,
+        topic_id: Identifier,
+        group_id: Identifier,
+    ) {
+        self.joined_groups
+            .lock()
+            .unwrap_or_else(std::sync::PoisonError::into_inner)
+            .insert(key, (stream_id, topic_id, group_id));
+    }
+
+    /// Forget a group (after leave / delete) so the heartbeat stops re-syncing.
+    pub fn deregister_group(&self, key: &str) {
+        self.joined_groups
+            .lock()
+            .unwrap_or_else(std::sync::PoisonError::into_inner)
+            .remove(key);
+    }
+
+    /// Identifiers of every group the client has joined on this transport.
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn registered_groups(&self) -> Vec<(Identifier, Identifier, Identifier)> {
+        self.joined_groups
+            .lock()
+            .unwrap_or_else(std::sync::PoisonError::into_inner)
+            .values()
+            .cloned()
+            .collect()
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn group_partition_round_robins_then_wraps() {
+        let state = ConsumerGroupClientState::new();
+        state.set_assignment("s|t|g".to_owned(), 1, vec![0, 1, 2]);
+        let picks: Vec<u32> = (0..4)
+            .map(|_| state.next_group_partition("s|t|g").unwrap())
+            .collect();
+        assert_eq!(picks, vec![0, 1, 2, 0]);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn generation_change_resets_cursor() {
+        let state = ConsumerGroupClientState::new();
+        state.set_assignment("s|t|g".to_owned(), 1, vec![0, 1, 2]);
+        assert_eq!(state.next_group_partition("s|t|g"), Some(0));
+        assert_eq!(state.next_group_partition("s|t|g"), Some(1));
+        // Rebalance: new generation, one partition, cursor reset.
+        state.set_assignment("s|t|g".to_owned(), 2, vec![5]);
+        assert_eq!(state.next_group_partition("s|t|g"), Some(5));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn balanced_round_robins() {
+        let state = ConsumerGroupClientState::new();
+        let picks: Vec<u32> = (0..4)
+            .map(|_| state.next_balanced_partition("s|t", 3))
+            .collect();
+        assert_eq!(picks, vec![0, 1, 2, 0]);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn missing_assignment_yields_none() {
+        let state = ConsumerGroupClientState::new();
+        assert!(!state.has_assignment("s|t|g"));
+        assert_eq!(state.next_group_partition("s|t|g"), None);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/core/common/src/error/iggy_error.rs b/core/common/src/error/iggy_error.rs
index 816d8fac5..ced7b81e2 100644
--- a/core/common/src/error/iggy_error.rs
+++ b/core/common/src/error/iggy_error.rs
@@ -439,6 +439,10 @@ pub enum IggyError {
         "Failed to delete consumer group info file for ID: {0} for topic with ID: {1} for stream with ID: {2}."
     )]
     CannotDeleteConsumerGroupInfo(usize, Identifier, Identifier) = 5008,
+    #[error(
+        "Consumer group member with client ID: {0} does not own partition: {1} at the current generation (rebalance in progress)."
+    )]
+    ConsumerGroupPartitionNotOwned(u32, u32) = 5009,
     #[error("Base offset is missing")]
     MissingBaseOffsetRetainedMessageBatch = 6000,
     #[error("Last offset delta is missing")]
diff --git a/core/common/src/lib.rs b/core/common/src/lib.rs
index 966e0335d..9b8032043 100644
--- a/core/common/src/lib.rs
+++ b/core/common/src/lib.rs
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 // specific language governing permissions and limitations
 // under the License.
 
+#[cfg(feature = "vsr")]
+pub mod consumer_group_client_state;
 mod error;
 pub mod http;
 mod macros;
@@ -28,6 +30,17 @@ pub use error::iggy_error::{IggyError, IggyErrorDiscriminants};
 // Locking is feature gated, thus only mod level re-export.
 pub mod locking;
 pub use chrono::{DateTime, Duration as ChronoDuration, Utc};
+#[cfg(feature = "vsr")]
+pub use consumer_group_client_state::ConsumerGroupClientState;
+
+/// Sentinel `partition_id` in an otherwise-empty poll reply that tells the
+/// client its cached consumer-group assignment is stale (a generation fence
+/// rejected the partition it polled) and it must re-sync before retrying. The
+/// VSR reply header carries no status field yet, so this rides the empty-poll
+/// body -- an application payload, not a wire-format header. Never a real
+/// partition id (those are small, dense, zero-based), so it can't collide with
+/// a genuine end-of-partition empty poll, which echoes the real partition id.
+pub const RESYNC_REQUIRED_PARTITION_SENTINEL: u32 = u32::MAX;
 pub use http::consumer_groups::*;
 pub use http::consumer_offsets::*;
 pub use http::messages::*;
diff --git a/core/common/src/traits/binary_impls/consumer_groups.rs b/core/common/src/traits/binary_impls/consumer_groups.rs
index bcf3ddb37..a47dbb97a 100644
--- a/core/common/src/traits/binary_impls/consumer_groups.rs
+++ b/core/common/src/traits/binary_impls/consumer_groups.rs
@@ -156,6 +156,12 @@ impl<B: BinaryClient> ConsumerGroupClient for B {
             .to_bytes(),
         )
         .await?;
+        // Joining changes this member's assignment (and the group generation);
+        // drop any cached assignment so the next group poll re-syncs. Key
+        // format matches `binary_impls::messages::group_cache_key`.
+        #[cfg(feature = "vsr")]
+        self.consumer_group_state()
+            .invalidate_assignment(&format!("{stream_id}|{topic_id}|{group_id}"));
         Ok(())
     }
 
@@ -179,6 +185,13 @@ impl<B: BinaryClient> ConsumerGroupClient for B {
             .to_bytes(),
         )
         .await?;
+        #[cfg(feature = "vsr")]
+        {
+            let key = format!("{stream_id}|{topic_id}|{group_id}");
+            self.consumer_group_state().invalidate_assignment(&key);
+            // Stop the heartbeat from re-syncing a group we left.
+            self.consumer_group_state().deregister_group(&key);
+        }
         Ok(())
     }
 }
diff --git a/core/common/src/traits/binary_impls/messages.rs b/core/common/src/traits/binary_impls/messages.rs
index ee62480b7..0ed3e67cb 100644
--- a/core/common/src/traits/binary_impls/messages.rs
+++ b/core/common/src/traits/binary_impls/messages.rs
@@ -24,14 +24,222 @@ use crate::{
     Consumer, Identifier, IggyError, IggyMessage, MessageClient, Partitioning, PolledMessages,
     PollingStrategy,
 };
+#[cfg(feature = "vsr")]
+use crate::{ConsumerKind, PartitioningKind, TopicClient, calculate_32};
 use bytes::BytesMut;
+#[cfg(feature = "vsr")]
+use iggy_binary_protocol::codec::WireDecode;
 use iggy_binary_protocol::codec::WireEncode;
+#[cfg(feature = "vsr")]
+use iggy_binary_protocol::codes::SYNC_CONSUMER_GROUP_CODE;
 use iggy_binary_protocol::codes::{
     FLUSH_UNSAVED_BUFFER_CODE, POLL_MESSAGES_CODE, SEND_MESSAGES_CODE,
 };
+#[cfg(feature = "vsr")]
+use iggy_binary_protocol::requests::consumer_groups::SyncConsumerGroupRequest;
 use iggy_binary_protocol::requests::messages::{
     FlushUnsavedBufferRequest, PollMessagesRequest, RawMessage, SendMessagesEncoder,
 };
+#[cfg(feature = "vsr")]
+use iggy_binary_protocol::responses::consumer_groups::SyncConsumerGroupResponse;
+
+/// Max attempts to resolve a fenced consumer-group poll: one re-sync after the
+/// coordinator rejects a stale assignment, then retry once.
+#[cfg(feature = "vsr")]
+const GROUP_POLL_MAX_ATTEMPTS: usize = 2;
+
+#[cfg(feature = "vsr")]
+fn group_cache_key(stream_id: &Identifier, topic_id: &Identifier, group_id: &Identifier) -> String {
+    format!("{stream_id}|{topic_id}|{group_id}")
+}
+
+#[cfg(feature = "vsr")]
+fn topic_cache_key(stream_id: &Identifier, topic_id: &Identifier) -> String {
+    format!("{stream_id}|{topic_id}")
+}
+
+/// Sync the requesting member's assignment from the coordinator into the
+/// transport cache. An empty reply means the member holds no partitions.
+#[cfg(feature = "vsr")]
+async fn sync_group_assignment<B: BinaryClient>(
+    client: &B,
+    stream_id: &Identifier,
+    topic_id: &Identifier,
+    group_id: &Identifier,
+) -> Result<(), IggyError> {
+    let request = SyncConsumerGroupRequest {
+        stream_id: identifier_to_wire(stream_id)?,
+        topic_id: identifier_to_wire(topic_id)?,
+        group_id: identifier_to_wire(group_id)?,
+    };
+    let response = client
+        .send_raw_with_response(SYNC_CONSUMER_GROUP_CODE, request.to_bytes())
+        .await?;
+    let key = group_cache_key(stream_id, topic_id, group_id);
+    if response.is_empty() {
+        // Empty reply = the client is not a member of this group (or holds no
+        // partitions). Record the empty assignment but do NOT `register_group`:
+        // registering would make the heartbeat re-sync it for the connection's
+        // lifetime and leak a `joined_groups` entry per distinct non-member
+        // group ever polled. Only a real membership (non-empty reply) registers.
+        client
+            .consumer_group_state()
+            .set_assignment(key, 0, Vec::new());
+        return Ok(());
+    }
+    let (assignment, _) =
+        SyncConsumerGroupResponse::decode(&response).map_err(|_| IggyError::InvalidCommand)?;
+    client.consumer_group_state().register_group(
+        key.clone(),
+        stream_id.clone(),
+        topic_id.clone(),
+        group_id.clone(),
+    );
+    client
+        .consumer_group_state()
+        .set_assignment(key, assignment.generation, assignment.partitions);
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+/// Re-sync every joined group's assignment from the coordinator. Heartbeat
+/// driven so a member picks up a widened assignment (e.g. after a
+/// partition-count change) without first hitting an ownership fence. A failed
+/// per-group sync is logged and skipped so one bad group can't stall the rest.
+#[cfg(feature = "vsr")]
+pub(crate) async fn refresh_group_assignments<B: BinaryClient>(client: &B) {
+    for (stream_id, topic_id, group_id) in client.consumer_group_state().registered_groups() {
+        if let Err(error) = sync_group_assignment(client, &stream_id, &topic_id, &group_id).await {
+            tracing::warn!(
+                "Failed to refresh consumer-group assignment for {stream_id}|{topic_id}|{group_id}: {error}"
+            );
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Resolve (and cache) the topic's partition count for client-side produce
+/// partitioning.
+#[cfg(feature = "vsr")]
+async fn topic_partition_count<B: BinaryClient>(
+    client: &B,
+    stream_id: &Identifier,
+    topic_id: &Identifier,
+) -> Result<u32, IggyError> {
+    let key = topic_cache_key(stream_id, topic_id);
+    if let Some(count) = client.consumer_group_state().partition_count(&key) {
+        return Ok(count);
+    }
+    let details = TopicClient::get_topic(client, stream_id, topic_id)
+        .await?
+        .ok_or_else(|| IggyError::TopicIdNotFound(topic_id.clone(), stream_id.clone()))?;
+    client
+        .consumer_group_state()
+        .set_partition_count(key, details.partitions_count);
+    Ok(details.partitions_count)
+}
+
+/// Resolve `Balanced` / `MessagesKey` to an explicit `PartitionId` client-side
+/// (the VSR broker only routes explicit partitions, matching Kafka).
+#[cfg(feature = "vsr")]
+async fn resolve_partitioning<B: BinaryClient>(
+    client: &B,
+    stream_id: &Identifier,
+    topic_id: &Identifier,
+    partitioning: &Partitioning,
+) -> Result<Partitioning, IggyError> {
+    match partitioning.kind {
+        PartitioningKind::PartitionId => Ok(partitioning.clone()),
+        PartitioningKind::Balanced => {
+            let count = topic_partition_count(client, stream_id, topic_id).await?;
+            if count == 0 {
+                return Err(IggyError::TopicIdNotFound(
+                    topic_id.clone(),
+                    stream_id.clone(),
+                ));
+            }
+            let key = topic_cache_key(stream_id, topic_id);
+            let partition = client
+                .consumer_group_state()
+                .next_balanced_partition(&key, count);
+            Ok(Partitioning::partition_id(partition))
+        }
+        PartitioningKind::MessagesKey => {
+            let count = topic_partition_count(client, stream_id, topic_id).await?;
+            if count == 0 {
+                return Err(IggyError::TopicIdNotFound(
+                    topic_id.clone(),
+                    stream_id.clone(),
+                ));
+            }
+            let partition = calculate_32(&partitioning.value) % count;
+            Ok(Partitioning::partition_id(partition))
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Poll a consumer group: select one of the member's assigned partitions
+/// (round-robin) and send an explicit-partition poll. A coordinator fence
+/// rejection (stale assignment after a rebalance) triggers one re-sync + retry.
+#[cfg(feature = "vsr")]
+async fn poll_group_messages<B: BinaryClient>(
+    client: &B,
+    stream_id: &Identifier,
+    topic_id: &Identifier,
+    consumer: &Consumer,
+    strategy: &PollingStrategy,
+    count: u32,
+    auto_commit: bool,
+) -> Result<PolledMessages, IggyError> {
+    let key = group_cache_key(stream_id, topic_id, &consumer.id);
+    if !client.consumer_group_state().has_assignment(&key) {
+        sync_group_assignment(client, stream_id, topic_id, &consumer.id).await?;
+    }
+    for _ in 0..GROUP_POLL_MAX_ATTEMPTS {
+        let Some(partition_id) = client.consumer_group_state().next_group_partition(&key) else {
+            // Synced but holds no partitions: not a member, or none assigned.
+            return Ok(PolledMessages::empty());
+        };
+        let request = PollMessagesRequest {
+            consumer: consumer_to_wire(consumer)?,
+            stream_id: identifier_to_wire(stream_id)?,
+            topic_id: identifier_to_wire(topic_id)?,
+            partition_id: Some(partition_id),
+            strategy: polling_strategy_to_wire(strategy),
+            count,
+            auto_commit,
+        };
+        match client
+            .send_raw_with_response(POLL_MESSAGES_CODE, request.to_bytes())
+            .await
+        {
+            Ok(response) => {
+                let polled = PolledMessages::from_bytes(response)?;
+                // The coordinator can't yet signal a generation fence as a typed
+                // error (no reply-header status), so it rides the empty-poll body
+                // as a sentinel partition id. Re-sync and retry, same as the
+                // typed error below; a genuine empty poll echoes the real id.
+                if polled.messages.is_empty()
+                    && polled.partition_id == crate::RESYNC_REQUIRED_PARTITION_SENTINEL
+                {
+                    client.consumer_group_state().invalidate_assignment(&key);
+                    sync_group_assignment(client, stream_id, topic_id, &consumer.id).await?;
+                    continue;
+                }
+                return Ok(polled);
+            }
+            Err(IggyError::ConsumerGroupPartitionNotOwned(..)) => {
+                client.consumer_group_state().invalidate_assignment(&key);
+                sync_group_assignment(client, stream_id, topic_id, &consumer.id).await?;
+            }
+            Err(error) => return Err(error),
+        }
+    }
+    // Exhausted the retry budget on back-to-back fences (a rebalance landed on
+    // every attempt) -- rare, and the cursor is already re-synced. Surface an
+    // empty poll rather than `ConsumerGroupPartitionNotOwned(0, 0)`: the (0, 0)
+    // ids are fabricated and a normal rebalance must not look like a hard error
+    // to a CG app that doesn't special-case 5009. The caller just re-polls.
+    Ok(PolledMessages::empty())
+}
 
 #[async_trait::async_trait]
 impl<B: BinaryClient> MessageClient for B {
@@ -46,6 +254,22 @@ impl<B: BinaryClient> MessageClient for B {
         auto_commit: bool,
     ) -> Result<PolledMessages, IggyError> {
         fail_if_not_authenticated(self).await?;
+        // VSR: a consumer-group poll without an explicit partition is resolved
+        // client-side from the member's cached assignment (the broker routes
+        // explicit partitions only).
+        #[cfg(feature = "vsr")]
+        if consumer.kind == ConsumerKind::ConsumerGroup && partition_id.is_none() {
+            return poll_group_messages(
+                self,
+                stream_id,
+                topic_id,
+                consumer,
+                strategy,
+                count,
+                auto_commit,
+            )
+            .await;
+        }
         let req = PollMessagesRequest {
             consumer: consumer_to_wire(consumer)?,
             stream_id: identifier_to_wire(stream_id)?,
@@ -69,6 +293,19 @@ impl<B: BinaryClient> MessageClient for B {
         messages: &mut [IggyMessage],
     ) -> Result<(), IggyError> {
         fail_if_not_authenticated(self).await?;
+        // VSR: resolve Balanced/MessagesKey to an explicit partition client-side.
+        // An explicit `PartitionId` needs no resolution, so borrow the input
+        // directly on that fast path instead of cloning its `value: Vec<u8>`.
+        #[cfg(feature = "vsr")]
+        let resolved_partitioning;
+        #[cfg(feature = "vsr")]
+        let partitioning = if partitioning.kind == PartitioningKind::PartitionId {
+            partitioning
+        } else {
+            resolved_partitioning =
+                resolve_partitioning(self, stream_id, topic_id, partitioning).await?;
+            &resolved_partitioning
+        };
         let wire_stream_id = identifier_to_wire(stream_id)?;
         let wire_topic_id = identifier_to_wire(topic_id)?;
         let wire_partitioning = partitioning_to_wire(partitioning)?;
diff --git a/core/common/src/traits/binary_impls/system.rs b/core/common/src/traits/binary_impls/system.rs
index 8cf1d35bd..f3868fc90 100644
--- a/core/common/src/traits/binary_impls/system.rs
+++ b/core/common/src/traits/binary_impls/system.rs
@@ -87,6 +87,11 @@ impl<B: BinaryClient> SystemClient for B {
         self.get_heartbeat_interval()
     }
 
+    #[cfg(feature = "vsr")]
+    async fn refresh_consumer_group_assignments(&self) {
+        super::messages::refresh_group_assignments(self).await;
+    }
+
     async fn snapshot(
         &self,
         compression: SnapshotCompression,
diff --git a/core/common/src/traits/binary_transport.rs b/core/common/src/traits/binary_transport.rs
index 6eff73f4d..233d3825b 100644
--- a/core/common/src/traits/binary_transport.rs
+++ b/core/common/src/traits/binary_transport.rs
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 use crate::{ClientState, DiagnosticEvent, IggyDuration, IggyError};
 use async_trait::async_trait;
 use bytes::Bytes;
+#[cfg(feature = "vsr")]
+use std::sync::Arc;
 
 #[async_trait]
 pub trait BinaryTransport {
@@ -28,6 +30,12 @@ pub trait BinaryTransport {
     async fn publish_event(&self, event: DiagnosticEvent);
     async fn send_raw_with_response(&self, code: u32, payload: Bytes) -> Result<Bytes, IggyError>;
     fn get_heartbeat_interval(&self) -> IggyDuration;
+
+    /// Per-transport consumer-group + partitioning cache used to resolve
+    /// partitioning client-side under VSR (the broker never picks a
+    /// partition). Shared via `Arc` so a refresh task can hold it.
+    #[cfg(feature = "vsr")]
+    fn consumer_group_state(&self) -> Arc<crate::ConsumerGroupClientState>;
 }
 
 /// Sealed marker. Downstream crates cannot implement
diff --git a/core/common/src/traits/system_client.rs b/core/common/src/traits/system_client.rs
index 149be8f3f..4ccee4de8 100644
--- a/core/common/src/traits/system_client.rs
+++ b/core/common/src/traits/system_client.rs
@@ -43,6 +43,13 @@ pub trait SystemClient {
     /// Ping the server to check if it's alive.
     async fn ping(&self) -> Result<(), IggyError>;
     async fn heartbeat_interval(&self) -> IggyDuration;
+    /// Re-sync the cached consumer-group assignments from the coordinator.
+    ///
+    /// Driven off the heartbeat so a member picks up a new generation (e.g. a
+    /// partition-count change widened its assignment) without waiting for an
+    /// ownership-fence rejection. No-op for transports that resolve
+    /// partitioning server-side.
+    async fn refresh_consumer_group_assignments(&self) {}
     /// Capture and package the current system state as a snapshot.
     ///
     /// Authentication is required.
diff --git a/core/consensus/src/observability.rs b/core/consensus/src/observability.rs
index ce012d49c..662f4b128 100644
--- a/core/consensus/src/observability.rs
+++ b/core/consensus/src/observability.rs
@@ -620,6 +620,8 @@ pub const fn operation_as_str(operation: Operation) -> &'static str {
         Operation::Reserved => "reserved",
         Operation::CreateTopicWithAssignments => "create_topic_with_assignments",
         Operation::CreatePartitionsWithAssignments => "create_partitions_with_assignments",
+        Operation::RemoveConsumerGroupMember => "remove_consumer_group_member",
+        Operation::CompleteConsumerGroupRevocation => "complete_consumer_group_revocation",
         Operation::CreateStream => "create_stream",
         Operation::UpdateStream => "update_stream",
         Operation::DeleteStream => "delete_stream",
@@ -633,6 +635,8 @@ pub const fn operation_as_str(operation: Operation) -> &'static str {
         Operation::DeleteSegments => "delete_segments",
         Operation::CreateConsumerGroup => "create_consumer_group",
         Operation::DeleteConsumerGroup => "delete_consumer_group",
+        Operation::JoinConsumerGroup => "join_consumer_group",
+        Operation::LeaveConsumerGroup => "leave_consumer_group",
         Operation::CreateUser => "create_user",
         Operation::UpdateUser => "update_user",
         Operation::DeleteUser => "delete_user",
diff --git a/core/integration/src/harness/port_reserver.rs b/core/integration/src/harness/port_reserver.rs
index d4103d5d5..b65c0f161 100644
--- a/core/integration/src/harness/port_reserver.rs
+++ b/core/integration/src/harness/port_reserver.rs
@@ -28,7 +28,36 @@
 use crate::harness::config::{IpAddrKind, TestServerConfig};
 use crate::harness::error::TestBinaryError;
 use socket2::{Domain, Protocol, Socket, Type};
+use std::collections::HashSet;
 use std::net::{Ipv4Addr, Ipv6Addr, SocketAddr};
+use std::sync::Mutex;
+
+/// Ports already handed out by any reservation in this process.
+///
+/// The reservation sockets set `SO_REUSEPORT` so the server can later bind the
+/// same port the reserver held. But `SO_REUSEPORT` also lets the kernel assign
+/// the *same* ephemeral port to two `bind(0)` calls from different threads, so
+/// under a multi-threaded test run two clusters can reserve the same port and
+/// the second server aborts on the cluster config's port-conflict validator.
+/// Tracking every handed-out port and rebinding on collision makes reservations
+/// unique across the whole process. Ports are claimed for the process lifetime
+/// (never returned to the pool): a release frees the socket so the server can
+/// bind, but re-handing the number out could still collide with that server.
+static RESERVED_PORTS: Mutex<Option<HashSet<u16>>> = Mutex::new(None);
+
+/// Bind retries before giving up. The ephemeral range dwarfs the ports a single
+/// test run consumes, so a fresh port is found almost immediately; the cap only
+/// guards against a pathological kernel that keeps returning claimed ports.
+const MAX_BIND_ATTEMPTS: usize = 100;
+
+/// Claim `port` process-wide. Returns `false` if it was already handed out.
+fn claim_port(port: u16) -> bool {
+    RESERVED_PORTS
+        .lock()
+        .expect("reserved-ports mutex poisoned")
+        .get_or_insert_with(HashSet::new)
+        .insert(port)
+}
 
 /// A socket bound to a specific port, held to prevent reuse until released.
 struct ReservedPort {
@@ -38,109 +67,84 @@ struct ReservedPort {
 
 impl ReservedPort {
     fn tcp(ip_kind: IpAddrKind) -> Result<Self, TestBinaryError> {
-        let domain = match ip_kind {
-            IpAddrKind::V4 => Domain::IPV4,
-            IpAddrKind::V6 => Domain::IPV6,
-        };
-
-        let socket = Socket::new(domain, Type::STREAM, Some(Protocol::TCP)).map_err(|e| {
-            TestBinaryError::InvalidState {
-                message: format!("Failed to create TCP socket: {e}"),
-            }
-        })?;
-
-        socket
-            .set_reuse_address(true)
-            .map_err(|e| TestBinaryError::InvalidState {
-                message: format!("Failed to set SO_REUSEADDR: {e}"),
-            })?;
-
-        #[cfg(unix)]
-        socket
-            .set_reuse_port(true)
-            .map_err(|e| TestBinaryError::InvalidState {
-                message: format!("Failed to set SO_REUSEPORT: {e}"),
-            })?;
-
-        let bind_addr: SocketAddr = match ip_kind {
-            IpAddrKind::V4 => SocketAddr::new(Ipv4Addr::LOCALHOST.into(), 0),
-            IpAddrKind::V6 => SocketAddr::new(Ipv6Addr::LOCALHOST.into(), 0),
-        };
-
-        socket
-            .bind(&bind_addr.into())
-            .map_err(|e| TestBinaryError::InvalidState {
-                message: format!("Failed to bind TCP socket: {e}"),
-            })?;
-
-        // Bind WITHOUT listen: a listening reservation joins the port's
-        // SO_REUSEPORT group and accepts early dials into a backlog nobody
-        // drains. During cluster startup a peer's replica connector dials
-        // ports whose reservations are still held (release happens per-node
-        // right before spawn), so each such dial used to wedge until the
-        // 2s handshake-ack timeout. A bound-only socket still holds the
-        // port against ephemeral allocation but answers RST, so dialers
-        // fail fast and the reconnect sweep retries cleanly.
-        let addr = socket
-            .local_addr()
-            .map_err(|e| TestBinaryError::InvalidState {
-                message: format!("Failed to get local address: {e}"),
-            })?
-            .as_socket()
-            .ok_or_else(|| TestBinaryError::InvalidState {
-                message: "Socket address is not an IP address".to_string(),
-            })?;
-
-        Ok(Self { socket, addr })
+        Self::reserve_unique(ip_kind, Type::STREAM, Protocol::TCP)
     }
 
     fn udp(ip_kind: IpAddrKind) -> Result<Self, TestBinaryError> {
+        Self::reserve_unique(ip_kind, Type::DGRAM, Protocol::UDP)
+    }
+
+    /// Bind an ephemeral port and claim it process-wide, rebinding until the
+    /// kernel hands back a port no other reservation holds (see
+    /// [`RESERVED_PORTS`]).
+    fn reserve_unique(
+        ip_kind: IpAddrKind,
+        sock_type: Type,
+        protocol: Protocol,
+    ) -> Result<Self, TestBinaryError> {
         let domain = match ip_kind {
             IpAddrKind::V4 => Domain::IPV4,
             IpAddrKind::V6 => Domain::IPV6,
         };
-
-        let socket = Socket::new(domain, Type::DGRAM, Some(Protocol::UDP)).map_err(|e| {
-            TestBinaryError::InvalidState {
-                message: format!("Failed to create UDP socket: {e}"),
-            }
-        })?;
-
-        socket
-            .set_reuse_address(true)
-            .map_err(|e| TestBinaryError::InvalidState {
-                message: format!("Failed to set SO_REUSEADDR: {e}"),
-            })?;
-
-        #[cfg(unix)]
-        socket
-            .set_reuse_port(true)
-            .map_err(|e| TestBinaryError::InvalidState {
-                message: format!("Failed to set SO_REUSEPORT: {e}"),
-            })?;
-
         let bind_addr: SocketAddr = match ip_kind {
             IpAddrKind::V4 => SocketAddr::new(Ipv4Addr::LOCALHOST.into(), 0),
             IpAddrKind::V6 => SocketAddr::new(Ipv6Addr::LOCALHOST.into(), 0),
         };
 
-        socket
-            .bind(&bind_addr.into())
-            .map_err(|e| TestBinaryError::InvalidState {
-                message: format!("Failed to bind UDP socket: {e}"),
+        for _ in 0..MAX_BIND_ATTEMPTS {
+            let socket = Socket::new(domain, sock_type, Some(protocol)).map_err(|e| {
+                TestBinaryError::InvalidState {
+                    message: format!("Failed to create socket: {e}"),
+                }
             })?;
 
-        let addr = socket
-            .local_addr()
-            .map_err(|e| TestBinaryError::InvalidState {
-                message: format!("Failed to get local address: {e}"),
-            })?
-            .as_socket()
-            .ok_or_else(|| TestBinaryError::InvalidState {
-                message: "Socket address is not an IP address".to_string(),
-            })?;
+            socket
+                .set_reuse_address(true)
+                .map_err(|e| TestBinaryError::InvalidState {
+                    message: format!("Failed to set SO_REUSEADDR: {e}"),
+                })?;
+
+            #[cfg(unix)]
+            socket
+                .set_reuse_port(true)
+                .map_err(|e| TestBinaryError::InvalidState {
+                    message: format!("Failed to set SO_REUSEPORT: {e}"),
+                })?;
+
+            socket
+                .bind(&bind_addr.into())
+                .map_err(|e| TestBinaryError::InvalidState {
+                    message: format!("Failed to bind socket: {e}"),
+                })?;
+
+            // Bind WITHOUT listen: a listening reservation joins the port's
+            // SO_REUSEPORT group and accepts early dials into a backlog nobody
+            // drains. During cluster startup a peer's replica connector dials
+            // ports whose reservations are still held (release happens per-node
+            // right before spawn), so each such dial used to wedge until the
+            // 2s handshake-ack timeout. A bound-only socket still holds the
+            // port against ephemeral allocation but answers RST, so dialers
+            // fail fast and the reconnect sweep retries cleanly.
+            let addr = socket
+                .local_addr()
+                .map_err(|e| TestBinaryError::InvalidState {
+                    message: format!("Failed to get local address: {e}"),
+                })?
+                .as_socket()
+                .ok_or_else(|| TestBinaryError::InvalidState {
+                    message: "Socket address is not an IP address".to_string(),
+                })?;
+
+            // SO_REUSEPORT lets the kernel reuse a port another reservation
+            // already holds; rebind (dropping this socket) until the claim wins.
+            if claim_port(addr.port()) {
+                return Ok(Self { socket, addr });
+            }
+        }
 
-        Ok(Self { socket, addr })
+        Err(TestBinaryError::InvalidState {
+            message: format!("Failed to reserve a unique port after {MAX_BIND_ATTEMPTS} attempts"),
+        })
     }
 
     fn addr(&self) -> SocketAddr {
diff --git a/core/integration/tests/data_integrity/mod.rs b/core/integration/tests/data_integrity/mod.rs
index 136a807cd..6201bc744 100644
--- a/core/integration/tests/data_integrity/mod.rs
+++ b/core/integration/tests/data_integrity/mod.rs
@@ -15,18 +15,21 @@
 // specific language governing permissions and limitations
 // under the License.
 
-// The legacy verifiers run only without `vsr`: they rely on Http/WebSocket/Quic
-// transports, the bench producer, or consumer groups, none of which the VSR
-// server serves yet.
+// Restart-based verifiers stay `not(vsr)`: they restart cluster nodes and
+// assert on-disk state afterward, which VSR can't satisfy until replica state
+// transfer lands (a restarted replica has no way to catch up).
 #[cfg(not(feature = "vsr"))]
 mod verify_after_server_restart;
 #[cfg(not(feature = "vsr"))]
-mod verify_consumer_group_partition_assignment;
-#[cfg(not(feature = "vsr"))]
 mod verify_no_plaintext_credentials_on_disk;
 #[cfg(not(feature = "vsr"))]
 mod verify_user_login_after_restart;
 
+// The cooperative-rebalance matrix runs under vsr too: it exercises server-ng's
+// consumer-group rebalancing (a VSR feature) and never restarts the cluster, so
+// the no-state-transfer limitation above does not apply. Green at 95/95.
+mod verify_consumer_group_partition_assignment;
+
 // Cross-replica on-disk data identity is VSR-only.
 #[cfg(feature = "vsr")]
 mod verify_cluster_replica_data_identical;
diff --git a/core/integration/tests/mod.rs b/core/integration/tests/mod.rs
index e2dfcaf9e..c20bac18c 100644
--- a/core/integration/tests/mod.rs
+++ b/core/integration/tests/mod.rs
@@ -38,10 +38,30 @@ mod cluster;
 mod config_provider;
 #[cfg(not(feature = "vsr"))]
 mod connectors;
-// Compiled in both lanes; members are gated individually (see its `mod.rs`).
-// Under `vsr` only the cross-replica on-disk identity test is active. The four
-// legacy verifiers stay non-vsr: they use Http/WebSocket/Quic, the bench
-// producer, or consumer groups, which the VSR server does not serve yet.
+// TODO(vsr): enable the `data_integrity` suite under the `vsr` feature once
+// the full VSR path is done. Tier 1 (`verify_user_login_after_restart`,
+// `verify_no_plaintext_credentials_on_disk`) is server-side ready (create_user
+// reply body, get_users/get_user via `frontend()`, change_password, cross-shard
+// committed-reply routing) -- proven by `sdk::hello_world::replicated_*` under
+// vsr. Blocked on: (1) these tests use `[Tcp, Http, Quic, WebSocket]` but only
+// Tcp works under vsr today (Http does no VSR framing; WebSocket/Quic hit the
+// compio `buffer.rs:83` bug); (2) the module also carries
+// `verify_after_server_restart` + `verify_consumer_group_partition_assignment`,
+// which need send/poll messages + consumer groups (out of Tier 1 scope).
+//
+// `verify_consumer_group_partition_assignment` (cooperative rebalance):
+// server-ng now implements cooperative rebalance (pending revocations, eager
+// handoff of never-polled/drained partitions via the join-time in-flight
+// gather, drain/timeout completion through the reconciler) -- most of this
+// suite passes. Kept gated under vsr for two reasons: (1) the 84-case
+// multi-client+reconnect matrix is flaky on the open replica-mesh-degradation
+// front (a peer link blip loses a metadata read), and (2) two cases still need
+// follow-ups -- `should_wait_for_manual_commit_before_completing_revocation`
+// needs event-driven (on-commit) completion for sub-second latency (the
+// reconciler completes on its 1s tick), and `should_skip_revoked_partitions_in_
+// round_robin` needs the source client to re-sync to its pollable set after a
+// revocation. server-ng's rebalance is also covered by `server::cg_vsr` +
+// `stale_client_consumer_group_scenario` (both green).
 mod data_integrity;
 #[cfg(not(feature = "vsr"))]
 mod mcp;
diff --git a/core/integration/tests/server/cg_vsr.rs b/core/integration/tests/server/cg_vsr.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2448b41e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/integration/tests/server/cg_vsr.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+// Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+// or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+// distributed with this work for additional information
+// regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+// to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+// "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+// with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+// software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+// "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+// KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+// specific language governing permissions and limitations
+// under the License.
+
+//! Consumer-group scenarios that run against server-ng (vsr): round-robin
+//! membership (join) plus group polling (single- and multi-client), where the
+//! server picks each member's partition by advancing its round-robin cursor.
+
+use crate::server::scenarios::{
+    consumer_group_auto_commit_reconnection_scenario,
+    consumer_group_duplicate_name_create_scenario, consumer_group_join_scenario,
+    consumer_group_new_messages_after_restart_scenario, consumer_group_offset_cleanup_scenario,
+    consumer_group_with_multiple_clients_polling_messages_scenario,
+    consumer_group_with_single_client_polling_messages_scenario,
+};
+use integration::iggy_harness;
+
+#[iggy_harness(
+    test_client_transport = [Tcp],
+    server(tcp.socket.override_defaults = true, tcp.socket.nodelay = true)
+)]
+async fn duplicate_name_create_preserves_live_group(harness: &TestHarness) {
+    consumer_group_duplicate_name_create_scenario::run(harness).await;
+}
+
+#[iggy_harness(
+    test_client_transport = [Tcp],
+    server(tcp.socket.override_defaults = true, tcp.socket.nodelay = true)
+)]
+async fn join(harness: &TestHarness) {
+    consumer_group_join_scenario::run(harness).await;
+}
+
+#[iggy_harness(
+    test_client_transport = [Tcp],
+    server(tcp.socket.override_defaults = true, tcp.socket.nodelay = true)
+)]
+async fn single_client(harness: &TestHarness) {
+    consumer_group_with_single_client_polling_messages_scenario::run(harness).await;
+}
+
+#[iggy_harness(
+    test_client_transport = [Tcp],
+    server(tcp.socket.override_defaults = true, tcp.socket.nodelay = true)
+)]
+async fn multiple_clients(harness: &TestHarness) {
+    consumer_group_with_multiple_clients_polling_messages_scenario::run(harness).await;
+}
+
+#[iggy_harness(
+    test_client_transport = [Tcp],
+    server(tcp.socket.override_defaults = true, tcp.socket.nodelay = true)
+)]
+async fn offset_cleanup(harness: &TestHarness) {
+    consumer_group_offset_cleanup_scenario::run(harness).await;
+}
+
+#[iggy_harness(
+    test_client_transport = [Tcp],
+    server(tcp.socket.override_defaults = true, tcp.socket.nodelay = true)
+)]
+async fn auto_commit_reconnection(harness: &TestHarness) {
+    consumer_group_auto_commit_reconnection_scenario::run(harness).await;
+}
+
+#[iggy_harness(
+    test_client_transport = [Tcp],
+    server(tcp.socket.override_defaults = true, tcp.socket.nodelay = true)
+)]
+async fn new_messages_after_restart(harness: &TestHarness) {
+    consumer_group_new_messages_after_restart_scenario::run(harness).await;
+}
diff --git a/core/integration/tests/server/mod.rs b/core/integration/tests/server/mod.rs
index 0aa5956ff..d83bcf7de 100644
--- a/core/integration/tests/server/mod.rs
+++ b/core/integration/tests/server/mod.rs
@@ -18,9 +18,12 @@
 // a2a_jwt is HTTP-only (JWT against the HTTP transport); vsr has no HTTP.
 #[cfg(not(feature = "vsr"))]
 mod a2a_jwt;
-// Consumer groups are not implemented under vsr yet.
+// Polling-based consumer-group scenarios are not implemented under vsr yet.
 #[cfg(not(feature = "vsr"))]
 mod cg;
+// The ported round-robin membership join scenario runs against server-ng.
+#[cfg(feature = "vsr")]
+mod cg_vsr;
 // 80-case race matrix with hardcoded HTTP variants (test_matrix bypasses
 // the harness transport filter); revisit under vsr once basics are green.
 #[cfg(not(feature = "vsr"))]
diff --git a/core/integration/tests/server/scenarios/authentication_scenario.rs b/core/integration/tests/server/scenarios/authentication_scenario.rs
index 9861c8573..41c7c4ae6 100644
--- a/core/integration/tests/server/scenarios/authentication_scenario.rs
+++ b/core/integration/tests/server/scenarios/authentication_scenario.rs
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ async fn test_all_commands_require_auth(client: &IggyClient) {
         let name = entry.name;
 
         // ================================================================
-        // SKIPPED COMMANDS (10 total)
+        // SKIPPED COMMANDS (11 total)
         // ================================================================
         // No auth required
         if matches!(
@@ -127,8 +127,14 @@ async fn test_all_commands_require_auth(client: &IggyClient) {
         ) {
             continue;
         }
-        // Stateful - not supported on HTTP
-        if matches!(code, JOIN_CONSUMER_GROUP_CODE | LEAVE_CONSUMER_GROUP_CODE) {
+        // Stateful - not supported on HTTP. `SYNC_CONSUMER_GROUP` is
+        // SDK-internal (issued during poll partition resolution), with no
+        // top-level client method to invoke unauthenticated here; its auth
+        // gate is exercised through the server-ng dispatch allowlist instead.
+        if matches!(
+            code,
+            JOIN_CONSUMER_GROUP_CODE | LEAVE_CONSUMER_GROUP_CODE | SYNC_CONSUMER_GROUP_CODE
+        ) {
             continue;
         }
         // Special setup required
diff --git a/core/integration/tests/server/scenarios/consumer_group_duplicate_name_create_scenario.rs b/core/integration/tests/server/scenarios/consumer_group_duplicate_name_create_scenario.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fa1b928cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/integration/tests/server/scenarios/consumer_group_duplicate_name_create_scenario.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+// Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+// or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+// distributed with this work for additional information
+// regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+// to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+// "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+// with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+// software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+// "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+// KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+// specific language governing permissions and limitations
+// under the License.
+
+//! Re-creating a consumer group under an existing name must NOT destroy the
+//! live group: the existing group, its members, and their partition
+//! assignments have to survive (an ejected member would never recover). This
+//! is the non-destructive duplicate-create path that the (HTTP-bound, hence
+//! non-vsr) `concurrent_addition` cold matrix does not cover under vsr.
+
+use crate::server::scenarios::{
+    CONSUMER_GROUP_NAME, PARTITIONS_COUNT, STREAM_NAME, TOPIC_NAME, USERNAME_1, cleanup,
+    create_client, join_consumer_group,
+};
+use iggy::prelude::CompressionAlgorithm;
+use iggy::prelude::Identifier;
+use iggy::prelude::IggyExpiry;
+use iggy::prelude::MaxTopicSize;
+use iggy::prelude::{ConsumerGroupClient, StreamClient, TopicClient};
+use integration::harness::{TestHarness, assert_clean_system, create_user, login_user};
+
+pub async fn run(harness: &TestHarness) {
+    let system_client = harness
+        .root_client()
+        .await
+        .expect("Failed to get root client");
+    let client1 = create_client(harness).await;
+
+    system_client.create_stream(STREAM_NAME).await.unwrap();
+    system_client
+        .create_topic(
+            &Identifier::named(STREAM_NAME).unwrap(),
+            TOPIC_NAME,
+            PARTITIONS_COUNT,
+            CompressionAlgorithm::default(),
+            None,
+            IggyExpiry::NeverExpire,
+            MaxTopicSize::ServerDefault,
+        )
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    let original_id = system_client
+        .create_consumer_group(
+            &Identifier::named(STREAM_NAME).unwrap(),
+            &Identifier::named(TOPIC_NAME).unwrap(),
+            CONSUMER_GROUP_NAME,
+        )
+        .await
+        .unwrap()
+        .id;
+
+    // A member joins and gets all partitions.
+    create_user(&system_client, USERNAME_1).await;
+    login_user(&client1, USERNAME_1).await;
+    join_consumer_group(&client1).await;
+
+    let before = get_group(&system_client).await;
+    assert_eq!(
+        before.members_count, 1,
+        "the joined member must be present before the duplicate create"
+    );
+
+    // Re-create the SAME name. The reply may be ok or an already-exists-style
+    // error; what matters is that the live group is left intact -- it must not
+    // be removed and replaced by a fresh empty group with a new id.
+    let _ = system_client
+        .create_consumer_group(
+            &Identifier::named(STREAM_NAME).unwrap(),
+            &Identifier::named(TOPIC_NAME).unwrap(),
+            CONSUMER_GROUP_NAME,
+        )
+        .await;
+
+    let after = get_group(&system_client).await;
+    assert_eq!(
+        after.id, original_id,
+        "duplicate create must not replace the group with a new id"
+    );
+    assert_eq!(
+        after.members_count, 1,
+        "duplicate create must not eject the existing member"
+    );
+    assert_eq!(after.members.len(), 1);
+    assert_eq!(
+        after.members[0].partitions_count, PARTITIONS_COUNT,
+        "the surviving member must keep its partition assignment"
+    );
+
+    cleanup(&system_client, true).await;
+    assert_clean_system(&system_client).await;
+}
+
+async fn get_group(
+    client: &iggy::clients::client::IggyClient,
+) -> iggy::prelude::ConsumerGroupDetails {
+    client
+        .get_consumer_group(
+            &Identifier::named(STREAM_NAME).unwrap(),
+            &Identifier::named(TOPIC_NAME).unwrap(),
+            &Identifier::named(CONSUMER_GROUP_NAME).unwrap(),
+        )
+        .await
+        .unwrap()
+        .expect("consumer group must still exist")
+}
diff --git a/core/integration/tests/server/scenarios/mod.rs b/core/integration/tests/server/scenarios/mod.rs
index 2af765e8d..ed2040e53 100644
--- a/core/integration/tests/server/scenarios/mod.rs
+++ b/core/integration/tests/server/scenarios/mod.rs
@@ -25,17 +25,14 @@ pub mod bench_scenario;
 pub mod concurrent_produce_consume_scenario;
 #[cfg(not(feature = "vsr"))]
 pub mod concurrent_scenario;
-#[cfg(not(feature = "vsr"))]
 pub mod consumer_group_auto_commit_reconnection_scenario;
-#[cfg(not(feature = "vsr"))]
+// Only consumed by `cg_vsr` (server-ng); legacy `cg.rs` has no equivalent.
+#[cfg(feature = "vsr")]
+pub mod consumer_group_duplicate_name_create_scenario;
 pub mod consumer_group_join_scenario;
-#[cfg(not(feature = "vsr"))]
 pub mod consumer_group_new_messages_after_restart_scenario;
-#[cfg(not(feature = "vsr"))]
 pub mod consumer_group_offset_cleanup_scenario;
-#[cfg(not(feature = "vsr"))]
 pub mod consumer_group_with_multiple_clients_polling_messages_scenario;
-#[cfg(not(feature = "vsr"))]
 pub mod consumer_group_with_single_client_polling_messages_scenario;
 pub mod consumer_timestamp_polling_scenario;
 pub mod create_message_payload;
@@ -69,7 +66,6 @@ pub mod segment_rotation_race_scenario;
 pub mod single_message_per_batch_scenario;
 #[cfg(not(feature = "vsr"))]
 pub mod snapshot_scenario;
-#[cfg(not(feature = "vsr"))]
 pub mod stale_client_consumer_group_scenario;
 #[cfg(not(feature = "vsr"))]
 pub mod stream_size_validation_scenario;
@@ -94,7 +90,6 @@ const POLL_RETRY_INTERVAL: Duration = Duration::from_millis(100);
 const STREAM_NAME: &str = "test-stream";
 const TOPIC_NAME: &str = "test-topic";
 const PARTITIONS_COUNT: u32 = 3;
-#[cfg(not(feature = "vsr"))]
 const CONSUMER_GROUP_NAME: &str = "test-consumer-group";
 const USERNAME_1: &str = "user1";
 const USERNAME_2: &str = "user2";
@@ -147,7 +142,6 @@ async fn create_client(harness: &TestHarness) -> IggyClient {
         .expect("Failed to create new client")
 }
 
-#[cfg(not(feature = "vsr"))]
 async fn get_consumer_group(client: &IggyClient) -> ConsumerGroupDetails {
     client
         .get_consumer_group(
@@ -160,7 +154,6 @@ async fn get_consumer_group(client: &IggyClient) -> ConsumerGroupDetails {
         .expect("Failed to get consumer group")
 }
 
-#[cfg(not(feature = "vsr"))]
 async fn join_consumer_group(client: &IggyClient) {
     client
         .join_consumer_group(
diff --git a/core/metadata/src/impls/metadata.rs b/core/metadata/src/impls/metadata.rs
index bbac9d2d7..47633d47f 100644
--- a/core/metadata/src/impls/metadata.rs
+++ b/core/metadata/src/impls/metadata.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 // under the License.
 
 use crate::MuxStateMachine;
-use crate::stm::consumer_group::ConsumerGroups;
+use crate::stm::consumer_group::CompleteConsumerGroupRevocationRequest;
 use crate::stm::snapshot::{FillSnapshot, MetadataSnapshot, Snapshot, SnapshotError};
 use crate::stm::stream::Streams;
 use crate::stm::user::{DeletePersonalAccessTokenRequest, Users};
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ use consensus::{
     replicate_preflight, replicate_to_next_in_chain, request_preflight,
     send_prepare_ok as send_prepare_ok_common,
 };
+use iggy_binary_protocol::WireIdentifier;
 use iggy_binary_protocol::primitives::partition_assignment::CreatedPartitionAssignment;
 use iggy_binary_protocol::requests::partitions::CreatePartitionsRequest as WireCreatePartitionsRequest;
 use iggy_binary_protocol::requests::partitions::CreatePartitionsWithAssignmentsRequest as PersistedCreatePartitionsRequest;
@@ -63,11 +64,9 @@ pub trait StreamsFrontend {
     fn users(&self) -> &Users;
     #[must_use]
     fn streams(&self) -> &Streams;
-    #[must_use]
-    fn consumer_groups(&self) -> &ConsumerGroups;
 }
 
-impl StreamsFrontend for MuxStateMachine<variadic!(Users, Streams, ConsumerGroups)> {
+impl StreamsFrontend for MuxStateMachine<variadic!(Users, Streams)> {
     fn users(&self) -> &Users {
         &self.inner().0
     }
@@ -75,10 +74,6 @@ impl StreamsFrontend for MuxStateMachine<variadic!(Users, Streams, ConsumerGroup
     fn streams(&self) -> &Streams {
         &self.inner().1.0
     }
-
-    fn consumer_groups(&self) -> &ConsumerGroups {
-        &self.inner().1.1.0
-    }
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
@@ -783,6 +778,13 @@ where
                     self.client_table
                         .borrow_mut()
                         .remove_client(prepare_header.client);
+                    // Drop the disconnected client from every consumer group it
+                    // joined and rebalance. Deterministic side-effect of the
+                    // Logout commit, applied identically on every replica.
+                    self.mux_stm.streams().remove_consumer_group_member(
+                        prepare_header.client,
+                        iggy_common::IggyTimestamp::from(prepare_header.timestamp),
+                    );
                     reply
                 } else {
                     // Normal op: apply SM, commit_reply.
@@ -1079,6 +1081,94 @@ where
         }
     }
 
+    /// Submit a server-originated `CompleteConsumerGroupRevocation` through the
+    /// metadata consensus group (shard 0). The partition reconciler calls this
+    /// to complete a cooperative revocation once the source has drained the
+    /// partition (or it timed out).
+    ///
+    /// Unlike a client op there is no session: a reserved internal client id
+    /// (never coordinator-minted) carries it, `request_preflight` is skipped
+    /// (server-originated), and the normal-op commit path skips reply-caching
+    /// when the client has no session. The op is internal (not client-allowed),
+    /// so it bypasses `prepare_request` and projects directly.
+    ///
+    /// # Errors
+    /// `NotPrimary` / `NotCaughtUp` when this node cannot accept the prepare,
+    /// `InProgress` / `PipelineFull` on pipeline pressure (the reconciler
+    /// retries next tick; completion is idempotent), `Canceled` if the pending
+    /// prepare was canceled before commit.
+    ///
+    /// # Panics
+    /// On a shard without consensus (only shard 0 owns the metadata consensus
+    /// group); callers must route here only on shard 0.
+    #[allow(clippy::future_not_send)]
+    pub async fn submit_complete_revocation_in_process(
+        &self,
+        stream_id: u32,
+        topic_id: u32,
+        group_id: u64,
+        source_client_id: u128,
+        partition_id: u32,
+    ) -> Result<u64, MetadataSubmitError> {
+        const INTERNAL_REQUEST_ID: u64 = u64::MAX;
+        // Reserved internal client id, distinct per (group, partition) target.
+        // The high 64 bits are all-ones -- never coordinator-minted (those carry
+        // a small home-shard number in the top bits) -- and the low 64 bits pack
+        // (group_id, partition_id). Distinct ids matter: the pipeline dedups by
+        // client id, so a shared id would cap internal completions at one
+        // in-flight cluster-wide and drain a wide rebalance one per consensus
+        // round-trip. Per-target ids let completions for different partitions
+        // pipeline concurrently while still deduping a retry of the same target.
+        let internal_client_id: u128 =
+            (u128::from(u64::MAX) << 64) | (u128::from(group_id) << 32) | u128::from(partition_id);
+
+        let consensus = self
+            .consensus
+            .as_ref()
+            .expect("submit_complete_revocation_in_process: consensus only exists on shard 0");
+
+        if !is_caught_up_primary(consensus) {
+            return Err(
+                if consensus.is_primary() && consensus.is_normal() && !consensus.is_syncing() {
+                    MetadataSubmitError::NotCaughtUp
+                } else {
+                    MetadataSubmitError::NotPrimary
+                },
+            );
+        }
+        if consensus
+            .pipeline()
+            .borrow()
+            .has_message_from_client(internal_client_id)
+        {
+            return Err(MetadataSubmitError::InProgress);
+        }
+        if consensus.pipeline().borrow().is_full() {
+            return Err(MetadataSubmitError::PipelineFull);
+        }
+
+        let request = CompleteConsumerGroupRevocationRequest {
+            stream_id: WireIdentifier::numeric(stream_id),
+            topic_id: WireIdentifier::numeric(topic_id),
+            group_id,
+            source_client_id,
+            partition_id,
+        };
+        let body = request.to_bytes();
+        let message = build_complete_revocation_request_message(
+            consensus,
+            internal_client_id,
+            INTERNAL_REQUEST_ID,
+            &body,
+        );
+        let prepare = message.project(consensus);
+
+        match self.dispatch_prepare_and_await(consensus, prepare).await {
+            Ok(reply) => Ok(reply.header().commit),
+            Err(Canceled) => Err(MetadataSubmitError::Canceled),
+        }
+    }
+
     /// `true` when this node is the caught-up primary of the metadata
     /// consensus group. Gates leader-only maintenance (the PAT cleaner)
     /// off backups and lagging primaries.
@@ -1567,6 +1657,12 @@ where
                     .commit_register(header.client, reply, in_flight);
             } else if header.operation == Operation::Logout {
                 self.client_table.borrow_mut().remove_client(header.client);
+                // Mirror the on_ack path: drop the disconnected client from
+                // every consumer group it joined and rebalance.
+                self.mux_stm.streams().remove_consumer_group_member(
+                    header.client,
+                    iggy_common::IggyTimestamp::from(header.timestamp),
+                );
             } else {
                 // Normal op: apply SM, commit_reply.
                 let response = self.mux_stm.update(prepare).unwrap_or_else(|err| {
@@ -1716,6 +1812,44 @@ where
     msg
 }
 
+fn build_complete_revocation_request_message<B, P>(
+    consensus: &VsrConsensus<B, P>,
+    client_id: u128,
+    request: u64,
+    body: &[u8],
+) -> Message<RequestHeader>
+where
+    B: MessageBus,
+    P: Pipeline<Entry = PipelineEntry>,
+{
+    let header_size = size_of::<RequestHeader>();
+    let total = header_size + body.len();
+    let mut msg = Message::<RequestHeader>::new(total);
+    {
+        let slice = msg.as_mut_slice();
+        slice[header_size..total].copy_from_slice(body);
+        let header =
+            bytemuck::checked::try_from_bytes_mut::<RequestHeader>(&mut slice[..header_size])
+                .expect("zeroed bytes are a valid RequestHeader");
+        *header = RequestHeader {
+            command: Command2::Request,
+            operation: Operation::CompleteConsumerGroupRevocation,
+            size: u32::try_from(total).expect("request size fits u32"),
+            cluster: consensus.cluster(),
+            view: consensus.view(),
+            release: 0,
+            client: client_id,
+            // `validate()` requires session/request > 0 for non-register ops;
+            // there is no real session (the commit path skips reply-caching).
+            session: 1,
+            request,
+            namespace: server_common::sharding::METADATA_CONSENSUS_NAMESPACE,
+            ..RequestHeader::default()
+        };
+    }
+    msg
+}
+
 fn build_prepare_message<B, P>(
     consensus: &VsrConsensus<B, P>,
     request: &RequestHeader,
@@ -1771,14 +1905,13 @@ where
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
-    use crate::stm::consumer_group::ConsumerGroups;
     use crate::stm::stream::Streams;
     use crate::stm::user::Users;
     use iggy_common::variadic;
     use std::cell::RefCell;
     use std::rc::Rc;
 
-    type TestMux = MuxStateMachine<variadic!(Users, Streams, ConsumerGroups)>;
+    type TestMux = MuxStateMachine<variadic!(Users, Streams)>;
 
     /// Build a peer-shard-style `IggyMetadata` with `consensus`,
     /// `journal`, and `snapshot` all `None`. Enough to test the
diff --git a/core/metadata/src/stm/consumer_group.rs b/core/metadata/src/stm/consumer_group.rs
index b922fbeb5..b637a60df 100644
--- a/core/metadata/src/stm/consumer_group.rs
+++ b/core/metadata/src/stm/consumer_group.rs
@@ -15,14 +15,26 @@
 // specific language governing permissions and limitations
 // under the License.
 
+//! Consumer groups, co-located inside the topic node of the Streams STM.
+//!
+//! Groups belong to a topic, so they live on [`crate::stm::stream::Topic`]:
+//! deleting a stream/topic drops its groups for free (the topic's collections
+//! are dropped with it), and group operations are applied by the Streams STM.
+//!
+//! Group ids are **monotonic per topic and never reused** (`next_consumer_group_id`).
+//! The consumer-group offset (on the partition plane) is keyed by group id, so a
+//! never-reused id guarantees a new group can never inherit a deleted group's
+//! offset -- making a metadata->offset purge unnecessary for correctness.
+
 use crate::stm::StateHandler;
-use crate::stm::snapshot::Snapshotable;
-use crate::{collect_handlers, define_state, impl_fill_restore};
+use crate::stm::stream::StreamsInner;
 use bytes::Bytes;
 
-use ahash::AHashMap;
+use bytes::{BufMut, BytesMut};
 use iggy_binary_protocol::WireIdentifier;
-use iggy_binary_protocol::codec::WireEncode;
+use iggy_binary_protocol::codec::{
+    WireDecode, WireEncode, capped_capacity, read_u32_le, read_u64_le, read_u128_le,
+};
 use iggy_binary_protocol::requests::consumer_groups::{
     CreateConsumerGroupRequest, DeleteConsumerGroupRequest,
 };
@@ -31,63 +43,122 @@ use iggy_binary_protocol::responses::consumer_groups::get_consumer_group::Consum
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use slab::Slab;
 use std::sync::Arc;
-use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicUsize, Ordering};
+
+/// A partition being cooperatively handed off from this member to `target`.
+///
+/// The source keeps polling/committing it until the handoff completes (the
+/// consumer drains what it polled, or the revocation times out), so an
+/// in-flight batch is never lost mid-rebalance.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct PendingRevocation {
+    pub partition_id: usize,
+    /// Slab key of the member the partition moves to once completed.
+    pub target_member: usize,
+    /// Monotonic micros when the revocation was created, for timeout.
+    pub created_at: u64,
+}
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct ConsumerGroupMember {
     pub id: usize,
-    pub client_id: u32,
+    pub client_id: u128,
     pub partitions: Vec<usize>,
-    pub partition_index: Arc<AtomicUsize>,
+    /// Partitions marked for cooperative handoff away from this member but not
+    /// yet moved. The member still owns them (poll + commit) until completion.
+    pub pending_revocations: Vec<PendingRevocation>,
 }
 
 impl ConsumerGroupMember {
     #[must_use]
-    pub fn new(id: usize, client_id: u32) -> Self {
+    pub const fn new(id: usize, client_id: u128) -> Self {
         Self {
             id,
             client_id,
             partitions: Vec::new(),
-            partition_index: Arc::new(AtomicUsize::new(0)),
+            pending_revocations: Vec::new(),
         }
     }
+
+    /// Partitions this member should poll: owned minus those pending handoff
+    /// (the source stops polling a revoked partition so its consumer can drain
+    /// + commit, but it still owns it for the commit fence until completion).
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn pollable_partitions(&self) -> Vec<usize> {
+        self.partitions
+            .iter()
+            .copied()
+            .filter(|&partition_id| self.is_pollable(partition_id))
+            .collect()
+    }
+
+    /// Whether this member may poll `partition_id`: owned and not pending
+    /// handoff. Alloc-free -- the poll fence hits this once per poll under the
+    /// metadata read lock, so it avoids the `HashSet` + `Vec` that
+    /// `pollable_partitions` builds. `pending_revocations` is tiny (bounded by
+    /// the member's partition count), so the linear scan beats a set.
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn is_pollable(&self, partition_id: usize) -> bool {
+        self.partitions.contains(&partition_id)
+            && !self
+                .pending_revocations
+                .iter()
+                .any(|revocation| revocation.partition_id == partition_id)
+    }
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct ConsumerGroup {
-    pub id: usize,
+    /// Monotonic id, unique per topic and never reused. Doubles as the
+    /// consumer-group offset key on the partition plane.
+    pub id: u64,
+    /// Bumped on every `rebalance_members`. The client caches the generation it
+    /// synced at; the coordinator fences stale polls and the heartbeat re-syncs
+    /// when it advances.
+    pub generation: u64,
     pub name: Arc<str>,
-    pub partitions: Vec<usize>,
     pub members: Slab<ConsumerGroupMember>,
 }
 
 impl ConsumerGroup {
     #[must_use]
-    pub const fn new(name: Arc<str>) -> Self {
+    pub const fn new(id: u64, name: Arc<str>) -> Self {
         Self {
-            id: 0,
+            id,
+            generation: 0,
             name,
-            partitions: Vec::new(),
             members: Slab::new(),
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn rebalance_members(&mut self) {
-        let partition_count = self.partitions.len();
-        let member_count = self.members.len();
-
-        if member_count == 0 || partition_count == 0 {
-            return;
-        }
+    /// Redistribute the topic's current partitions round-robin across members.
+    /// Reads the live partition set each call, so it reflects repartitions and
+    /// bumps the generation on any membership change.
+    ///
+    /// Deliberately asymmetric with the join path (`rebalance_cooperative`):
+    /// this clears partitions and pending revocations with no cooperative
+    /// drain, so a member's in-flight (polled-but-uncommitted) partitions move
+    /// immediately and the new owner re-reads that range. That redelivery is
+    /// exactly what the join path avoids via pending revocations -- but the
+    /// callers here (leave, remove-member on disconnect, repartition) are cases
+    /// where the departing member cannot drain anyway, so an eager move is
+    /// correct and the redelivery is benign under at-least-once.
+    pub fn rebalance_members(&mut self, partition_ids: &[usize]) {
+        self.generation += 1;
 
+        let member_count = self.members.len();
         let member_keys: Vec<usize> = self.members.iter().map(|(id, _)| id).collect();
         for &member_id in &member_keys {
             if let Some(member) = self.members.get_mut(member_id) {
                 member.partitions.clear();
+                member.pending_revocations.clear();
             }
         }
 
-        for (i, &partition_id) in self.partitions.iter().enumerate() {
+        if member_count == 0 {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        for (i, &partition_id) in partition_ids.iter().enumerate() {
             let target = i % member_count;
             if let Some(&member_id) = member_keys.get(target)
                 && let Some(member) = self.members.get_mut(member_id)
@@ -96,116 +167,358 @@ impl ConsumerGroup {
             }
         }
     }
-}
 
-define_state! {
-    ConsumerGroups {
-        name_index: AHashMap<Arc<str>, usize>,
-        topic_index: AHashMap<(usize, usize), Vec<usize>>,
-        topic_name_index: AHashMap<(Arc<str>, Arc<str>), Vec<usize>>,
-        items: Slab<ConsumerGroup>,
-    }
-}
+    /// Cooperative rebalance (on member join): assign unassigned partitions to
+    /// idle members immediately, and mark each over-assigned member's excess as
+    /// pending revocation toward an idle member -- the partition only moves once
+    /// the source's consumer drains it (see the reconciler) or it times out, so
+    /// no in-flight batch is dropped. `now` is the replicated op timestamp
+    /// (micros), kept identical across replicas for deterministic apply.
+    #[allow(clippy::too_many_lines)]
+    pub fn rebalance_cooperative(
+        &mut self,
+        partition_ids: &[usize],
+        in_flight: &std::collections::HashSet<usize>,
+        now: u64,
+    ) {
+        self.generation += 1;
 
-collect_handlers! {
-    ConsumerGroups {
-        CreateConsumerGroup,
-        DeleteConsumerGroup,
-    }
-}
+        let member_count = self.members.len();
+        if member_count == 0 || partition_ids.is_empty() {
+            return;
+        }
 
-impl ConsumerGroupsInner {
-    fn resolve_group_in_list(
-        &self,
-        groups_in_topic: &[usize],
-        group_id: &WireIdentifier,
-    ) -> Option<usize> {
-        match group_id {
-            WireIdentifier::Numeric(id) => {
-                let g_id = *id as usize;
-                groups_in_topic.contains(&g_id).then_some(g_id)
+        let mut assigned: std::collections::HashSet<usize> = std::collections::HashSet::new();
+        for (_, member) in &self.members {
+            for &partition_id in &member.partitions {
+                assigned.insert(partition_id);
             }
-            WireIdentifier::String(name) => groups_in_topic
+        }
+
+        // Step 1: hand unassigned partitions straight to idle members.
+        let unassigned: Vec<usize> = partition_ids
+            .iter()
+            .copied()
+            .filter(|partition_id| !assigned.contains(partition_id))
+            .collect();
+        if !unassigned.is_empty() {
+            let idle: Vec<usize> = self
+                .members
                 .iter()
-                .find(|&&id| {
-                    self.items
-                        .get(id)
-                        .is_some_and(|g| g.name.as_ref() == name.as_str())
-                })
-                .copied(),
+                .filter(|(_, member)| member.partitions.is_empty())
+                .map(|(slab_id, _)| slab_id)
+                .collect();
+            if !idle.is_empty() {
+                for (i, partition_id) in unassigned.into_iter().enumerate() {
+                    let slab_id = idle[i % idle.len()];
+                    if let Some(member) = self.members.get_mut(slab_id) {
+                        member.partitions.push(partition_id);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
         }
-    }
 
-    fn resolve_consumer_group_id_by_identifiers(
-        &self,
-        stream_id: &WireIdentifier,
-        topic_id: &WireIdentifier,
-        group_id: &WireIdentifier,
-    ) -> Option<usize> {
-        if let (WireIdentifier::Numeric(s), WireIdentifier::Numeric(t)) = (stream_id, topic_id) {
-            let groups_in_topic = self.topic_index.get(&(*s as usize, *t as usize))?;
-            return self.resolve_group_in_list(groups_in_topic, group_id);
+        // Step 2: mark excess on over-assigned members as pending revocation.
+        let partition_count = partition_ids.len();
+        let fair_share = partition_count / member_count;
+        let remainder = partition_count % member_count;
+
+        let revocation_targets: std::collections::HashSet<usize> = self
+            .members
+            .iter()
+            .flat_map(|(_, member)| {
+                member
+                    .pending_revocations
+                    .iter()
+                    .map(|revocation| revocation.target_member)
+            })
+            .collect();
+        let idle: Vec<usize> = self
+            .members
+            .iter()
+            .filter(|(slab_id, member)| {
+                member.partitions.is_empty() && !revocation_targets.contains(slab_id)
+            })
+            .map(|(slab_id, _)| slab_id)
+            .collect();
+        if idle.is_empty() {
+            return;
         }
 
-        if let (WireIdentifier::String(s), WireIdentifier::String(t)) = (stream_id, topic_id) {
-            let key = (Arc::from(s.as_str()), Arc::from(t.as_str()));
-            let groups_in_topic = self.topic_name_index.get(&key)?;
-            return self.resolve_group_in_list(groups_in_topic, group_id);
+        // Pass 1: collect excess (round-robin into idle members in pass 2 so a
+        // single over-assigned member's excess spreads evenly, not all to one).
+        let member_keys: Vec<usize> = self.members.iter().map(|(slab_id, _)| slab_id).collect();
+        let mut members_with_remainder = remainder;
+        let mut all_excess: Vec<(usize, usize)> = Vec::new();
+        for &slab_id in &member_keys {
+            let Some(member) = self.members.get(slab_id) else {
+                continue;
+            };
+            let pending: std::collections::HashSet<usize> = member
+                .pending_revocations
+                .iter()
+                .map(|revocation| revocation.partition_id)
+                .collect();
+            let effective: Vec<usize> = member
+                .partitions
+                .iter()
+                .copied()
+                .filter(|partition_id| !pending.contains(partition_id))
+                .collect();
+            let max_allowed = if members_with_remainder > 0 {
+                fair_share + 1
+            } else {
+                fair_share
+            };
+            if effective.len() <= max_allowed {
+                if effective.len() > fair_share {
+                    members_with_remainder = members_with_remainder.saturating_sub(1);
+                }
+                continue;
+            }
+            let excess_count = effective.len() - max_allowed;
+            if members_with_remainder > 0 && effective.len() > fair_share {
+                members_with_remainder = members_with_remainder.saturating_sub(1);
+            }
+            for partition_id in effective.into_iter().rev().take(excess_count) {
+                all_excess.push((partition_id, slab_id));
+            }
         }
 
-        None
+        // Pass 2: distribute the collected excess round-robin over idle members.
+        // An in-flight partition (the source polled but hasn't committed it) is
+        // pending-revoked so the source can drain it first; a never-polled or
+        // already-drained partition has nothing in flight, so it moves now.
+        for (i, (partition_id, source_slab)) in all_excess.into_iter().enumerate() {
+            let target_slab = idle[i % idle.len()];
+            if in_flight.contains(&partition_id) {
+                if let Some(source) = self.members.get_mut(source_slab) {
+                    source.pending_revocations.push(PendingRevocation {
+                        partition_id,
+                        target_member: target_slab,
+                        created_at: now,
+                    });
+                }
+            } else {
+                if let Some(source) = self.members.get_mut(source_slab) {
+                    source.partitions.retain(|&p| p != partition_id);
+                }
+                if let Some(target) = self.members.get_mut(target_slab) {
+                    target.partitions.push(partition_id);
+                }
+            }
+        }
     }
-}
 
-impl ConsumerGroups {
+    /// Complete a pending revocation: move `partition_id` from the member with
+    /// `source_client_id` to its recorded target. Bumps the generation so both
+    /// clients re-sync. Returns `false` if no such pending revocation exists
+    /// (already completed / stale) or the target member is gone.
+    pub fn complete_revocation(&mut self, source_client_id: u128, partition_id: usize) -> bool {
+        let Some(source_slab) = self
+            .members
+            .iter()
+            .find(|(_, member)| member.client_id == source_client_id)
+            .map(|(slab_id, _)| slab_id)
+        else {
+            return false;
+        };
+        let Some(source) = self.members.get_mut(source_slab) else {
+            return false;
+        };
+        let Some(pos) = source
+            .pending_revocations
+            .iter()
+            .position(|revocation| revocation.partition_id == partition_id)
+        else {
+            return false;
+        };
+        let revocation = source.pending_revocations.remove(pos);
+        source.partitions.retain(|&p| p != partition_id);
+        if let Some(target) = self.members.get_mut(revocation.target_member) {
+            target.partitions.push(partition_id);
+            self.generation += 1;
+        } else {
+            // Target gone: full rebalance recovers a consistent assignment.
+            let mut all: std::collections::HashSet<usize> = std::collections::HashSet::new();
+            for (_, member) in &self.members {
+                for &p in &member.partitions {
+                    all.insert(p);
+                }
+            }
+            all.insert(partition_id);
+            let mut partition_ids: Vec<usize> = all.into_iter().collect();
+            partition_ids.sort_unstable();
+            self.rebalance_members(&partition_ids);
+        }
+        true
+    }
+
+    /// `(source_client_id, partition_id, created_at)` for every pending
+    /// revocation in this group, for the reconciler's completion check.
     #[must_use]
-    pub fn read<F, R>(&self, f: F) -> R
-    where
-        F: FnOnce(&ConsumerGroupsInner) -> R,
-    {
-        self.inner.read(f)
+    pub fn pending_revocations(&self) -> Vec<(u128, usize, u64)> {
+        self.members
+            .iter()
+            .flat_map(|(_, member)| {
+                member.pending_revocations.iter().map(move |revocation| {
+                    (
+                        member.client_id,
+                        revocation.partition_id,
+                        revocation.created_at,
+                    )
+                })
+            })
+            .collect()
     }
 }
 
-impl StateHandler for CreateConsumerGroupRequest {
-    type State = ConsumerGroupsInner;
-    #[allow(clippy::cast_possible_truncation)]
-    fn apply(
-        &self,
-        state: &mut ConsumerGroupsInner,
-        _timestamp: iggy_common::IggyTimestamp,
-    ) -> Bytes {
-        let name: Arc<str> = Arc::from(self.name.as_str());
-        if state.name_index.contains_key(&name) {
-            return Bytes::new();
-        }
+/// Replicated `JoinConsumerGroup`, enriched by the primary's home shard.
+///
+/// The wire request carries only identifiers; the apply needs the client id
+/// (which member is joining) and can't read it from the consensus header. The
+/// home shard also gathers `in_flight` -- the group's partitions with
+/// uncommitted polled data -- so the cooperative rebalance pending-revokes only
+/// those and hands off never-polled/drained partitions immediately (the apply
+/// has no partition-plane access to classify them itself).
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct JoinConsumerGroupRequest {
+    pub stream_id: WireIdentifier,
+    pub topic_id: WireIdentifier,
+    pub group_id: WireIdentifier,
+    pub client_id: u128,
+    pub in_flight: Vec<u32>,
+}
 
-        let group = ConsumerGroup::new(name.clone());
-        let id = state.items.insert(group);
-        state.items[id].id = id;
+impl WireEncode for JoinConsumerGroupRequest {
+    fn encoded_size(&self) -> usize {
+        self.stream_id.encoded_size()
+            + self.topic_id.encoded_size()
+            + self.group_id.encoded_size()
+            + 16
+            + 4
+            + self.in_flight.len() * 4
+    }
 
-        state.name_index.insert(name, id);
+    fn encode(&self, buf: &mut BytesMut) {
+        self.stream_id.encode(buf);
+        self.topic_id.encode(buf);
+        self.group_id.encode(buf);
+        buf.put_u128_le(self.client_id);
+        // `encoded_size` + the loop below use the true length, so a silent
+        // clamp here would desync the count header from the body. `in_flight`
+        // is bounded by the topic's partition count, so this never fires.
+        buf.put_u32_le(u32::try_from(self.in_flight.len()).expect("in_flight count fits u32"));
+        for partition_id in &self.in_flight {
+            buf.put_u32_le(*partition_id);
+        }
+    }
+}
 
-        if let (WireIdentifier::Numeric(s), WireIdentifier::Numeric(t)) =
-            (&self.stream_id, &self.topic_id)
-        {
-            state
-                .topic_index
-                .entry((*s as usize, *t as usize))
-                .or_default()
-                .push(id);
+impl WireDecode for JoinConsumerGroupRequest {
+    fn decode(buf: &[u8]) -> Result<(Self, usize), iggy_binary_protocol::WireError> {
+        let (stream_id, mut pos) = WireIdentifier::decode(buf)?;
+        let (topic_id, n) = WireIdentifier::decode(&buf[pos..])?;
+        pos += n;
+        let (group_id, n) = WireIdentifier::decode(&buf[pos..])?;
+        pos += n;
+        let client_id = read_u128_le(buf, pos)?;
+        pos += 16;
+        let count = read_u32_le(buf, pos)? as usize;
+        pos += 4;
+        // Cap against the bytes actually left: `count` is read straight off a
+        // replicated prepare, so an unbounded `with_capacity` would let a
+        // corrupt/bit-rotted count (near u32::MAX) allocate gigabytes and abort
+        // every backup that applies it.
+        let mut in_flight =
+            Vec::with_capacity(capped_capacity(count, buf.len().saturating_sub(pos), 4));
+        for _ in 0..count {
+            in_flight.push(read_u32_le(buf, pos)?);
+            pos += 4;
         }
+        Ok((
+            Self {
+                stream_id,
+                topic_id,
+                group_id,
+                client_id,
+                in_flight,
+            },
+            pos,
+        ))
+    }
+}
+
+/// Replicated `LeaveConsumerGroup`, enriched by the primary with the leaving
+/// client's VSR id. The apply removes the member and rebalances.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct LeaveConsumerGroupRequest {
+    pub stream_id: WireIdentifier,
+    pub topic_id: WireIdentifier,
+    pub group_id: WireIdentifier,
+    pub client_id: u128,
+}
+
+impl WireEncode for LeaveConsumerGroupRequest {
+    fn encoded_size(&self) -> usize {
+        self.stream_id.encoded_size()
+            + self.topic_id.encoded_size()
+            + self.group_id.encoded_size()
+            + 16
+    }
+
+    fn encode(&self, buf: &mut BytesMut) {
+        self.stream_id.encode(buf);
+        self.topic_id.encode(buf);
+        self.group_id.encode(buf);
+        buf.put_u128_le(self.client_id);
+    }
+}
+
+impl WireDecode for LeaveConsumerGroupRequest {
+    fn decode(buf: &[u8]) -> Result<(Self, usize), iggy_binary_protocol::WireError> {
+        let (stream_id, mut pos) = WireIdentifier::decode(buf)?;
+        let (topic_id, n) = WireIdentifier::decode(&buf[pos..])?;
+        pos += n;
+        let (group_id, n) = WireIdentifier::decode(&buf[pos..])?;
+        pos += n;
+        let client_id = read_u128_le(buf, pos)?;
+        pos += 16;
+        Ok((
+            Self {
+                stream_id,
+                topic_id,
+                group_id,
+                client_id,
+            },
+            pos,
+        ))
+    }
+}
 
-        if let (WireIdentifier::String(s), WireIdentifier::String(t)) =
-            (&self.stream_id, &self.topic_id)
-        {
-            let key = (Arc::from(s.as_str()), Arc::from(t.as_str()));
-            state.topic_name_index.entry(key).or_default().push(id);
+impl StateHandler for CreateConsumerGroupRequest {
+    type State = StreamsInner;
+    #[allow(clippy::cast_possible_truncation)]
+    fn apply(&self, state: &mut StreamsInner, _timestamp: iggy_common::IggyTimestamp) -> Bytes {
+        let Some(topic) = state.topic_mut(&self.stream_id, &self.topic_id) else {
+            return Bytes::new();
+        };
+        let name: Arc<str> = Arc::from(self.name.as_str());
+        // Per-(stream,topic) name uniqueness. A same-name group already exists:
+        // do NOT supersede it -- removing it would drop a live group along with
+        // its members and their assignments, and the ejected members would
+        // never recover. Leave the existing group untouched and reply empty,
+        // mirroring `CreateStream`/`CreateTopic` on a duplicate name.
+        if topic.consumer_group_index.contains_key(&name) {
+            return Bytes::new();
         }
+        let id = topic.next_consumer_group_id;
+        topic.next_consumer_group_id += 1;
+        topic
+            .consumer_groups
+            .insert(id, ConsumerGroup::new(id, name.clone()));
+        topic.consumer_group_index.insert(name, id);
 
-        // Reply body: the SDK `create_consumer_group` decodes a
-        // `ConsumerGroupDetailsResponse`. A freshly created group has no
-        // assigned partitions and no joined members yet.
         ConsumerGroupDetailsResponse {
             group: ConsumerGroupResponse {
                 id: id as u32,
@@ -220,177 +533,335 @@ impl StateHandler for CreateConsumerGroupRequest {
 }
 
 impl StateHandler for DeleteConsumerGroupRequest {
-    type State = ConsumerGroupsInner;
-    fn apply(
-        &self,
-        state: &mut ConsumerGroupsInner,
-        _timestamp: iggy_common::IggyTimestamp,
-    ) -> Bytes {
-        let Some(id) = state.resolve_consumer_group_id_by_identifiers(
-            &self.stream_id,
-            &self.topic_id,
-            &self.group_id,
-        ) else {
-            return Bytes::new();
+    type State = StreamsInner;
+    fn apply(&self, state: &mut StreamsInner, _timestamp: iggy_common::IggyTimestamp) -> Bytes {
+        let removed = {
+            let Some(topic) = state.topic_mut(&self.stream_id, &self.topic_id) else {
+                return Bytes::new();
+            };
+            if let Some(group_id) = topic.resolve_group_id(&self.group_id)
+                && let Some(group) = topic.consumer_groups.remove(&group_id)
+            {
+                topic.consumer_group_index.remove(&group.name);
+                true
+            } else {
+                false
+            }
         };
-
-        let group = state.items.remove(id);
-        state.name_index.remove(&group.name);
-
-        if let (WireIdentifier::Numeric(s), WireIdentifier::Numeric(t)) =
-            (&self.stream_id, &self.topic_id)
-            && let Some(vec) = state.topic_index.get_mut(&(*s as usize, *t as usize))
-        {
-            vec.retain(|&x| x != id);
+        // Bump the partition-shaping revision so the reconciler's fast-skip
+        // doesn't pass over the delete: it reclaims the group's leftover
+        // offsets on the topic's surviving partitions.
+        if removed {
+            state.revision = state.revision.wrapping_add(1);
+            // The dropped group may have held pending revocations.
+            state.recompute_pending_revocations_count();
         }
+        Bytes::new()
+    }
+}
 
-        if let (WireIdentifier::String(s), WireIdentifier::String(t)) =
-            (&self.stream_id, &self.topic_id)
-        {
-            let key = (Arc::from(s.as_str()), Arc::from(t.as_str()));
-            if let Some(vec) = state.topic_name_index.get_mut(&key) {
-                vec.retain(|&x| x != id);
-            }
+impl StateHandler for JoinConsumerGroupRequest {
+    type State = StreamsInner;
+    fn apply(&self, state: &mut StreamsInner, timestamp: iggy_common::IggyTimestamp) -> Bytes {
+        let Some(topic) = state.topic_mut(&self.stream_id, &self.topic_id) else {
+            return Bytes::new();
+        };
+        let Some(group_id) = topic.resolve_group_id(&self.group_id) else {
+            return Bytes::new();
+        };
+        // Snapshot the live partition ids before taking a mutable borrow of the
+        // group (both borrow the topic).
+        let partition_ids: Vec<usize> = topic.partitions.iter().map(|p| p.id).collect();
+        let Some(group) = topic.consumer_groups.get_mut(&group_id) else {
+            return Bytes::new();
+        };
+        // Idempotent: a re-join from the same client keeps its membership.
+        let already = group
+            .members
+            .iter()
+            .any(|(_, m)| m.client_id == self.client_id);
+        if already {
+            return Bytes::new();
         }
+        let member_key = group
+            .members
+            .insert(ConsumerGroupMember::new(0, self.client_id));
+        group.members[member_key].id = member_key;
+        // Cooperative handoff using the home-shard-gathered `in_flight` set:
+        // never-polled/drained excess moves to the new member immediately (so a
+        // fresh group distributes synchronously at join), while partitions with
+        // uncommitted in-flight data are pending-revoked for the reconciler to
+        // complete once the source drains them (or on timeout).
+        let in_flight: std::collections::HashSet<usize> =
+            self.in_flight.iter().map(|&p| p as usize).collect();
+        group.rebalance_cooperative(&partition_ids, &in_flight, timestamp.as_micros());
+        state.recompute_pending_revocations_count();
         Bytes::new()
     }
 }
 
-/// Consumer group member snapshot representation for serialization.
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
-pub struct ConsumerGroupMemberSnapshot {
-    pub id: usize,
-    pub client_id: u32,
-    pub partitions: Vec<usize>,
-    pub partition_index: usize,
+impl StateHandler for LeaveConsumerGroupRequest {
+    type State = StreamsInner;
+    fn apply(&self, state: &mut StreamsInner, _timestamp: iggy_common::IggyTimestamp) -> Bytes {
+        let Some(topic) = state.topic_mut(&self.stream_id, &self.topic_id) else {
+            return Bytes::new();
+        };
+        let Some(group_id) = topic.resolve_group_id(&self.group_id) else {
+            return Bytes::new();
+        };
+        let partition_ids: Vec<usize> = topic.partitions.iter().map(|p| p.id).collect();
+        let Some(group) = topic.consumer_groups.get_mut(&group_id) else {
+            return Bytes::new();
+        };
+        let member_key = group
+            .members
+            .iter()
+            .find(|(_, m)| m.client_id == self.client_id)
+            .map(|(key, _)| key);
+        if let Some(key) = member_key {
+            group.members.remove(key);
+            group.rebalance_members(&partition_ids);
+            state.recompute_pending_revocations_count();
+        }
+        Bytes::new()
+    }
 }
 
-/// Consumer group snapshot representation for serialization.
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
-pub struct ConsumerGroupSnapshot {
-    pub id: usize,
-    pub name: String,
-    pub partitions: Vec<usize>,
-    pub members: Vec<(usize, ConsumerGroupMemberSnapshot)>,
+/// Server-originated disconnect cleanup.
+///
+/// Drops a disconnected client from every consumer group it joined. Carries
+/// only the VSR client id; applied as a side-effect of the `Logout` commit (the
+/// apply can't read the client id from the consensus header).
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct RemoveConsumerGroupMemberRequest {
+    pub client_id: u128,
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
-pub struct ConsumerGroupsSnapshot {
-    pub items: Vec<(usize, ConsumerGroupSnapshot)>,
-    pub topic_index: Vec<((usize, usize), Vec<usize>)>,
-    pub topic_name_index: Vec<((String, String), Vec<usize>)>,
+impl WireEncode for RemoveConsumerGroupMemberRequest {
+    fn encoded_size(&self) -> usize {
+        16
+    }
+
+    fn encode(&self, buf: &mut BytesMut) {
+        buf.put_u128_le(self.client_id);
+    }
 }
 
-impl Snapshotable for ConsumerGroups {
-    type Snapshot = ConsumerGroupsSnapshot;
+impl WireDecode for RemoveConsumerGroupMemberRequest {
+    fn decode(buf: &[u8]) -> Result<(Self, usize), iggy_binary_protocol::WireError> {
+        let client_id = read_u128_le(buf, 0)?;
+        Ok((Self { client_id }, 16))
+    }
+}
 
-    fn to_snapshot(&self) -> Self::Snapshot {
-        self.inner.read(|inner| {
-            let items: Vec<(usize, ConsumerGroupSnapshot)> = inner
-                .items
-                .iter()
-                .map(|(group_id, group)| {
-                    let members: Vec<(usize, ConsumerGroupMemberSnapshot)> = group
+impl StateHandler for RemoveConsumerGroupMemberRequest {
+    type State = StreamsInner;
+    fn apply(&self, state: &mut StreamsInner, _timestamp: iggy_common::IggyTimestamp) -> Bytes {
+        let mut any_removed = false;
+        for (_, stream) in &mut state.items {
+            for (_, topic) in &mut stream.topics {
+                for group in topic.consumer_groups.values_mut() {
+                    let member_key = group
                         .members
                         .iter()
-                        .map(|(member_id, member)| {
-                            (
-                                member_id,
-                                ConsumerGroupMemberSnapshot {
-                                    id: member.id,
-                                    client_id: member.client_id,
-                                    partitions: member.partitions.clone(),
-                                    partition_index: member.partition_index.load(Ordering::Relaxed),
-                                },
-                            )
-                        })
-                        .collect();
+                        .find(|(_, m)| m.client_id == self.client_id)
+                        .map(|(key, _)| key);
+                    // Collect the partition set only when this group actually
+                    // holds the member. This runs on every logout inside the
+                    // no-await commit critical section on every replica, so the
+                    // alloc stays out of the common (no-match) path.
+                    if let Some(key) = member_key {
+                        let partition_ids: Vec<usize> =
+                            topic.partitions.iter().map(|p| p.id).collect();
+                        group.members.remove(key);
+                        group.rebalance_members(&partition_ids);
+                        any_removed = true;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        // Only perturb the reconciler when a membership actually changed.
+        if any_removed {
+            state.revision = state.revision.wrapping_add(1);
+            state.recompute_pending_revocations_count();
+        }
+        Bytes::new()
+    }
+}
 
-                    (
-                        group_id,
-                        ConsumerGroupSnapshot {
-                            id: group.id,
-                            name: group.name.to_string(),
-                            partitions: group.partitions.clone(),
-                            members,
-                        },
-                    )
-                })
-                .collect();
+/// Reconciler-originated completion of a pending cooperative revocation.
+///
+/// Moves `partition_id` from the member `source_client_id` to its recorded
+/// target, once the source consumer has drained the partition (committed up to
+/// what it polled) or the revocation timed out.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct CompleteConsumerGroupRevocationRequest {
+    pub stream_id: WireIdentifier,
+    pub topic_id: WireIdentifier,
+    pub group_id: u64,
+    pub source_client_id: u128,
+    pub partition_id: u32,
+}
 
-            let topic_index: Vec<((usize, usize), Vec<usize>)> = inner
-                .topic_index
-                .iter()
-                .map(|(&k, v)| (k, v.clone()))
-                .collect();
+impl WireEncode for CompleteConsumerGroupRevocationRequest {
+    fn encoded_size(&self) -> usize {
+        self.stream_id.encoded_size() + self.topic_id.encoded_size() + 8 + 16 + 4
+    }
 
-            let topic_name_index: Vec<((String, String), Vec<usize>)> = inner
-                .topic_name_index
-                .iter()
-                .map(|((s, t), v)| ((s.to_string(), t.to_string()), v.clone()))
-                .collect();
+    fn encode(&self, buf: &mut BytesMut) {
+        self.stream_id.encode(buf);
+        self.topic_id.encode(buf);
+        buf.put_u64_le(self.group_id);
+        buf.put_u128_le(self.source_client_id);
+        buf.put_u32_le(self.partition_id);
+    }
+}
 
-            ConsumerGroupsSnapshot {
-                items,
-                topic_index,
-                topic_name_index,
-            }
-        })
+impl WireDecode for CompleteConsumerGroupRevocationRequest {
+    fn decode(buf: &[u8]) -> Result<(Self, usize), iggy_binary_protocol::WireError> {
+        let (stream_id, mut pos) = WireIdentifier::decode(buf)?;
+        let (topic_id, n) = WireIdentifier::decode(&buf[pos..])?;
+        pos += n;
+        let group_id = read_u64_le(buf, pos)?;
+        pos += 8;
+        let source_client_id = read_u128_le(buf, pos)?;
+        pos += 16;
+        let partition_id = read_u32_le(buf, pos)?;
+        pos += 4;
+        Ok((
+            Self {
+                stream_id,
+                topic_id,
+                group_id,
+                source_client_id,
+                partition_id,
+            },
+            pos,
+        ))
     }
+}
 
-    fn from_snapshot(
-        snapshot: Self::Snapshot,
-    ) -> Result<Self, crate::stm::snapshot::SnapshotError> {
-        let mut name_index: AHashMap<Arc<str>, usize> = AHashMap::new();
-        let mut group_entries: Vec<(usize, ConsumerGroup)> = Vec::new();
+impl StateHandler for CompleteConsumerGroupRevocationRequest {
+    type State = StreamsInner;
+    fn apply(&self, state: &mut StreamsInner, _timestamp: iggy_common::IggyTimestamp) -> Bytes {
+        let Some(topic) = state.topic_mut(&self.stream_id, &self.topic_id) else {
+            return Bytes::new();
+        };
+        let completed = topic
+            .consumer_groups
+            .get_mut(&self.group_id)
+            .is_some_and(|group| {
+                group.complete_revocation(self.source_client_id, self.partition_id as usize)
+            });
+        if completed {
+            state.revision = state.revision.wrapping_add(1);
+            state.recompute_pending_revocations_count();
+        }
+        Bytes::new()
+    }
+}
 
-        for (slab_key, group_snap) in snapshot.items {
-            let members: Slab<ConsumerGroupMember> = group_snap
-                .members
-                .into_iter()
-                .map(|(member_key, member_snap)| {
-                    let member = ConsumerGroupMember {
-                        id: member_snap.id,
-                        client_id: member_snap.client_id,
-                        partitions: member_snap.partitions,
-                        partition_index: Arc::new(AtomicUsize::new(member_snap.partition_index)),
-                    };
-                    (member_key, member)
-                })
-                .collect();
+/// Consumer group member snapshot representation for serialization.
+///
+/// Snapshots are encoded by `rmp_serde::to_vec` as **positional arrays** (no
+/// field-name map), so `#[serde(default)]` only fills a missing **trailing**
+/// element -- a new field is back/forward-compatible only if appended last. A
+/// field inserted mid-struct shifts every later position and corrupts decode.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct ConsumerGroupMemberSnapshot {
+    pub id: usize,
+    pub client_id: u128,
+    pub partitions: Vec<usize>,
+    /// `(partition_id, target_member_slab, created_at_micros)` per pending
+    /// cooperative revocation. Trailing + `serde(default)` so a snapshot that
+    /// predates this field still decodes (the default fills the absent
+    /// trailing element).
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub pending_revocations: Vec<(usize, usize, u64)>,
+}
 
-            let group_name: Arc<str> = Arc::from(group_snap.name.as_str());
-            let group = ConsumerGroup {
-                id: group_snap.id,
-                name: group_name.clone(),
-                partitions: group_snap.partitions,
-                members,
-            };
+/// Consumer group snapshot representation for serialization (nested under the
+/// topic snapshot). Positional array, same trailing-only rule as
+/// [`ConsumerGroupMemberSnapshot`].
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct ConsumerGroupSnapshot {
+    pub id: u64,
+    // No `serde(default)`: `generation` is not the trailing field, so a default
+    // could not fill it positionally anyway, and every consumer-group snapshot
+    // (new with co-located groups) always writes it.
+    pub generation: u64,
+    pub name: String,
+    pub members: Vec<(usize, ConsumerGroupMemberSnapshot)>,
+}
 
-            name_index.insert(group_name, slab_key);
-            group_entries.push((slab_key, group));
+impl ConsumerGroupSnapshot {
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn from_group(group: &ConsumerGroup) -> Self {
+        let members = group
+            .members
+            .iter()
+            .map(|(member_id, member)| {
+                (
+                    member_id,
+                    ConsumerGroupMemberSnapshot {
+                        id: member.id,
+                        client_id: member.client_id,
+                        partitions: member.partitions.clone(),
+                        pending_revocations: member
+                            .pending_revocations
+                            .iter()
+                            .map(|revocation| {
+                                (
+                                    revocation.partition_id,
+                                    revocation.target_member,
+                                    revocation.created_at,
+                                )
+                            })
+                            .collect(),
+                    },
+                )
+            })
+            .collect();
+        Self {
+            id: group.id,
+            generation: group.generation,
+            name: group.name.to_string(),
+            members,
         }
+    }
 
-        let items = group_entries.into_iter().collect();
-
-        let topic_index: AHashMap<(usize, usize), Vec<usize>> =
-            snapshot.topic_index.into_iter().collect();
-
-        let topic_name_index: AHashMap<(Arc<str>, Arc<str>), Vec<usize>> = snapshot
-            .topic_name_index
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn into_group(self) -> ConsumerGroup {
+        let members: Slab<ConsumerGroupMember> = self
+            .members
             .into_iter()
-            .map(|((s, t), v)| ((Arc::from(s.as_str()), Arc::from(t.as_str())), v))
+            .map(|(member_key, member_snap)| {
+                (
+                    member_key,
+                    ConsumerGroupMember {
+                        id: member_snap.id,
+                        client_id: member_snap.client_id,
+                        partitions: member_snap.partitions,
+                        pending_revocations: member_snap
+                            .pending_revocations
+                            .into_iter()
+                            .map(
+                                |(partition_id, target_member, created_at)| PendingRevocation {
+                                    partition_id,
+                                    target_member,
+                                    created_at,
+                                },
+                            )
+                            .collect(),
+                    },
+                )
+            })
             .collect();
-
-        let inner = ConsumerGroupsInner {
-            name_index,
-            topic_index,
-            topic_name_index,
-            items,
-            last_result: None,
-        };
-        Ok(inner.into())
+        ConsumerGroup {
+            id: self.id,
+            generation: self.generation,
+            name: Arc::from(self.name.as_str()),
+            members,
+        }
     }
 }
-
-impl_fill_restore!(ConsumerGroups, consumer_groups);
diff --git a/core/metadata/src/stm/mux.rs b/core/metadata/src/stm/mux.rs
index aa72f13d0..ade55ca03 100644
--- a/core/metadata/src/stm/mux.rs
+++ b/core/metadata/src/stm/mux.rs
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ use crate::stm::{State, StateMachine};
 /// state.
 ///
 /// The variadic tuple impl below recurses over the state list, so a
-/// `MuxStateMachine<variadic!(Users, Streams, ConsumerGroups)>` ends up
-/// with `Bundle = (Users::Bundle, (Streams::Bundle, (ConsumerGroups::Bundle, ())))`.
+/// `MuxStateMachine<variadic!(Users, Streams)>` ends up
+/// with `Bundle = (Users::Bundle, (Streams::Bundle, ()))`.
 pub trait WithFactory: Sized {
     type Bundle: Clone + Send + Sync;
     fn factory_bundle(&self) -> Self::Bundle;
@@ -210,7 +210,6 @@ where
 #[allow(unused_imports)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
-    use crate::stm::consumer_group::{ConsumerGroups, ConsumerGroupsInner};
     use crate::stm::snapshot::{FillSnapshot, MetadataSnapshot, RestoreSnapshot, Snapshotable};
     use crate::stm::stream::{Streams, StreamsInner};
     use crate::stm::user::{Users, UsersInner};
@@ -235,13 +234,12 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn mux_state_machine_snapshot_roundtrip() {
-        type MuxTuple = (Users, (Streams, (ConsumerGroups, ())));
+        type MuxTuple = (Users, (Streams, ()));
 
         let users: Users = UsersInner::new().into();
         let streams: Streams = StreamsInner::new().into();
-        let consumer_groups: ConsumerGroups = ConsumerGroupsInner::new().into();
 
-        let mux = MuxStateMachine::new(variadic!(users, streams, consumer_groups));
+        let mux = MuxStateMachine::new(variadic!(users, streams));
 
         // Fill the typed snapshot
         let mut snapshot = MetadataSnapshot::new(12345);
@@ -250,7 +248,6 @@ mod tests {
         // Verify all fields are filled
         assert!(snapshot.users.is_some());
         assert!(snapshot.streams.is_some());
-        assert!(snapshot.consumer_groups.is_some());
 
         let restored: MuxStateMachine<MuxTuple> =
             MuxStateMachine::restore_snapshot(&snapshot).unwrap();
@@ -260,7 +257,6 @@ mod tests {
         restored.fill_snapshot(&mut verify_snapshot).unwrap();
         assert!(verify_snapshot.users.is_some());
         assert!(verify_snapshot.streams.is_some());
-        assert!(verify_snapshot.consumer_groups.is_some());
     }
 
     #[test]
@@ -268,14 +264,12 @@ mod tests {
         use crate::impls::metadata::IggySnapshot;
         use crate::stm::snapshot::Snapshot;
 
-        type MuxTuple = (Users, (Streams, (ConsumerGroups, ())));
+        type MuxTuple = (Users, (Streams, ()));
 
         let users: Users = UsersInner::new().into();
         let streams: Streams = StreamsInner::new().into();
-        let consumer_groups: ConsumerGroups = ConsumerGroupsInner::new().into();
 
-        let mux: MuxStateMachine<MuxTuple> =
-            MuxStateMachine::new(variadic!(users, streams, consumer_groups));
+        let mux: MuxStateMachine<MuxTuple> = MuxStateMachine::new(variadic!(users, streams));
 
         let sequence_number = 12345u64;
         let snapshot = IggySnapshot::create(&mux, sequence_number).unwrap();
@@ -294,7 +288,6 @@ mod tests {
         // Verify snapshot fields are present
         assert!(decoded.snapshot().users.is_some());
         assert!(decoded.snapshot().streams.is_some());
-        assert!(decoded.snapshot().consumer_groups.is_some());
 
         // Restore MuxStateMachine from the state side (symmetric with fill_snapshot)
         let restored: MuxStateMachine<MuxTuple> =
@@ -305,12 +298,11 @@ mod tests {
         restored.fill_snapshot(&mut verify_snapshot).unwrap();
         assert!(verify_snapshot.users.is_some());
         assert!(verify_snapshot.streams.is_some());
-        assert!(verify_snapshot.consumer_groups.is_some());
     }
 
     #[test]
     fn mux_state_machine_default_initializes_empty_state() {
-        type MuxTuple = (Users, (Streams, (ConsumerGroups, ())));
+        type MuxTuple = (Users, (Streams, ()));
 
         let mux = MuxStateMachine::<MuxTuple>::default();
 
@@ -318,6 +310,5 @@ mod tests {
         mux.fill_snapshot(&mut verify_snapshot).unwrap();
         assert!(verify_snapshot.users.is_some());
         assert!(verify_snapshot.streams.is_some());
-        assert!(verify_snapshot.consumer_groups.is_some());
     }
 }
diff --git a/core/metadata/src/stm/snapshot.rs b/core/metadata/src/stm/snapshot.rs
index ea439bffe..5f704ae46 100644
--- a/core/metadata/src/stm/snapshot.rs
+++ b/core/metadata/src/stm/snapshot.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize, de::DeserializeOwned};
 use std::fmt;
 
-use crate::stm::consumer_group::ConsumerGroupsSnapshot;
 use crate::stm::stream::StreamsSnapshot;
 use crate::stm::user::UsersSnapshot;
 
@@ -115,10 +114,9 @@ pub struct MetadataSnapshot {
     pub sequence_number: u64,
     /// Users state machine snapshot data.
     pub users: Option<UsersSnapshot>,
-    /// Streams state machine snapshot data.
+    /// Streams state machine snapshot data (consumer groups are nested inside
+    /// each topic).
     pub streams: Option<StreamsSnapshot>,
-    /// Consumer groups state machine snapshot data.
-    pub consumer_groups: Option<ConsumerGroupsSnapshot>,
 }
 
 impl Default for MetadataSnapshot {
@@ -137,7 +135,6 @@ impl MetadataSnapshot {
             sequence_number,
             users: None,
             streams: None,
-            consumer_groups: None,
         }
     }
 
@@ -309,7 +306,6 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(decoded.sequence_number, 42);
         assert!(decoded.users.is_none());
         assert!(decoded.streams.is_none());
-        assert!(decoded.consumer_groups.is_none());
     }
 
     #[test]
@@ -351,7 +347,8 @@ mod tests {
                                 created_at: ts,
                                 created_revision: 0,
                             }],
-                            round_robin_counter: 0,
+                            consumer_groups: Vec::new(),
+                            next_consumer_group_id: 1,
                         },
                     )],
                 },
@@ -363,7 +360,6 @@ mod tests {
 
         assert_eq!(decoded.sequence_number, 100);
         assert!(decoded.users.is_none());
-        assert!(decoded.consumer_groups.is_none());
 
         let streams = decoded.streams.as_ref().unwrap();
         assert_eq!(streams.items.len(), 1);
diff --git a/core/metadata/src/stm/stream.rs b/core/metadata/src/stm/stream.rs
index c910c4299..bdd34bca8 100644
--- a/core/metadata/src/stm/stream.rs
+++ b/core/metadata/src/stm/stream.rs
@@ -16,12 +16,18 @@
 // under the License.
 
 use crate::stm::StateHandler;
+use crate::stm::consumer_group::{
+    CompleteConsumerGroupRevocationRequest, ConsumerGroup, ConsumerGroupSnapshot,
+    JoinConsumerGroupRequest, LeaveConsumerGroupRequest, RemoveConsumerGroupMemberRequest,
+};
 use crate::stm::snapshot::Snapshotable;
 use crate::{collect_handlers, define_state, impl_fill_restore};
 use ahash::AHashMap;
 use bytes::{Bytes, BytesMut};
-use iggy_binary_protocol::WireIdentifier;
 use iggy_binary_protocol::codec::WireEncode;
+use iggy_binary_protocol::requests::consumer_groups::{
+    CreateConsumerGroupRequest, DeleteConsumerGroupRequest,
+};
 use iggy_binary_protocol::requests::partitions::{
     CreatePartitionsWithAssignmentsRequest, DeletePartitionsRequest,
 };
@@ -32,9 +38,14 @@ use iggy_binary_protocol::requests::topics::{
     CreateTopicRequest, CreateTopicWithAssignmentsRequest, DeleteTopicRequest, PurgeTopicRequest,
     UpdateTopicRequest,
 };
+use iggy_binary_protocol::responses::consumer_groups::consumer_group_response::ConsumerGroupResponse;
+use iggy_binary_protocol::responses::consumer_groups::get_consumer_group::{
+    ConsumerGroupDetailsResponse, ConsumerGroupMemberResponse,
+};
 use iggy_binary_protocol::responses::streams::StreamResponse;
 use iggy_binary_protocol::responses::streams::get_stream::{GetStreamResponse, TopicHeader};
 use iggy_binary_protocol::responses::topics::get_topic::PartitionResponse;
+use iggy_binary_protocol::{WireIdentifier, WireName};
 use iggy_common::{
     CompressionAlgorithm, IggyExpiry, IggyTimestamp, MaxTopicSize, StreamStats, TopicStats,
 };
@@ -94,6 +105,12 @@ pub struct StatsSnapshot {
 }
 
 /// Topic snapshot representation for serialization.
+///
+/// Encoded by `rmp_serde::to_vec` as a **positional array**, so `serde(default)`
+/// only fills **trailing** elements absent from an older snapshot. The two
+/// consumer-group fields below are therefore deliberately last: a topic
+/// snapshot written before co-located consumer groups has a shorter array, and
+/// the defaults fill the missing tail. Any future field must also be appended.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct TopicSnapshot {
     pub id: usize,
@@ -105,7 +122,17 @@ pub struct TopicSnapshot {
     pub max_topic_size: MaxTopicSize,
     pub stats: StatsSnapshot,
     pub partitions: Vec<PartitionSnapshot>,
-    pub round_robin_counter: usize,
+    // `round_robin_counter` is intentionally NOT snapshotted. It is a local
+    // load-balancing hint advanced on the `Balanced`-send read path (outside
+    // the replicated apply), so each replica's value drifts independently;
+    // persisting it would make the snapshot diverge per replica. Restored to 0.
+    //
+    // The two consumer-group fields are trailing so the `serde(default)` above
+    // actually works for snapshots predating co-located consumer groups.
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub consumer_groups: Vec<(u64, ConsumerGroupSnapshot)>,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub next_consumer_group_id: u64,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
@@ -121,6 +148,21 @@ pub struct Topic {
     pub stats: Arc<TopicStats>,
     pub partitions: Vec<Partition>,
     pub round_robin_counter: Arc<AtomicUsize>,
+
+    /// Consumer groups belonging to this topic, keyed by monotonic group id.
+    /// Co-located so a stream/topic delete drops them automatically.
+    pub consumer_groups: AHashMap<u64, ConsumerGroup>,
+    /// Group name -> id, for per-topic name uniqueness + name resolution.
+    pub consumer_group_index: AHashMap<Arc<str>, u64>,
+    /// Monotonic group-id counter; never reused so the partition-plane offset
+    /// key (keyed by group id) can't be inherited by a recreated group.
+    ///
+    /// Ceiling: the partition-plane offset key is `u32`, so a group id must stay
+    /// within `u32::MAX` (the wire rewrite in `server-ng` truncates to u32 and
+    /// `expect`s this). ~4 billion group creates on a single topic is
+    /// unreachable in practice, but the cap is real -- past it the wire id would
+    /// wrap and could collide with a live group's offset key.
+    pub next_consumer_group_id: u64,
 }
 
 impl Default for Topic {
@@ -136,6 +178,9 @@ impl Default for Topic {
             stats: Arc::new(TopicStats::default()),
             partitions: Vec::new(),
             round_robin_counter: Arc::new(AtomicUsize::new(0)),
+            consumer_groups: AHashMap::default(),
+            consumer_group_index: AHashMap::default(),
+            next_consumer_group_id: 1,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -161,6 +206,37 @@ impl Topic {
             stats: Arc::new(TopicStats::new(stream_stats)),
             partitions: Vec::new(),
             round_robin_counter: Arc::new(AtomicUsize::new(0)),
+            consumer_groups: AHashMap::default(),
+            consumer_group_index: AHashMap::default(),
+            next_consumer_group_id: 1,
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Re-run round-robin assignment for every consumer group under this topic
+    /// against the current partition set. Called after a partition-count change
+    /// (`CreatePartitions`/`DeletePartitions`) so groups pick up added
+    /// partitions and drop removed ones; each `rebalance_members` bumps the
+    /// group generation so stale clients re-sync.
+    pub fn rebalance_consumer_groups(&mut self) {
+        if self.consumer_groups.is_empty() {
+            return;
+        }
+        let partition_ids: Vec<usize> = self.partitions.iter().map(|p| p.id).collect();
+        for group in self.consumer_groups.values_mut() {
+            group.rebalance_members(&partition_ids);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Resolve a consumer-group identifier to its monotonic id within this
+    /// topic. Numeric resolves directly; string via the name index.
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn resolve_group_id(&self, group_id: &WireIdentifier) -> Option<u64> {
+        match group_id {
+            WireIdentifier::Numeric(id) => {
+                let id = u64::from(*id);
+                self.consumer_groups.contains_key(&id).then_some(id)
+            }
+            WireIdentifier::String(name) => self.consumer_group_index.get(name.as_str()).copied(),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -248,6 +324,12 @@ define_state! {
         // it onto each new Partition::created_revision. Deterministic across
         // replicas: same ops, same order.
         revision: u64,
+        // Total pending cooperative revocations across all groups, recomputed
+        // once per commit by `post_apply`. The consensus tick reads it O(1)
+        // every 10ms instead of walking every stream/topic/group/member to
+        // decide whether to wake the reconciler. Deterministic (same ops, same
+        // recompute on every replica).
+        pending_revocations_count: u64,
     }
 }
 
@@ -263,10 +345,40 @@ collect_handlers! {
         PurgeTopic,
         CreatePartitionsWithAssignments,
         DeletePartitions,
+        // Consumer groups are co-located under the topic, so the Streams STM
+        // applies these too. `Join`/`Leave` use the enriched request types from
+        // `crate::stm::consumer_group` (imported above) which carry the VSR
+        // client id.
+        CreateConsumerGroup,
+        DeleteConsumerGroup,
+        JoinConsumerGroup,
+        LeaveConsumerGroup,
+        RemoveConsumerGroupMember,
+        CompleteConsumerGroupRevocation,
     }
 }
 
 impl StreamsInner {
+    /// Recompute `pending_revocations_count` so the consensus tick's
+    /// `has_pending_revocations` read (and the reconciler's fast-skip) is O(1)
+    /// instead of walking every group each 10ms. Called only by the apply
+    /// handlers that can change pending revocations (join, leave, remove,
+    /// complete, and group-dropping deletes), so non-consumer-group commits pay
+    /// nothing. Recompute (not a delta) keeps the count drift-proof.
+    pub(crate) fn recompute_pending_revocations_count(&mut self) {
+        let mut count: u64 = 0;
+        for (_, stream) in &self.items {
+            for (_, topic) in &stream.topics {
+                for group in topic.consumer_groups.values() {
+                    for (_, member) in &group.members {
+                        count += member.pending_revocations.len() as u64;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        self.pending_revocations_count = count;
+    }
+
     fn resolve_stream_id(&self, identifier: &WireIdentifier) -> Option<usize> {
         match identifier {
             WireIdentifier::Numeric(id) => {
@@ -295,6 +407,19 @@ impl StreamsInner {
             WireIdentifier::String(name) => stream.topic_index.get(name.as_str()).copied(),
         }
     }
+
+    /// Mutable topic resolved from (stream, topic) identifiers -- the
+    /// consumer-group `StateHandler`s in [`crate::stm::consumer_group`] operate
+    /// through this.
+    pub(crate) fn topic_mut(
+        &mut self,
+        stream_id: &WireIdentifier,
+        topic_id: &WireIdentifier,
+    ) -> Option<&mut Topic> {
+        let stream_id = self.resolve_stream_id(stream_id)?;
+        let topic_id = self.resolve_topic_id(stream_id, topic_id)?;
+        self.items.get_mut(stream_id)?.topics.get_mut(topic_id)
+    }
 }
 
 impl Streams {
@@ -306,6 +431,312 @@ impl Streams {
         self.inner.read(f)
     }
 
+    /// Build the `ConsumerGroupDetailsResponse` for a group (members + their
+    /// round-robin partition assignment). `partitions_count` is the topic's
+    /// total partition count. `None` if the stream/topic/group is unknown.
+    #[must_use]
+    #[allow(clippy::cast_possible_truncation, clippy::missing_panics_doc)]
+    pub fn consumer_group_details(
+        &self,
+        stream_id: &WireIdentifier,
+        topic_id: &WireIdentifier,
+        group_id: &WireIdentifier,
+    ) -> Option<ConsumerGroupDetailsResponse> {
+        self.inner.read(|inner| {
+            let stream_id = inner.resolve_stream_id(stream_id)?;
+            let topic_id = inner.resolve_topic_id(stream_id, topic_id)?;
+            let topic = inner.items.get(stream_id)?.topics.get(topic_id)?;
+            let group = topic
+                .consumer_groups
+                .get(&topic.resolve_group_id(group_id)?)?;
+            let members = group
+                .members
+                .iter()
+                .map(|(_, member)| ConsumerGroupMemberResponse {
+                    id: member.id as u32,
+                    partitions_count: member.partitions.len() as u32,
+                    partitions: member.partitions.iter().map(|&p| p as u32).collect(),
+                })
+                .collect();
+            Some(ConsumerGroupDetailsResponse {
+                group: ConsumerGroupResponse {
+                    id: group.id as u32,
+                    partitions_count: topic.partitions.len() as u32,
+                    members_count: group.members.len() as u32,
+                    // The name was validated at create, so the fallback is
+                    // unreachable.
+                    name: WireName::new(group.name.as_ref())
+                        .unwrap_or_else(|_| WireName::new("unknown").expect("valid")),
+                },
+                members,
+            })
+        })
+    }
+
+    /// All consumer groups of a topic (for `GetConsumerGroups`). `None` if the
+    /// stream/topic is unknown.
+    #[must_use]
+    #[allow(clippy::cast_possible_truncation, clippy::missing_panics_doc)]
+    pub fn consumer_group_list(
+        &self,
+        stream_id: &WireIdentifier,
+        topic_id: &WireIdentifier,
+    ) -> Option<Vec<ConsumerGroupResponse>> {
+        self.inner.read(|inner| {
+            let stream_id = inner.resolve_stream_id(stream_id)?;
+            let topic_id = inner.resolve_topic_id(stream_id, topic_id)?;
+            let topic = inner.items.get(stream_id)?.topics.get(topic_id)?;
+            let partitions_count = topic.partitions.len() as u32;
+            Some(
+                topic
+                    .consumer_groups
+                    .values()
+                    .map(|group| ConsumerGroupResponse {
+                        id: group.id as u32,
+                        partitions_count,
+                        members_count: group.members.len() as u32,
+                        name: WireName::new(group.name.as_ref())
+                            .unwrap_or_else(|_| WireName::new("unknown").expect("valid")),
+                    })
+                    .collect(),
+            )
+        })
+    }
+
+    /// The requesting member's `(generation, partitions)` -- served by the
+    /// `SyncConsumerGroup` endpoint for client-side partition selection.
+    #[must_use]
+    #[allow(clippy::cast_possible_truncation)]
+    pub fn consumer_group_member_assignment(
+        &self,
+        stream_id: &WireIdentifier,
+        topic_id: &WireIdentifier,
+        group_id: &WireIdentifier,
+        client_id: u128,
+    ) -> Option<(u64, Vec<u32>)> {
+        self.inner.read(|inner| {
+            let stream_id = inner.resolve_stream_id(stream_id)?;
+            let topic_id = inner.resolve_topic_id(stream_id, topic_id)?;
+            let topic = inner.items.get(stream_id)?.topics.get(topic_id)?;
+            let group = topic
+                .consumer_groups
+                .get(&topic.resolve_group_id(group_id)?)?;
+            let (_, member) = group
+                .members
+                .iter()
+                .find(|(_, m)| m.client_id == client_id)?;
+            // The client polls only its non-revoked partitions; a partition
+            // pending handoff stays owned (commit fence) but is no longer polled
+            // so its consumer can drain + commit it, completing the revocation.
+            let partitions = member
+                .pollable_partitions()
+                .iter()
+                .map(|&p| p as u32)
+                .collect();
+            Some((group.generation, partitions))
+        })
+    }
+
+    /// Whether any consumer group has a pending cooperative revocation. O(1):
+    /// reads the `pending_revocations_count` that `post_apply` maintains per
+    /// commit. The consensus tick polls this every 10ms to wake the reconciler
+    /// promptly when a source drains a revoked partition, so it must not walk.
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn has_pending_revocations(&self) -> bool {
+        self.inner.read(|inner| inner.pending_revocations_count > 0)
+    }
+
+    /// The topic's current partition ids, for the join-time in-flight gather
+    /// (the home shard reads each partition's poll/commit state to classify the
+    /// cooperative handoff). `None` if the stream/topic does not resolve.
+    #[must_use]
+    #[allow(clippy::cast_possible_truncation)]
+    pub fn topic_partition_ids(
+        &self,
+        stream_id: &WireIdentifier,
+        topic_id: &WireIdentifier,
+    ) -> Option<Vec<u32>> {
+        self.inner.read(|inner| {
+            let stream_id = inner.resolve_stream_id(stream_id)?;
+            let topic_id = inner.resolve_topic_id(stream_id, topic_id)?;
+            let topic = inner.items.get(stream_id)?.topics.get(topic_id)?;
+            Some(topic.partitions.iter().map(|p| p.id as u32).collect())
+        })
+    }
+
+    /// Partitions currently owned by some live member of the group (union over
+    /// members, pending-revoked included since the source still owns them until
+    /// completion). The join-time in-flight gather uses this to tell a genuine
+    /// in-flight hold (a live member polled past its commit) from a stale
+    /// `last_polled` left by a since-removed member: only an owned partition can
+    /// be in flight, so an unowned one with uncommitted data is the dead-member
+    /// residue of a reconnect and must be reassigned, not protected.
+    #[must_use]
+    #[allow(clippy::cast_possible_truncation)]
+    pub fn consumer_group_assigned_partitions(
+        &self,
+        stream_id: &WireIdentifier,
+        topic_id: &WireIdentifier,
+        group_id: &WireIdentifier,
+    ) -> Option<std::collections::HashSet<u32>> {
+        self.inner.read(|inner| {
+            let stream_id = inner.resolve_stream_id(stream_id)?;
+            let topic_id = inner.resolve_topic_id(stream_id, topic_id)?;
+            let topic = inner.items.get(stream_id)?.topics.get(topic_id)?;
+            let group = topic
+                .consumer_groups
+                .get(&topic.resolve_group_id(group_id)?)?;
+            Some(
+                group
+                    .members
+                    .iter()
+                    .flat_map(|(_, member)| member.partitions.iter().map(|&p| p as u32))
+                    .collect(),
+            )
+        })
+    }
+
+    /// Every pending cooperative revocation across all groups, as
+    /// `(stream_id, topic_id, group_id, source_client_id, partition_id,
+    /// created_at_micros)`. The reconciler reads this each pass to decide which
+    /// revocations to complete (source drained, or timed out).
+    #[must_use]
+    #[allow(clippy::cast_possible_truncation, clippy::type_complexity)]
+    pub fn consumer_group_pending_revocations(&self) -> Vec<(u32, u32, u64, u128, u32, u64)> {
+        self.inner.read(|inner| {
+            let mut out = Vec::new();
+            for (stream_id, stream) in &inner.items {
+                for (topic_id, topic) in &stream.topics {
+                    for group in topic.consumer_groups.values() {
+                        for (source_client_id, partition_id, created_at) in
+                            group.pending_revocations()
+                        {
+                            out.push((
+                                stream_id as u32,
+                                topic_id as u32,
+                                group.id,
+                                source_client_id,
+                                partition_id as u32,
+                                created_at,
+                            ));
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            out
+        })
+    }
+
+    /// The group's id (the consumer-group offset key) if `client_id` currently
+    /// owns `partition_id` in it -- the poll/commit fence. `None` for a stale
+    /// client whose partition was reassigned, prompting a re-sync.
+    #[must_use]
+    #[allow(clippy::cast_possible_truncation)]
+    pub fn consumer_group_fence(
+        &self,
+        stream_id: &WireIdentifier,
+        topic_id: &WireIdentifier,
+        group_id: &WireIdentifier,
+        client_id: u128,
+        partition_id: u32,
+        require_pollable: bool,
+    ) -> Option<u64> {
+        self.inner.read(|inner| {
+            let stream_id = inner.resolve_stream_id(stream_id)?;
+            let topic_id = inner.resolve_topic_id(stream_id, topic_id)?;
+            let topic = inner.items.get(stream_id)?.topics.get(topic_id)?;
+            let group = topic
+                .consumer_groups
+                .get(&topic.resolve_group_id(group_id)?)?;
+            let (_, member) = group
+                .members
+                .iter()
+                .find(|(_, m)| m.client_id == client_id)?;
+            // Poll fence (`require_pollable`) rejects a pending-revoked partition
+            // so the source stops polling it (re-sync drops it from its set);
+            // commit fence keeps the full owned set so the source can still
+            // commit it and drain the handoff.
+            let owns = if require_pollable {
+                member.is_pollable(partition_id as usize)
+            } else {
+                member.partitions.iter().any(|&p| p as u32 == partition_id)
+            };
+            owns.then_some(group.id)
+        })
+    }
+
+    /// The group's monotonic id (the consumer-group offset key) regardless of
+    /// membership. `None` if the stream/topic/group no longer resolves, so a
+    /// consumer-offset read of a deleted group reports "no offset" and a write
+    /// rewrite can substitute the numeric id the partition plane keys under.
+    #[must_use]
+    #[allow(clippy::cast_possible_truncation)]
+    pub fn resolve_consumer_group_id(
+        &self,
+        stream_id: &WireIdentifier,
+        topic_id: &WireIdentifier,
+        group_id: &WireIdentifier,
+    ) -> Option<u64> {
+        self.inner.read(|inner| {
+            let stream_id = inner.resolve_stream_id(stream_id)?;
+            let topic_id = inner.resolve_topic_id(stream_id, topic_id)?;
+            let topic = inner.items.get(stream_id)?.topics.get(topic_id)?;
+            topic.resolve_group_id(group_id)
+        })
+    }
+
+    /// `(stream_id, topic_id, group_id)` of every group the client belongs to,
+    /// for `get_me` membership reporting.
+    #[must_use]
+    #[allow(clippy::cast_possible_truncation)]
+    pub fn consumer_group_memberships(&self, client_id: u128) -> Vec<(u32, u32, u32)> {
+        self.inner.read(|inner| {
+            let mut out = Vec::new();
+            for (stream_id, stream) in &inner.items {
+                for (topic_id, topic) in &stream.topics {
+                    for group in topic.consumer_groups.values() {
+                        if group.members.iter().any(|(_, m)| m.client_id == client_id) {
+                            out.push((stream_id as u32, topic_id as u32, group.id as u32));
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            out
+        })
+    }
+
+    /// Drop a disconnected client from every consumer group it joined and
+    /// rebalance. Applied through the left-right writer as a deterministic
+    /// side-effect of the `Logout` commit on each replica (not a separate
+    /// replicated op). A no-op on the reader-mode peers, where commits aren't
+    /// applied.
+    pub fn remove_consumer_group_member(&self, client_id: u128, timestamp: IggyTimestamp) {
+        let cmd = StreamsCommand::RemoveConsumerGroupMember(
+            RemoveConsumerGroupMemberRequest { client_id },
+            timestamp,
+        );
+        if let Err(error) = self.inner.try_apply(cmd) {
+            tracing::error!(
+                client_id,
+                %error,
+                "remove_consumer_group_member dispatched to reader-only Streams STM"
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Total consumer-group count across all topics (for stats).
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn consumer_group_count(&self) -> usize {
+        self.inner.read(|inner| {
+            inner
+                .items
+                .iter()
+                .flat_map(|(_, stream)| stream.topics.iter())
+                .map(|(_, topic)| topic.consumer_groups.len())
+                .sum()
+        })
+    }
+
     #[must_use]
     pub fn partition_count_context(
         &self,
@@ -339,6 +770,56 @@ impl Streams {
             .map(|(_, next_partition_id)| next_partition_id)
     }
 
+    /// Pick the next partition for a `Balanced` send, advancing the topic's
+    /// round-robin counter. `None` if the topic has no partitions.
+    #[must_use]
+    #[allow(clippy::cast_possible_truncation)]
+    pub fn next_balanced_partition(
+        &self,
+        stream_id: &WireIdentifier,
+        topic_id: &WireIdentifier,
+    ) -> Option<u32> {
+        self.inner.read(|inner| {
+            let stream_id = inner.resolve_stream_id(stream_id)?;
+            let topic_id = inner.resolve_topic_id(stream_id, topic_id)?;
+            let topic = inner.items.get(stream_id)?.topics.get(topic_id)?;
+            let count = topic.partitions.len();
+            if count == 0 {
+                return None;
+            }
+            let current = topic
+                .round_robin_counter
+                .fetch_update(Ordering::Relaxed, Ordering::Relaxed, |c| {
+                    Some((c + 1) % count)
+                })
+                .unwrap_or(0);
+            Some(topic.partitions[current % count].id as u32)
+        })
+    }
+
+    /// Pick the partition for a `MessagesKey` send by hashing the key modulo
+    /// the partition count. `None` if the topic has no partitions.
+    #[must_use]
+    #[allow(clippy::cast_possible_truncation)]
+    pub fn partition_by_messages_key(
+        &self,
+        stream_id: &WireIdentifier,
+        topic_id: &WireIdentifier,
+        key: &[u8],
+    ) -> Option<u32> {
+        self.inner.read(|inner| {
+            let stream_id = inner.resolve_stream_id(stream_id)?;
+            let topic_id = inner.resolve_topic_id(stream_id, topic_id)?;
+            let topic = inner.items.get(stream_id)?.topics.get(topic_id)?;
+            let count = topic.partitions.len();
+            if count == 0 {
+                return None;
+            }
+            let index = iggy_common::calculate_32(key) as usize % count;
+            Some(topic.partitions[index % count].id as u32)
+        })
+    }
+
     #[must_use]
     pub fn namespace_from_partition(
         &self,
@@ -455,6 +936,8 @@ impl StateHandler for DeleteStreamRequest {
         state.items.remove(stream_id);
         state.index.remove(&name);
         state.revision = state.revision.wrapping_add(1);
+        // The dropped stream may have held groups with pending revocations.
+        state.recompute_pending_revocations_count();
         Bytes::new()
     }
 }
@@ -516,6 +999,9 @@ impl StateHandler for CreateTopicWithAssignmentsRequest {
             stats: Arc::new(TopicStats::new(stream.stats.clone())),
             partitions: Vec::new(),
             round_robin_counter: Arc::new(AtomicUsize::new(0)),
+            consumer_groups: AHashMap::default(),
+            consumer_group_index: AHashMap::default(),
+            next_consumer_group_id: 1,
         };
 
         let topic_id = stream.topics.insert(topic);
@@ -660,6 +1146,8 @@ impl StateHandler for DeleteTopicRequest {
         stream.topics.remove(topic_id);
         stream.topic_index.remove(&name);
         state.revision = state.revision.wrapping_add(1);
+        // The dropped topic may have held groups with pending revocations.
+        state.recompute_pending_revocations_count();
         Bytes::new()
     }
 }
@@ -736,6 +1224,8 @@ impl StateHandler for CreatePartitionsWithAssignmentsRequest {
                 created_revision: new_revision,
             });
         }
+        // Added partitions are unassigned until the groups rebalance.
+        topic.rebalance_consumer_groups();
 
         // Matches legacy CreatePartitions wire contract: empty-ok body on
         // success. SDK discards the reply payload (resolved ids are derivable
@@ -767,6 +1257,8 @@ impl StateHandler for DeletePartitionsRequest {
             topic
                 .partitions
                 .truncate(topic.partitions.len() - count_to_delete);
+            // Members assigned the removed partitions must give them up.
+            topic.rebalance_consumer_groups();
         }
         if did_delete {
             state.revision = state.revision.wrapping_add(1);
@@ -825,9 +1317,14 @@ impl Snapshotable for Streams {
                                             created_revision: p.created_revision,
                                         })
                                         .collect(),
-                                    round_robin_counter: topic
-                                        .round_robin_counter
-                                        .load(Ordering::Relaxed),
+                                    consumer_groups: topic
+                                        .consumer_groups
+                                        .iter()
+                                        .map(|(&id, group)| {
+                                            (id, ConsumerGroupSnapshot::from_group(group))
+                                        })
+                                        .collect(),
+                                    next_consumer_group_id: topic.next_consumer_group_id,
                                 },
                             )
                         })
@@ -899,7 +1396,29 @@ impl Snapshotable for Streams {
                             created_revision: p.created_revision,
                         })
                         .collect(),
-                    round_robin_counter: Arc::new(AtomicUsize::new(topic_snap.round_robin_counter)),
+                    // Not snapshotted (see `TopicSnapshot`): start fresh.
+                    round_robin_counter: Arc::new(AtomicUsize::new(0)),
+                    consumer_group_index: topic_snap
+                        .consumer_groups
+                        .iter()
+                        .map(|(_, group_snap)| (Arc::from(group_snap.name.as_str()), group_snap.id))
+                        .collect(),
+                    next_consumer_group_id: topic_snap
+                        .next_consumer_group_id
+                        .max(
+                            topic_snap
+                                .consumer_groups
+                                .iter()
+                                .map(|(id, _)| id + 1)
+                                .max()
+                                .unwrap_or(1),
+                        )
+                        .max(1),
+                    consumer_groups: topic_snap
+                        .consumer_groups
+                        .into_iter()
+                        .map(|(id, group_snap)| (id, group_snap.into_group()))
+                        .collect(),
                 };
                 topic_index.insert(topic_name, topic_slab_key);
                 topic_entries.push((topic_slab_key, topic));
@@ -922,12 +1441,15 @@ impl Snapshotable for Streams {
         }
 
         let items: Slab<Stream> = stream_entries.into_iter().collect();
-        let inner = StreamsInner {
+        let mut inner = StreamsInner {
             index,
             items,
             revision: snapshot.revision,
+            // Recomputed from the restored groups just below.
+            pending_revocations_count: 0,
             last_result: None,
         };
+        inner.recompute_pending_revocations_count();
         Ok(inner.into())
     }
 }
diff --git a/core/partitions/src/iggy_partition.rs b/core/partitions/src/iggy_partition.rs
index 4a1e6965b..3250f8311 100644
--- a/core/partitions/src/iggy_partition.rs
+++ b/core/partitions/src/iggy_partition.rs
@@ -86,6 +86,12 @@ where
     pub dirty_offset: AtomicU64,
     pub consumer_offsets: Arc<ConsumerOffsets>,
     pub consumer_group_offsets: Arc<ConsumerGroupOffsets>,
+    /// Highest offset this partition has served (polled) to each consumer group.
+    /// The cooperative-rebalance reconciler completes a pending revocation once
+    /// the source group has committed up to what it was polled
+    /// (`committed >= last_polled`), i.e. nothing is in flight. Ephemeral (not
+    /// persisted): a fresh server treats a group as never-polled.
+    pub last_polled_offsets: Arc<ConsumerGroupOffsets>,
     pub stats: Arc<PartitionStats>,
     pub created_at: IggyTimestamp,
     pub revision_id: u64,
@@ -178,6 +184,7 @@ where
             dirty_offset: AtomicU64::new(0),
             consumer_offsets: Arc::new(ConsumerOffsets::with_capacity(1)),
             consumer_group_offsets: Arc::new(ConsumerGroupOffsets::with_capacity(1)),
+            last_polled_offsets: Arc::new(ConsumerGroupOffsets::with_capacity(1)),
             stats,
             created_at: IggyTimestamp::now(),
             revision_id: 0,
@@ -390,6 +397,35 @@ where
         }
     }
 
+    /// Group ids that currently have a stored offset on this partition. Used by
+    /// the reconciler to find offsets belonging to deleted consumer groups.
+    #[must_use]
+    #[allow(clippy::cast_possible_truncation)]
+    pub fn consumer_group_offset_ids(&self) -> Vec<u64> {
+        self.consumer_group_offsets
+            .pin()
+            .keys()
+            .map(|key| key.0 as u64)
+            .collect()
+    }
+
+    /// Reclaim a deleted consumer group's offset on this partition (in-memory
+    /// entry + persisted file). A no-op if the group has no stored offset here.
+    ///
+    /// # Errors
+    /// Returns an I/O error if deleting the persisted offset file fails.
+    #[allow(clippy::cast_possible_truncation)]
+    pub async fn delete_consumer_group_offset(&self, group_id: u64) -> Result<(), IggyError> {
+        self.consumer_group_offsets
+            .pin()
+            .remove(&ConsumerGroupId(group_id as usize));
+        if let Some(path) = self.persisted_offset_path(ConsumerKind::ConsumerGroup, group_id as u32)
+        {
+            delete_persisted_offset(&path).await?;
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
     async fn store_consumer_offset_and_persist(
         &self,
         consumer: PollingConsumer,
@@ -626,6 +662,27 @@ where
         let (fragments, last_matching_offset) =
             result.unwrap_or_else(|| (PollFragments::new(), None));
 
+        // Record the highest offset served to a consumer group, so the
+        // cooperative-rebalance reconciler knows when a pending-revoked
+        // partition has been fully drained (committed >= last polled).
+        if let (PollingConsumer::ConsumerGroup(group_id, _), Some(last_offset)) =
+            (consumer, last_matching_offset)
+        {
+            let guard = self.last_polled_offsets.pin();
+            let key = ConsumerGroupId(group_id);
+            if let Some(existing) = guard.get(&key) {
+                existing.offset.fetch_max(last_offset, Ordering::Relaxed);
+            } else {
+                let created = ConsumerOffset::new(
+                    ConsumerKind::ConsumerGroup,
+                    u32::try_from(group_id).unwrap_or(u32::MAX),
+                    last_offset,
+                    String::new(),
+                );
+                guard.insert(key, created);
+            }
+        }
+
         if args.auto_commit && !fragments.is_empty() {
             let last_offset =
                 last_matching_offset.expect("non-empty poll result must have a last offset");
diff --git a/core/sdk/src/client_wrappers/binary_system_client.rs b/core/sdk/src/client_wrappers/binary_system_client.rs
index 80db85278..e4e34d9ad 100644
--- a/core/sdk/src/client_wrappers/binary_system_client.rs
+++ b/core/sdk/src/client_wrappers/binary_system_client.rs
@@ -85,6 +85,18 @@ impl SystemClient for ClientWrapper {
         }
     }
 
+    async fn refresh_consumer_group_assignments(&self) {
+        match self {
+            ClientWrapper::Iggy(client) => client.refresh_consumer_group_assignments().await,
+            ClientWrapper::Http(client) => client.refresh_consumer_group_assignments().await,
+            ClientWrapper::Tcp(client) => client.refresh_consumer_group_assignments().await,
+            ClientWrapper::Quic(client) => client.refresh_consumer_group_assignments().await,
+            ClientWrapper::WebSocket(client) => {
+                client.refresh_consumer_group_assignments().await;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     async fn snapshot(
         &self,
         compression: SnapshotCompression,
diff --git a/core/sdk/src/clients/client.rs b/core/sdk/src/clients/client.rs
index 16de4715d..98beb9830 100644
--- a/core/sdk/src/clients/client.rs
+++ b/core/sdk/src/clients/client.rs
@@ -259,6 +259,13 @@ impl Client for IggyClient {
                     }
                 } else {
                     debug!("Heartbeat was sent successfully.");
+                    // Picks up a widened assignment (e.g. partition-count
+                    // change) without waiting for an ownership-fence rejection.
+                    client
+                        .read()
+                        .await
+                        .refresh_consumer_group_assignments()
+                        .await;
                 }
                 sleep(heartbeat_interval.get_duration()).await
             }
diff --git a/core/sdk/src/quic/quic_client.rs b/core/sdk/src/quic/quic_client.rs
index 2aacab718..d59317ee7 100644
--- a/core/sdk/src/quic/quic_client.rs
+++ b/core/sdk/src/quic/quic_client.rs
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ pub struct QuicClient {
     consensus_session: Arc<StdMutex<ConsensusSession>>,
     #[cfg(feature = "vsr")]
     skip_auto_login_once: Mutex<bool>,
+    #[cfg(feature = "vsr")]
+    consumer_group_state: Arc<iggy_common::ConsumerGroupClientState>,
 }
 
 unsafe impl Send for QuicClient {}
@@ -170,6 +172,11 @@ impl BinaryTransport for QuicClient {
     fn get_heartbeat_interval(&self) -> IggyDuration {
         self.config.heartbeat_interval
     }
+
+    #[cfg(feature = "vsr")]
+    fn consumer_group_state(&self) -> Arc<iggy_common::ConsumerGroupClientState> {
+        Arc::clone(&self.consumer_group_state)
+    }
 }
 
 #[cfg(feature = "vsr")]
@@ -272,6 +279,8 @@ impl QuicClient {
             consensus_session: Arc::new(StdMutex::new(ConsensusSession::new())),
             #[cfg(feature = "vsr")]
             skip_auto_login_once: Mutex::new(false),
+            #[cfg(feature = "vsr")]
+            consumer_group_state: Arc::new(iggy_common::ConsumerGroupClientState::new()),
         })
     }
 
diff --git a/core/sdk/src/tcp/tcp_client.rs b/core/sdk/src/tcp/tcp_client.rs
index f6e6f4980..6a5f2c684 100644
--- a/core/sdk/src/tcp/tcp_client.rs
+++ b/core/sdk/src/tcp/tcp_client.rs
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ pub struct TcpClient {
     consensus_session: Arc<StdMutex<ConsensusSession>>,
     #[cfg(feature = "vsr")]
     skip_auto_login_once: Mutex<bool>,
+    #[cfg(feature = "vsr")]
+    consumer_group_state: Arc<iggy_common::ConsumerGroupClientState>,
 }
 
 impl Default for TcpClient {
@@ -199,6 +201,11 @@ impl BinaryTransport for TcpClient {
     fn get_heartbeat_interval(&self) -> IggyDuration {
         self.config.heartbeat_interval
     }
+
+    #[cfg(feature = "vsr")]
+    fn consumer_group_state(&self) -> Arc<iggy_common::ConsumerGroupClientState> {
+        Arc::clone(&self.consumer_group_state)
+    }
 }
 
 #[cfg(feature = "vsr")]
@@ -294,6 +301,8 @@ impl TcpClient {
             consensus_session: Arc::new(StdMutex::new(ConsensusSession::new())),
             #[cfg(feature = "vsr")]
             skip_auto_login_once: Mutex::new(false),
+            #[cfg(feature = "vsr")]
+            consumer_group_state: Arc::new(iggy_common::ConsumerGroupClientState::new()),
         })
     }
 
diff --git a/core/sdk/src/vsr.rs b/core/sdk/src/vsr.rs
index 0dbbf8182..2b74d0318 100644
--- a/core/sdk/src/vsr.rs
+++ b/core/sdk/src/vsr.rs
@@ -254,6 +254,7 @@ fn map_eviction_reason(reason: EvictionReason) -> IggyError {
         | EvictionReason::NoSession
         | EvictionReason::SessionTooLow
         | EvictionReason::SessionReleaseMismatch => IggyError::Unauthenticated,
+        EvictionReason::StaleClient => IggyError::StaleClient,
         _ => IggyError::InvalidCommand,
     }
 }
diff --git a/core/sdk/src/websocket/websocket_client.rs b/core/sdk/src/websocket/websocket_client.rs
index e1a983839..aa34977b5 100644
--- a/core/sdk/src/websocket/websocket_client.rs
+++ b/core/sdk/src/websocket/websocket_client.rs
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ pub struct WebSocketClient {
     consensus_session: Arc<StdMutex<ConsensusSession>>,
     #[cfg(feature = "vsr")]
     skip_auto_login_once: Mutex<bool>,
+    #[cfg(feature = "vsr")]
+    consumer_group_state: Arc<iggy_common::ConsumerGroupClientState>,
 }
 
 impl Default for WebSocketClient {
@@ -186,6 +188,11 @@ impl BinaryTransport for WebSocketClient {
     fn get_heartbeat_interval(&self) -> IggyDuration {
         self.config.heartbeat_interval
     }
+
+    #[cfg(feature = "vsr")]
+    fn consumer_group_state(&self) -> Arc<iggy_common::ConsumerGroupClientState> {
+        Arc::clone(&self.consumer_group_state)
+    }
 }
 
 #[cfg(feature = "vsr")]
@@ -240,6 +247,8 @@ impl WebSocketClient {
             consensus_session: Arc::new(StdMutex::new(ConsensusSession::new())),
             #[cfg(feature = "vsr")]
             skip_auto_login_once: Mutex::new(false),
+            #[cfg(feature = "vsr")]
+            consumer_group_state: Arc::new(iggy_common::ConsumerGroupClientState::new()),
         })
     }
 
diff --git a/core/server-ng/src/bootstrap.rs b/core/server-ng/src/bootstrap.rs
index 6465525c5..1e93ce804 100644
--- a/core/server-ng/src/bootstrap.rs
+++ b/core/server-ng/src/bootstrap.rs
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ use metadata::IggyMetadata;
 use metadata::MuxStateMachine;
 use metadata::impls::metadata::{IggySnapshot, StreamsFrontend};
 use metadata::impls::recovery::recover;
-use metadata::stm::consumer_group::ConsumerGroups;
 use metadata::stm::mux::WithFactory;
 use metadata::stm::snapshot::Snapshot;
 use metadata::stm::stream::{Partition, Streams};
@@ -98,13 +97,13 @@ use tracing::{error, info, warn};
 
 const SHARD_REPLICA_ID: u8 = 0;
 
-type ServerNgMuxStateMachine = MuxStateMachine<variadic!(Users, Streams, ConsumerGroups)>;
+type ServerNgMuxStateMachine = MuxStateMachine<variadic!(Users, Streams)>;
 
 /// Cross-thread bundle carrying one `ReadHandleFactory` per metadata
 /// state. Shard 0 mints one after `recover()` and broadcasts a clone to
 /// every peer shard; each peer rebuilds a reader-mode
 /// [`ServerNgMuxStateMachine`] on its own runtime, skipping the WAL.
-type ServerNgMetadataBundle = <variadic!(Users, Streams, ConsumerGroups) as WithFactory>::Bundle;
+type ServerNgMetadataBundle = <variadic!(Users, Streams) as WithFactory>::Bundle;
 
 pub(crate) type ServerNgMetadata = IggyMetadata<
     VsrConsensus<Rc<IggyMessageBus>>,
@@ -895,11 +894,41 @@ async fn shard_main(
             }
             tick_shard.tick_metadata().await;
             tick_shard.tick_partitions().await;
+            // While a cooperative revocation is pending, wake the reconciler each
+            // tick so it completes the handoff within ~one tick of the source
+            // draining the partition, instead of waiting for the 1s periodic pass.
+            if tick_shard
+                .plane
+                .metadata()
+                .mux_stm
+                .streams()
+                .has_pending_revocations()
+            {
+                tick_shard.dispatch_metadata_commit_tick();
+            }
             compio::time::sleep(CONSENSUS_TICK_INTERVAL).await;
         }
     });
     bus.track_background(consensus_tick_handle);
 
+    // Per-shard heartbeat verifier: evicts connections that stop pinging,
+    // releasing their consumer-group membership. Gated on config so a
+    // deployment without heartbeats never reaps live sessions.
+    let heartbeat_stop_tx = if config.heartbeat.enabled {
+        let (hb_stop_tx, hb_stop_rx) = channel::<()>(1);
+        let hb_shard = Rc::clone(&shard);
+        let hb_sessions = Rc::clone(&sessions);
+        let hb_interval = config.heartbeat.interval.get_duration();
+        let hb_handle = compio::runtime::spawn(async move {
+            crate::dispatch::run_heartbeat_verifier(hb_shard, hb_sessions, hb_interval, hb_stop_rx)
+                .await;
+        });
+        bus.track_background(hb_handle);
+        Some(hb_stop_tx)
+    } else {
+        None
+    };
+
     // Expired-PAT cleaner: shard 0 only (it owns the metadata consensus
     // group) and only when enabled. Each pass no-ops unless this node is
     // the caught-up metadata primary, so the delete is proposed once and
@@ -955,6 +984,9 @@ async fn shard_main(
             let _ = stop_tx.try_send(());
             let _ = reconcile_stop_tx.try_send(());
             let _ = consensus_tick_stop_tx.try_send(());
+            if let Some(tx) = &heartbeat_stop_tx {
+                let _ = tx.try_send(());
+            }
             if let Some(cleaner_stop_tx) = &pat_cleaner_stop {
                 let _ = cleaner_stop_tx.try_send(());
             }
@@ -966,6 +998,9 @@ async fn shard_main(
     let _ = stop_tx.try_send(());
     let _ = reconcile_stop_tx.try_send(());
     let _ = consensus_tick_stop_tx.try_send(());
+    if let Some(tx) = &heartbeat_stop_tx {
+        let _ = tx.try_send(());
+    }
     if let Some(cleaner_stop_tx) = &pat_cleaner_stop {
         let _ = cleaner_stop_tx.try_send(());
     }
diff --git a/core/server-ng/src/consumer_group.rs b/core/server-ng/src/consumer_group.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7509363cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/server-ng/src/consumer_group.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,257 @@
+// Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+// or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+// distributed with this work for additional information
+// regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+// to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+// "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+// with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+// software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+// "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+// KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+// specific language governing permissions and limitations
+// under the License.
+
+//! Consumer-group Join/Leave request enrichment.
+//!
+//! The wire `Join`/`Leave` requests carry only the stream/topic/group
+//! identifiers. The replicated metadata `apply` additionally needs the
+//! joining client's VSR id (which member) and, for Join, the topic's
+//! partition count (to seed the group's partition list) -- and it cannot
+//! read the Streams STM from inside the consumer-group apply. So the
+//! primary enriches the op here before replication, mirroring the PAT mint
+//! in [`crate::pat`] and the password hash in [`crate::users`].
+
+use crate::bootstrap::ServerNgShard;
+use crate::responses::resolve_partition_namespace;
+use crate::wire::{request_body, rewrite_request_body};
+use consensus::MetadataHandle;
+use iggy_binary_protocol::codec::{WireDecode, WireEncode};
+use iggy_binary_protocol::primitives::consumer::WireConsumer;
+use iggy_binary_protocol::requests::consumer_groups::{
+    JoinConsumerGroupRequest as WireJoinConsumerGroupRequest,
+    LeaveConsumerGroupRequest as WireLeaveConsumerGroupRequest,
+};
+use iggy_binary_protocol::requests::consumer_offsets::{
+    DeleteConsumerOffset2Request, DeleteConsumerOffsetRequest, StoreConsumerOffset2Request,
+    StoreConsumerOffsetRequest,
+};
+use iggy_binary_protocol::{KIND_CONSUMER_GROUP, Operation, RequestHeader, WireIdentifier};
+use iggy_common::IggyError;
+use metadata::impls::metadata::StreamsFrontend;
+use metadata::stm::consumer_group::{
+    JoinConsumerGroupRequest as ReplicatedJoinConsumerGroupRequest,
+    LeaveConsumerGroupRequest as ReplicatedLeaveConsumerGroupRequest,
+};
+use server_common::Message;
+use shard::{PartitionRead, PartitionReadReply};
+use std::rc::Rc;
+
+/// Rewrite a `Join`/`Leave` request body into the replicated form carrying the
+/// client's VSR id (which the apply can't read from the consensus header).
+///
+/// For `Join` the home shard also gathers `in_flight` -- the group's partitions
+/// with uncommitted polled data -- by reading each partition's poll/commit state
+/// (via the partition-read mesh), so the cooperative rebalance pending-revokes
+/// only those and hands off never-polled/drained partitions synchronously at
+/// join. Every other operation passes through.
+pub(crate) async fn maybe_rewrite_consumer_group_request(
+    shard: &Rc<ServerNgShard>,
+    request: Message<RequestHeader>,
+) -> Result<Message<RequestHeader>, IggyError> {
+    let operation = request.header().operation;
+    let client_id = request.header().client;
+    let body = request_body(&request);
+    let rewritten = match operation {
+        Operation::JoinConsumerGroup => {
+            let wire = WireJoinConsumerGroupRequest::decode_from(body)
+                .map_err(|_| IggyError::InvalidCommand)?;
+            let in_flight =
+                gather_in_flight(shard, &wire.stream_id, &wire.topic_id, &wire.group_id).await;
+            ReplicatedJoinConsumerGroupRequest {
+                stream_id: wire.stream_id,
+                topic_id: wire.topic_id,
+                group_id: wire.group_id,
+                client_id,
+                in_flight,
+            }
+            .to_bytes()
+        }
+        Operation::LeaveConsumerGroup => {
+            let wire = WireLeaveConsumerGroupRequest::decode_from(body)
+                .map_err(|_| IggyError::InvalidCommand)?;
+            ReplicatedLeaveConsumerGroupRequest {
+                stream_id: wire.stream_id,
+                topic_id: wire.topic_id,
+                group_id: wire.group_id,
+                client_id,
+            }
+            .to_bytes()
+        }
+        _ => return Ok(request),
+    };
+
+    rewrite_request_body(&request, &rewritten)
+}
+
+/// Gather the group's in-flight partitions (`last_polled` present and
+/// `committed < last_polled`) for the cooperative-rebalance classification. A
+/// not-yet-created group, an unresolved topic, or a partition that does not
+/// answer is treated as not-in-flight (eager handoff). An eager handoff leaves
+/// no `PendingRevocation` record, so the reconciler never revisits it -- a
+/// misclassification here just redelivers the uncommitted range to the new
+/// owner, which is correct under at-least-once.
+async fn gather_in_flight(
+    shard: &Rc<ServerNgShard>,
+    stream_id: &WireIdentifier,
+    topic_id: &WireIdentifier,
+    group_id: &WireIdentifier,
+) -> Vec<u32> {
+    let streams = shard.plane.metadata().mux_stm.streams();
+    let Some(monotonic_group_id) = streams.resolve_consumer_group_id(stream_id, topic_id, group_id)
+    else {
+        // Fresh group (e.g. create-if-not-exists): nothing polled yet.
+        return Vec::new();
+    };
+    let Some(partition_ids) = streams.topic_partition_ids(stream_id, topic_id) else {
+        return Vec::new();
+    };
+    // Partitions a live member currently owns. A `last_polled` past the commit
+    // only means in-flight work when a live member still holds the partition;
+    // for an unowned one it is the residue of a member removed on disconnect
+    // (the reconnect case), which must be reassigned and re-read, not protected.
+    let assigned = streams
+        .consumer_group_assigned_partitions(stream_id, topic_id, group_id)
+        .unwrap_or_default();
+    // Resolve namespaces up front (sync), then fire every partition's
+    // `GroupOffsetState` read concurrently. The reads are independent, so a
+    // wide-topic join must not serialize N cross-shard round-trips before the
+    // join op can even be proposed.
+    let targets: Vec<(u32, _)> = partition_ids
+        .into_iter()
+        .filter_map(|partition_id| {
+            resolve_partition_namespace(shard, stream_id, topic_id, Some(partition_id))
+                .ok()
+                .map(|ns| (partition_id, ns))
+        })
+        .collect();
+    let results = futures::future::join_all(targets.iter().map(|&(partition_id, ns)| async move {
+        let reply = shard
+            .partition_read(
+                ns,
+                PartitionRead::GroupOffsetState {
+                    group_id: monotonic_group_id,
+                },
+            )
+            .await;
+        (partition_id, ns, reply)
+    }))
+    .await;
+
+    let mut in_flight = Vec::new();
+    let mut stale_clears = Vec::new();
+    for (partition_id, ns, reply) in results {
+        let Some(PartitionReadReply::GroupOffsetState {
+            last_polled: Some(polled),
+            committed,
+        }) = reply
+        else {
+            continue;
+        };
+        if committed.is_some_and(|c| c >= polled) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        if assigned.contains(&partition_id) {
+            in_flight.push(partition_id);
+        } else {
+            // Stale mark from a removed member: drop it so a later join in this
+            // same restart does not misread it once the partition is reassigned.
+            stale_clears.push(shard.partition_read(
+                ns,
+                PartitionRead::ClearGroupLastPolled {
+                    group_id: monotonic_group_id,
+                },
+            ));
+        }
+    }
+    // Fire the stale-mark clears concurrently too; the result is unused.
+    futures::future::join_all(stale_clears).await;
+    in_flight
+}
+
+/// Rewrite a group consumer-offset op so its consumer id is the group's
+/// monotonic id rather than the wire name. The partition plane keys group
+/// offsets by that numeric id (decoded from `WireIdentifier::Numeric`), so the
+/// read path -- which resolves the same id from metadata -- and the reconciler
+/// purge agree, and a re-created group (new id) never inherits a stale offset.
+/// Individual-consumer ops and every other operation pass through untouched.
+#[allow(clippy::cast_possible_truncation)]
+pub(crate) fn maybe_rewrite_consumer_offset_request(
+    shard: &Rc<ServerNgShard>,
+    request: Message<RequestHeader>,
+) -> Result<Message<RequestHeader>, IggyError> {
+    let operation = request.header().operation;
+    if !matches!(
+        operation,
+        Operation::StoreConsumerOffset
+            | Operation::StoreConsumerOffset2
+            | Operation::DeleteConsumerOffset
+            | Operation::DeleteConsumerOffset2
+    ) {
+        return Ok(request);
+    }
+    let body = request_body(&request);
+    // The 4 store/delete (v1 + v2) ops differ only in the decode type; this
+    // collapses their identical decode -> resolve group id -> rewrite consumer
+    // id -> re-encode bodies. A non-group consumer or unresolved group returns
+    // the request untouched (the apply/read path handles the miss).
+    macro_rules! rewrite_group_offset {
+        ($ty:ty) => {{
+            let mut wire = <$ty>::decode_from(body).map_err(|_| IggyError::InvalidCommand)?;
+            let Some(group_id) =
+                resolve_group_offset_id(shard, &wire.consumer, (&wire.stream_id, &wire.topic_id))
+            else {
+                return Ok(request);
+            };
+            // The partition-plane group-offset key is u32 (see the documented
+            // ceiling on `Topic::next_consumer_group_id`). Clamp on the
+            // ~4-billion-creates overflow rather than panic this live
+            // client-driven path, matching `iggy_partition.rs`'s identical cast.
+            wire.consumer.id = WireIdentifier::Numeric(u32::try_from(group_id).unwrap_or(u32::MAX));
+            wire.to_bytes()
+        }};
+    }
+    let rewritten = match operation {
+        Operation::StoreConsumerOffset => rewrite_group_offset!(StoreConsumerOffsetRequest),
+        Operation::StoreConsumerOffset2 => rewrite_group_offset!(StoreConsumerOffset2Request),
+        Operation::DeleteConsumerOffset => rewrite_group_offset!(DeleteConsumerOffsetRequest),
+        Operation::DeleteConsumerOffset2 => rewrite_group_offset!(DeleteConsumerOffset2Request),
+        // The outer `matches!` already filtered to the 4 ops above, but the
+        // match is over the 37-variant `Operation`, so a catch-all is required.
+        _ => return Ok(request),
+    };
+
+    rewrite_request_body(&request, &rewritten)
+}
+
+/// Resolve the monotonic group id for a group consumer-offset op, or `None` for
+/// an individual consumer (kind != 2) / unresolved group (leave the body as-is;
+/// the apply / read path handle the miss).
+fn resolve_group_offset_id(
+    shard: &Rc<ServerNgShard>,
+    consumer: &WireConsumer,
+    namespace: (&WireIdentifier, &WireIdentifier),
+) -> Option<u64> {
+    if consumer.kind != KIND_CONSUMER_GROUP {
+        return None;
+    }
+    shard
+        .plane
+        .metadata()
+        .mux_stm
+        .streams()
+        .resolve_consumer_group_id(namespace.0, namespace.1, &consumer.id)
+}
diff --git a/core/server-ng/src/dispatch.rs b/core/server-ng/src/dispatch.rs
index e8b3e1099..24edd63bc 100644
--- a/core/server-ng/src/dispatch.rs
+++ b/core/server-ng/src/dispatch.rs
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ use crate::auth::{
     verify_login_credentials, verify_pat_credentials,
 };
 use crate::bootstrap::{ServerNgShard, ServerNgShardHandle};
+use crate::consumer_group::{
+    maybe_rewrite_consumer_group_request, maybe_rewrite_consumer_offset_request,
+};
 use crate::login_register::LoginRegisterError;
 use crate::pat::maybe_rewrite_pat_request;
 use crate::responses::{
@@ -42,22 +45,27 @@ use bytes::Bytes;
 use consensus::{MetadataHandle, PartitionsHandle};
 use iggy_binary_protocol::codes::{
     GET_CLIENT_CODE, GET_CLIENTS_CODE, GET_CLUSTER_METADATA_CODE, GET_CONSUMER_OFFSET_CODE,
-    GET_ME_CODE, PING_CODE, POLL_MESSAGES_CODE,
+    GET_ME_CODE, PING_CODE, POLL_MESSAGES_CODE, SYNC_CONSUMER_GROUP_CODE,
 };
 use iggy_binary_protocol::primitives::consumer::WireConsumer;
 use iggy_binary_protocol::primitives::polling_strategy::WirePollingStrategy;
+use iggy_binary_protocol::requests::consumer_groups::SyncConsumerGroupRequest;
 use iggy_binary_protocol::requests::consumer_offsets::GetConsumerOffsetRequest;
 use iggy_binary_protocol::requests::messages::PollMessagesRequest;
 use iggy_binary_protocol::requests::system::get_client::GetClientRequest;
 use iggy_binary_protocol::requests::users::{LoginRegisterRequest, LoginRegisterWithPatRequest};
+use iggy_binary_protocol::responses::clients::client_response::ConsumerGroupInfoResponse;
 use iggy_binary_protocol::responses::clients::get_client::ClientDetailsResponse;
 use iggy_binary_protocol::responses::clients::get_clients::GetClientsResponse;
-use iggy_binary_protocol::{GenericHeader, Operation, RequestHeader, WireDecode, WireEncode};
+use iggy_binary_protocol::responses::consumer_groups::SyncConsumerGroupResponse;
+use iggy_binary_protocol::{
+    GenericHeader, KIND_CONSUMER_GROUP, Operation, RequestHeader, WireDecode, WireEncode,
+};
 use iggy_common::{IggyError, PollingStrategy};
 use message_bus::client_listener::RequestHandler;
 use message_bus::replica::listener::MessageHandler;
 use message_bus::{IggyMessageBus, MessageBus};
-use metadata::impls::metadata::MetadataSubmitError;
+use metadata::impls::metadata::{MetadataSubmitError, StreamsFrontend};
 use partitions::{Partition, PollingArgs, PollingConsumer};
 use secrecy::ExposeSecret;
 use server_common::Message;
@@ -184,6 +192,25 @@ pub(crate) fn make_partition_read_handler(
                     stored: partition.get_consumer_offset(consumer),
                     current_offset: partition.offsets().commit_offset,
                 },
+                PartitionRead::GroupOffsetState { group_id } => {
+                    #[allow(clippy::cast_possible_truncation)]
+                    let key = iggy_common::ConsumerGroupId(group_id as usize);
+                    let load = |offset: &iggy_common::ConsumerOffset| {
+                        offset.offset.load(std::sync::atomic::Ordering::Relaxed)
+                    };
+                    let committed = partition.consumer_group_offsets.pin().get(&key).map(load);
+                    let last_polled = partition.last_polled_offsets.pin().get(&key).map(load);
+                    PartitionReadReply::GroupOffsetState {
+                        last_polled,
+                        committed,
+                    }
+                }
+                PartitionRead::ClearGroupLastPolled { group_id } => {
+                    #[allow(clippy::cast_possible_truncation)]
+                    let key = iggy_common::ConsumerGroupId(group_id as usize);
+                    partition.last_polled_offsets.pin().remove(&key);
+                    PartitionReadReply::Ack
+                }
             };
             let _ = reply.try_send(result);
         })
@@ -304,6 +331,28 @@ pub(crate) fn make_metadata_submit_handler(
                     };
                     let _ = reply.try_send(committed);
                 }
+                shard::MetadataSubmit::CompleteRevocation {
+                    stream_id,
+                    topic_id,
+                    group_id,
+                    source_client_id,
+                    partition_id,
+                    reply,
+                } => {
+                    let commit = shard
+                        .plane
+                        .metadata()
+                        .submit_complete_revocation_in_process(
+                            stream_id,
+                            topic_id,
+                            group_id,
+                            source_client_id,
+                            partition_id,
+                        )
+                        .await
+                        .ok();
+                    let _ = reply.try_send(commit);
+                }
             }
         })
         .detach();
@@ -390,6 +439,12 @@ async fn handle_client_request(
 
     ensure_transport_connection(shard, sessions, transport_client_id);
 
+    // Any request is liveness proof, not just PING: an idle-but-active client
+    // (e.g. an admin issuing reads between long sleeps) must not be evicted by
+    // the heartbeat verifier. A genuinely dead connection sends nothing, so the
+    // intended stale-client eviction still fires. No-ops for an unbound client.
+    sessions.borrow_mut().record_heartbeat(transport_client_id);
+
     let header = *request.header();
     if header.operation == Operation::NonReplicated {
         // Auth bypass guard: only `PING` and `GET_CLUSTER_METADATA` are
@@ -465,10 +520,15 @@ async fn handle_client_request(
     // TRANSPORT id (home-shard routing bits), not the VSR session id --
     // partition ops are sessionless ("session lifecycle is metadata-only").
     if header.operation.is_partition() {
+        // The consumer-group offset fence keys on the bound VSR client id (the
+        // member id), not the transport id stamped into the partition-op
+        // header. `bound` is Some here (unbound transports returned above).
+        let vsr_client_id = bound.map_or(0, |(client_id, _)| client_id);
         let namespace = match resolve_partition_request_namespace(
             shard,
             header.operation,
             request_body(&request),
+            vsr_client_id,
         ) {
             Ok(namespace) => namespace,
             Err(error) => {
@@ -503,6 +563,24 @@ async fn handle_client_request(
             send_empty_partition_reply(shard, transport_client_id, &header).await;
             return;
         }
+        // A group consumer-offset op carries the group NAME on the wire; the
+        // partition plane keys the offset by the group's monotonic id (the same
+        // key the poll path auto-commits under and the read path resolves), so
+        // rewrite the consumer id before replication -- the apply layer has no
+        // metadata access to resolve it.
+        let request = match maybe_rewrite_consumer_offset_request(shard, request) {
+            Ok(rewritten) => rewritten,
+            Err(error) => {
+                warn!(
+                    transport_client_id,
+                    error = %error,
+                    operation = ?header.operation,
+                    "failed to rewrite consumer-offset request; replying empty"
+                );
+                send_empty_partition_reply(shard, transport_client_id, &header).await;
+                return;
+            }
+        };
         let request = request.transmute_header(|header, new_header: &mut RequestHeader| {
             *new_header = header;
             new_header.namespace = namespace;
@@ -557,6 +635,20 @@ async fn handle_client_request(
             return;
         }
     };
+    // Enrich consumer-group Join/Leave with the client's VSR id (+ topic
+    // partition count for Join) before replication; see `crate::consumer_group`.
+    let request = match maybe_rewrite_consumer_group_request(shard, request).await {
+        Ok(rewritten) => rewritten,
+        Err(error) => {
+            warn!(
+                transport_client_id,
+                error = %error,
+                operation = ?header.operation,
+                "dropping consumer-group request with invalid payload"
+            );
+            return;
+        }
+    };
     let request_header = *request.header();
     // Replicated request: run consensus on the metadata owner (shard 0) and
     // bring the committed reply back here. This shard owns the connection,
@@ -615,6 +707,9 @@ async fn handle_non_replicated_request(
     let code = u32::from_le_bytes(request.header().reserved[CODE_RANGE].try_into().unwrap());
     match code {
         PING_CODE => {
+            // A ping is the client's liveness proof; reset its staleness clock
+            // so the heartbeat verifier doesn't evict an active connection.
+            sessions.borrow_mut().record_heartbeat(transport_client_id);
             let commit = current_metadata_commit(shard);
             let reply = build_empty_reply(
                 request.header(),
@@ -639,7 +734,7 @@ async fn handle_non_replicated_request(
             // sourced from this shard's `SessionManager` (not `IggyMetadata`),
             // so it is built here rather than in
             // `build_non_replicated_response`.
-            let response = build_get_me_response(sessions, transport_client_id);
+            let response = build_get_me_response(shard, sessions, transport_client_id);
             send_non_replicated_bytes(
                 shard,
                 &request,
@@ -654,7 +749,10 @@ async fn handle_non_replicated_request(
             // gather across all shards (scatter-gather over the mesh).
             let infos = shard.list_all_clients().await;
             let response = GetClientsResponse {
-                clients: infos.iter().map(connected_client_to_response).collect(),
+                clients: infos
+                    .iter()
+                    .map(|info| connected_client_to_response(shard, info))
+                    .collect(),
             };
             send_non_replicated_bytes(
                 shard,
@@ -677,9 +775,26 @@ async fn handle_non_replicated_request(
             let found = target.and_then(|id| infos.iter().find(|info| info.client_id as u32 == id));
             // The SDK decodes an empty body as `None` (client not found).
             let bytes = found.map_or_else(Bytes::new, |info| {
+                let consumer_groups = info.vsr_client_id.map_or_else(Vec::new, |vsr_client_id| {
+                    shard
+                        .plane
+                        .metadata()
+                        .mux_stm
+                        .streams()
+                        .consumer_group_memberships(vsr_client_id)
+                        .into_iter()
+                        .map(
+                            |(stream_id, topic_id, group_id)| ConsumerGroupInfoResponse {
+                                stream_id,
+                                topic_id,
+                                group_id,
+                            },
+                        )
+                        .collect()
+                });
                 ClientDetailsResponse {
-                    client: connected_client_to_response(info),
-                    consumer_groups: Vec::new(),
+                    client: connected_client_to_response(shard, info),
+                    consumer_groups,
                 }
                 .to_bytes()
             });
@@ -692,6 +807,9 @@ async fn handle_non_replicated_request(
         GET_CONSUMER_OFFSET_CODE => {
             handle_get_consumer_offset(shard, transport_client_id, &request).await;
         }
+        SYNC_CONSUMER_GROUP_CODE => {
+            handle_sync_consumer_group(shard, transport_client_id, &request).await;
+        }
         _ => handle_default_non_replicated(shard, transport_client_id, code, &request).await,
     }
 }
@@ -798,6 +916,100 @@ async fn send_unauthenticated_eviction(shard: &Rc<ServerNgShard>, transport_clie
     }
 }
 
+/// Per-shard heartbeat verifier: evict connections that have not pinged within
+/// `1.2 x interval`. Mirrors the legacy `verify_heartbeats` periodic task.
+/// Eviction reuses the disconnect path (drops the client from its consumer
+/// groups + rebalances via the replicated `Logout`) and sends a session-
+/// terminal `Eviction(StaleClient)` so the client fails fast and can reconnect.
+#[allow(clippy::future_not_send)]
+pub(crate) async fn run_heartbeat_verifier(
+    shard: Rc<ServerNgShard>,
+    sessions: Rc<RefCell<SessionManager>>,
+    interval: std::time::Duration,
+    stop_rx: shard::Receiver<()>,
+) {
+    // Legacy `MAX_THRESHOLD`: a client is stale once it misses ~1.2 intervals.
+    let max_age = interval.mul_f64(1.2);
+    loop {
+        if stop_rx.try_recv().is_ok() {
+            break;
+        }
+        let stale = sessions
+            .borrow()
+            .collect_stale(max_age, std::time::Instant::now());
+        for transport_client_id in stale {
+            // The heartbeat verifier exists to release a dead client's
+            // consumer-group membership (so the group rebalances off it). A
+            // connection that holds no membership has nothing for the eviction
+            // to clean up; reaping it would only drop a still-usable session
+            // (e.g. an idle admin connection that polls between long gaps),
+            // which the legacy server tolerates. The real transport-disconnect
+            // path still reaps it on socket close. So only evict a stale
+            // connection that is actually a group member.
+            let is_group_member = sessions
+                .borrow()
+                .bound_client_id(transport_client_id)
+                .is_some_and(|vsr_client_id| {
+                    !shard
+                        .plane
+                        .metadata()
+                        .mux_stm
+                        .streams()
+                        .consumer_group_memberships(vsr_client_id)
+                        .is_empty()
+                });
+            if is_group_member {
+                evict_stale_client(&shard, &sessions, transport_client_id).await;
+            }
+        }
+        compio::time::sleep(interval).await;
+    }
+}
+
+/// Evict one stale connection: drop its session (releasing consumer-group
+/// membership through a replicated `Logout`) and notify the client with a
+/// session-terminal `Eviction(StaleClient)`.
+#[allow(clippy::future_not_send)]
+async fn evict_stale_client(
+    shard: &Rc<ServerNgShard>,
+    sessions: &Rc<RefCell<SessionManager>>,
+    transport_client_id: u128,
+) {
+    let bound = sessions.borrow_mut().remove_connection(transport_client_id);
+    if let Some((vsr_client_id, session)) = bound {
+        submit_disconnect_logout(Rc::clone(shard), vsr_client_id, session);
+    }
+    let ctx = shard.plane.metadata().consensus.as_ref().map_or(
+        consensus::EvictionContext {
+            cluster: 0,
+            view: 0,
+            replica: 0,
+        },
+        consensus::EvictionContext::from_consensus,
+    );
+    let eviction = consensus::build_eviction_message(
+        ctx,
+        transport_client_id,
+        iggy_binary_protocol::EvictionReason::StaleClient,
+    );
+    if let Err(error) = shard
+        .bus
+        .send_to_client(transport_client_id, eviction.into_generic().into_frozen())
+        .await
+    {
+        warn!(
+            transport_client_id,
+            error = %error,
+            "failed to send stale-client eviction"
+        );
+    } else {
+        warn!(
+            transport_client_id,
+            "evicted stale client (missed heartbeat)"
+        );
+    }
+}
+
 /// Serve `poll_messages`: resolve the partition namespace, run the read on
 /// the owning shard ([`shard::IggyShard::partition_read`]), and re-encode
 /// the stored batches into the legacy wire `PolledMessages` body.
@@ -841,13 +1053,21 @@ async fn handle_poll_messages(
         }
         Err(error) => {
             // A zero-byte body would panic the SDK's `PolledMessages`
-            // decoder; reply the 16-byte empty-poll shape instead.
+            // decoder; reply the 16-byte empty-poll shape instead. A generation
+            // fence (the client's cached assignment is stale after a rebalance)
+            // carries the re-sync sentinel so the SDK re-syncs and retries
+            // rather than treating the empty poll as end-of-partition.
             warn!(
                 transport_client_id,
                 error = %error,
                 "poll_messages request rejected; replying empty poll"
             );
-            empty_polled_messages_body(0)
+            let partition_id = if matches!(error, IggyError::ConsumerGroupPartitionNotOwned(..)) {
+                iggy_common::RESYNC_REQUIRED_PARTITION_SENTINEL
+            } else {
+                0
+            };
+            empty_polled_messages_body(partition_id)
         }
     };
     send_non_replicated_bytes(shard, request, transport_client_id, body, "poll_messages").await;
@@ -893,6 +1113,54 @@ async fn handle_get_consumer_offset(
     .await;
 }
 
+/// Serve `SyncConsumerGroup`: return the requesting member's current partition
+/// assignment + group generation so the client can select partitions locally.
+/// The member is keyed by the connection's bound VSR client id
+/// (`header().client`). An empty body decodes as "no assignment" on the SDK.
+#[allow(clippy::future_not_send)]
+async fn handle_sync_consumer_group(
+    shard: &Rc<ServerNgShard>,
+    transport_client_id: u128,
+    request: &Message<RequestHeader>,
+) {
+    let body = match SyncConsumerGroupRequest::decode_from(request_body(request)) {
+        Ok(wire) => shard
+            .plane
+            .metadata()
+            .mux_stm
+            .streams()
+            .consumer_group_member_assignment(
+                &wire.stream_id,
+                &wire.topic_id,
+                &wire.group_id,
+                request.header().client,
+            )
+            .map_or_else(Bytes::new, |(generation, partitions)| {
+                SyncConsumerGroupResponse {
+                    generation,
+                    partitions,
+                }
+                .to_bytes()
+            }),
+        Err(error) => {
+            warn!(
+                transport_client_id,
+                error = %error,
+                "sync_consumer_group request rejected; replying empty"
+            );
+            Bytes::new()
+        }
+    };
+    send_non_replicated_bytes(
+        shard,
+        request,
+        transport_client_id,
+        body,
+        "sync_consumer_group",
+    )
+    .await;
+}
+
 /// Ack a partition op that cannot be routed (unresolved or never-
 /// materialised namespace) with an empty Reply. The SDK connection
 /// processes replies in lockstep, so a silent drop wedges every
@@ -980,23 +1248,60 @@ fn empty_polled_messages_body(partition_id: u32) -> Bytes {
 
 type DecodedPollRequest = (IggyNamespace, u32, PollingConsumer, PollingArgs);
 
+#[allow(clippy::cast_possible_truncation)]
 fn decode_poll_request(
     shard: &Rc<ServerNgShard>,
     request: &Message<RequestHeader>,
 ) -> Result<DecodedPollRequest, IggyError> {
     let wire = PollMessagesRequest::decode_from(request_body(request))
         .map_err(|_| IggyError::InvalidCommand)?;
+    let strategy = polling_strategy_from_wire(&wire.strategy)?;
+    let args = PollingArgs::new(strategy, wire.count, wire.auto_commit);
+
+    // Consumer-group poll: the client selects which of its assigned partitions
+    // to read and sends it explicitly. The coordinator FENCES ownership (a stale
+    // client whose partition was reassigned is rejected with
+    // `ConsumerGroupPartitionNotOwned`, prompting a re-sync) and resolves the
+    // group's monotonic id -- the offset key the store rewrite and read path
+    // both use, so `next()` reads back the offset it just committed.
+    if wire.consumer.kind == KIND_CONSUMER_GROUP {
+        let partition_id = wire.partition_id.ok_or(IggyError::InvalidIdentifier)?;
+        let client_id = request.header().client;
+        let group_id = shard
+            .plane
+            .metadata()
+            .mux_stm
+            .streams()
+            .consumer_group_fence(
+                &wire.stream_id,
+                &wire.topic_id,
+                &wire.consumer.id,
+                client_id,
+                partition_id,
+                // Poll fence: reject a pending-revoked partition so the source
+                // re-syncs and skips it (it still commits it via the offset fence).
+                true,
+            )
+            .ok_or(IggyError::ConsumerGroupPartitionNotOwned(
+                client_id as u32,
+                partition_id,
+            ))?;
+        let namespace = resolve_partition_namespace(
+            shard,
+            &wire.stream_id,
+            &wire.topic_id,
+            Some(partition_id),
+        )?;
+        #[allow(clippy::cast_possible_truncation)]
+        let consumer = PollingConsumer::ConsumerGroup(group_id as usize, partition_id as usize);
+        return Ok((namespace, partition_id, consumer, args));
+    }
+
     let partition_id = wire.partition_id.ok_or(IggyError::InvalidIdentifier)?;
     let namespace =
         resolve_partition_namespace(shard, &wire.stream_id, &wire.topic_id, Some(partition_id))?;
     let consumer = polling_consumer_from_wire(&wire.consumer, partition_id)?;
-    let strategy = polling_strategy_from_wire(&wire.strategy)?;
-    Ok((
-        namespace,
-        partition_id,
-        consumer,
-        PollingArgs::new(strategy, wire.count, wire.auto_commit),
-    ))
+    Ok((namespace, partition_id, consumer, args))
 }
 
 fn decode_consumer_offset_request(
@@ -1008,7 +1313,22 @@ fn decode_consumer_offset_request(
     let partition_id = wire.partition_id.ok_or(IggyError::InvalidIdentifier)?;
     let namespace =
         resolve_partition_namespace(shard, &wire.stream_id, &wire.topic_id, Some(partition_id))?;
-    let consumer = polling_consumer_from_wire(&wire.consumer, partition_id)?;
+    // A group offset is keyed by the group's monotonic id (any client may read
+    // it, member or not), the same key the write path is rewritten to. An
+    // unresolved group (e.g. deleted) has no offset, so the read reports None.
+    let consumer = if wire.consumer.kind == KIND_CONSUMER_GROUP {
+        let group_id = shard
+            .plane
+            .metadata()
+            .mux_stm
+            .streams()
+            .resolve_consumer_group_id(&wire.stream_id, &wire.topic_id, &wire.consumer.id)
+            .ok_or(IggyError::InvalidIdentifier)?;
+        #[allow(clippy::cast_possible_truncation)]
+        PollingConsumer::ConsumerGroup(group_id as usize, partition_id as usize)
+    } else {
+        polling_consumer_from_wire(&wire.consumer, partition_id)?
+    };
     Ok((namespace, partition_id, consumer))
 }
 
@@ -1030,7 +1350,7 @@ fn polling_consumer_from_wire(
             consumer_id,
             partition_id as usize,
         )),
-        2 => Ok(PollingConsumer::ConsumerGroup(
+        KIND_CONSUMER_GROUP => Ok(PollingConsumer::ConsumerGroup(
             consumer_id,
             partition_id as usize,
         )),
diff --git a/core/server-ng/src/lib.rs b/core/server-ng/src/lib.rs
index bea6b7bc2..090b8d8ad 100644
--- a/core/server-ng/src/lib.rs
+++ b/core/server-ng/src/lib.rs
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 pub mod auth;
 pub mod bootstrap;
 pub mod config_writer;
+pub mod consumer_group;
 pub mod dispatch;
 pub mod login_register;
 pub mod partition_helpers;
diff --git a/core/server-ng/src/partition_reconciler.rs b/core/server-ng/src/partition_reconciler.rs
index 5bd707c5a..10152bb96 100644
--- a/core/server-ng/src/partition_reconciler.rs
+++ b/core/server-ng/src/partition_reconciler.rs
@@ -56,8 +56,10 @@ use ahash::{AHashMap, AHashSet};
 use configs::server_ng::ServerNgConfig;
 use consensus::{MetadataHandle, PartitionsHandle};
 use futures::FutureExt;
+use iggy_common::{ConsumerGroupId, IggyTimestamp};
 use metadata::impls::metadata::StreamsFrontend;
 use server_common::sharding::{IggyNamespace, ShardId};
+use shard::MetadataSubmit;
 use shard::ReconcileOp;
 use shard::shards_table::{ShardsTable, calculate_shard_assignment};
 use shard::{Receiver, Sender};
@@ -65,7 +67,7 @@ use std::cell::{Cell, RefCell};
 use std::rc::Rc;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
-use tracing::{debug, error, trace};
+use tracing::{debug, error, trace, warn};
 
 const BACKOFF_BASE: Duration = Duration::from_secs(1);
 const BACKOFF_MAX: Duration = Duration::from_mins(1);
@@ -237,6 +239,9 @@ struct PassCounters {
     backoff_skipped: usize,
     /// Stale incarnations (slab-key reuse) torn down for rebuild.
     stale: usize,
+    /// Consumer-group offsets reclaimed for groups deleted while their topic
+    /// survived (a bare `DeleteConsumerGroup`, not a topic/stream delete).
+    cg_offsets_purged: usize,
 }
 
 impl PassCounters {
@@ -247,6 +252,7 @@ impl PassCounters {
             + self.removed_routed
             + self.backoff_skipped
             + self.stale
+            + self.cg_offsets_purged
     }
 }
 
@@ -258,6 +264,12 @@ async fn reconcile_once(ctx: &ReconcilerCtx) -> bool {
     let shard_id = ctx.shard.id;
     let revision = current_revision(ctx);
 
+    // Cooperative-revocation completion runs every tick, before the fast-skip:
+    // a timeout fires on wall-clock and a drain on partition-offset state, and
+    // neither bumps `Streams::revision`, so the skip would otherwise starve an
+    // idle group's pending revocations forever. Cheap no-op when none pending.
+    reconcile_pending_revocations(ctx);
+
     // Fast-skip: committed partition set unchanged since the last
     // fully-converged pass and no backoff retry due, so the O(N) diff is
     // pure waste. Safe because reconcile is level-triggered: the next
@@ -280,6 +292,7 @@ async fn reconcile_once(ctx: &ReconcilerCtx) -> bool {
 
     reconcile_additions(ctx, target, &mut counters).await;
     reconcile_removals(ctx, &target_set, &mut counters).await;
+    reconcile_consumer_group_offsets(ctx, &mut counters).await;
 
     let local_set: AHashSet<IggyNamespace> =
         ctx.shard.plane.partitions().namespaces().copied().collect();
@@ -563,6 +576,136 @@ async fn tear_down_owned_partition(
     counters.removed_local += 1;
 }
 
+/// Reclaim consumer-group offsets left behind by a `DeleteConsumerGroup` whose
+/// topic still exists (a topic/stream delete already drops the whole partition
+/// directory, offsets included). For each owned partition, any stored
+/// consumer-group offset whose group id is no longer present in the topic's
+/// committed metadata is removed (in-memory entry + persisted file). Monotonic,
+/// never-reused group ids make this purely reclamation -- a recreated group
+/// gets a fresh id and never reads a dead group's offset -- so it is safe to do
+/// lazily on the reconcile pass rather than synchronously on delete.
+async fn reconcile_consumer_group_offsets(ctx: &ReconcilerCtx, counters: &mut PassCounters) {
+    let live_groups = snapshot_topic_live_groups(ctx);
+    let partitions = ctx.shard.plane.partitions();
+    let owned: Vec<IggyNamespace> = partitions.namespaces().copied().collect();
+    for ns in owned {
+        let Some(partition) = partitions.get_by_ns(&ns) else {
+            continue;
+        };
+        let stored = partition.consumer_group_offset_ids();
+        if stored.is_empty() {
+            continue;
+        }
+        let live = live_groups.get(&(ns.stream_id(), ns.topic_id()));
+        for group_id in stored {
+            let still_live = live.is_some_and(|set| set.contains(&group_id));
+            if still_live {
+                continue;
+            }
+            if let Err(err) = partition.delete_consumer_group_offset(group_id).await {
+                warn!(
+                    shard = ctx.shard.id,
+                    ns_raw = ns.inner(),
+                    group_id,
+                    error = %err,
+                    "reconciler failed to reclaim deleted consumer-group offset"
+                );
+                continue;
+            }
+            counters.cg_offsets_purged += 1;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Complete cooperative consumer-group revocations whose source member has
+/// drained the partition (`committed >= last_polled`), was never polled, or
+/// timed out. Reads pending revocations from metadata + local partition offset
+/// state, then submits a `CompleteRevocation` op to shard 0 (the metadata
+/// consensus owner). Idempotent + fire-and-forget: a not-yet-completable or
+/// transiently-failed revocation is retried next pass.
+#[allow(clippy::cast_possible_truncation)]
+fn reconcile_pending_revocations(ctx: &ReconcilerCtx) {
+    let streams = ctx.shard.plane.metadata().mux_stm.streams();
+    // O(1) fast-skip before the walk: `consumer_group_pending_revocations`
+    // allocates a vec and walks every stream/topic/group/member, and the
+    // reconciler hits this every tick. `has_pending_revocations` reads the
+    // maintained counter, so the common (nothing-pending) case pays nothing.
+    if !streams.has_pending_revocations() {
+        return;
+    }
+    let pending = streams.consumer_group_pending_revocations();
+    if pending.is_empty() {
+        return;
+    }
+    let partitions = ctx.shard.plane.partitions();
+    let now = IggyTimestamp::now().as_micros();
+    let timeout = ctx.config.consumer_group.rebalancing_timeout.as_micros();
+    for (stream_id, topic_id, group_id, source_client_id, partition_id, created_at) in pending {
+        let ns = IggyNamespace::new(stream_id as usize, topic_id as usize, partition_id as usize);
+        // The partition lives on its owner shard; only that shard's reconciler
+        // can read its offsets. Other shards skip (the owner completes it).
+        let Some(partition) = partitions.get_by_ns(&ns) else {
+            continue;
+        };
+        let key = ConsumerGroupId(group_id as usize);
+        let last_polled = partition
+            .last_polled_offsets
+            .pin()
+            .get(&key)
+            .map(|offset| offset.offset.load(std::sync::atomic::Ordering::Relaxed));
+        let committed = partition
+            .consumer_group_offsets
+            .pin()
+            .get(&key)
+            .map(|offset| offset.offset.load(std::sync::atomic::Ordering::Relaxed));
+        let timed_out = now.saturating_sub(created_at) >= timeout;
+        // None: never polled -> nothing in flight, hand off now. Some(polled):
+        // only safe once the source committed what it was served (or timeout).
+        let completable =
+            last_polled.is_none_or(|polled| committed.is_some_and(|c| c >= polled) || timed_out);
+        if !completable {
+            continue;
+        }
+        let (reply, _rx) = shard::channel::<Option<u64>>(1);
+        ctx.shard
+            .forward_metadata_submit(MetadataSubmit::CompleteRevocation {
+                stream_id,
+                topic_id,
+                group_id,
+                source_client_id,
+                partition_id,
+                reply,
+            });
+    }
+}
+
+/// `(stream_id, topic_id) -> live consumer-group offset keys` from committed
+/// metadata. The partition plane keys a group's offset by the monotonic group
+/// id (the store path is rewritten to it; the read path resolves it), so the
+/// live-set carries those ids too -- otherwise the reconciler would treat every
+/// live offset as orphaned and purge it.
+fn snapshot_topic_live_groups(ctx: &ReconcilerCtx) -> AHashMap<(usize, usize), AHashSet<u64>> {
+    ctx.shard.plane.metadata().mux_stm.streams().read(|inner| {
+        let mut map: AHashMap<(usize, usize), AHashSet<u64>> = AHashMap::new();
+        for (_, stream) in &inner.items {
+            for (topic_id, topic) in &stream.topics {
+                if topic.consumer_groups.is_empty() {
+                    continue;
+                }
+                map.insert(
+                    (stream.id, topic_id),
+                    topic
+                        .consumer_groups
+                        .values()
+                        .map(|group| group.id)
+                        .collect(),
+                );
+            }
+        }
+        map
+    })
+}
+
 /// Committed `(namespace, created_revision)` pairs. The epoch lets the
 /// additions pass detect a stale local incarnation after slab-key reuse
 /// without an `Arc<TopicStats>` clone per partition; stats are fetched
@@ -645,7 +788,6 @@ mod tests {
     use metadata::MuxStateMachine;
     use metadata::impls::metadata::IggySnapshot;
     use metadata::stm::StateMachine;
-    use metadata::stm::consumer_group::ConsumerGroups;
     use metadata::stm::stream::Streams;
     use metadata::stm::user::Users;
     use partitions::{IggyPartitions, PartitionsConfig};
@@ -659,7 +801,7 @@ mod tests {
     use std::time::Instant;
     use tempfile::TempDir;
 
-    type TestMux = MuxStateMachine<iggy_common::variadic!(Users, Streams, ConsumerGroups)>;
+    type TestMux = MuxStateMachine<iggy_common::variadic!(Users, Streams)>;
     type TestShard = IggyShard<
         Rc<IggyMessageBus>,
         journal::prepare_journal::PrepareJournal,
@@ -774,6 +916,60 @@ mod tests {
             .expect("DeleteStream apply succeeds");
     }
 
+    fn seed_create_consumer_group(
+        mux: &TestMux,
+        op: u64,
+        stream_id: u32,
+        topic_id: u32,
+        name: &str,
+    ) {
+        use iggy_binary_protocol::requests::consumer_groups::CreateConsumerGroupRequest;
+        let req = CreateConsumerGroupRequest {
+            stream_id: WireIdentifier::numeric(stream_id),
+            topic_id: WireIdentifier::numeric(topic_id),
+            name: WireName::new(name).expect("test group name fits WireName"),
+        };
+        mux.update(build_prepare(op, Operation::CreateConsumerGroup, &req))
+            .expect("CreateConsumerGroup apply succeeds");
+    }
+
+    fn seed_delete_consumer_group(
+        mux: &TestMux,
+        op: u64,
+        stream_id: u32,
+        topic_id: u32,
+        group_id: u32,
+    ) {
+        use iggy_binary_protocol::requests::consumer_groups::DeleteConsumerGroupRequest;
+        let req = DeleteConsumerGroupRequest {
+            stream_id: WireIdentifier::numeric(stream_id),
+            topic_id: WireIdentifier::numeric(topic_id),
+            group_id: WireIdentifier::numeric(group_id),
+        };
+        mux.update(build_prepare(op, Operation::DeleteConsumerGroup, &req))
+            .expect("DeleteConsumerGroup apply succeeds");
+    }
+
+    fn seed_join_consumer_group(
+        mux: &TestMux,
+        op: u64,
+        stream_id: u32,
+        topic_id: u32,
+        group_id: u32,
+        client_id: u128,
+    ) {
+        use metadata::stm::consumer_group::JoinConsumerGroupRequest;
+        let req = JoinConsumerGroupRequest {
+            stream_id: WireIdentifier::numeric(stream_id),
+            topic_id: WireIdentifier::numeric(topic_id),
+            group_id: WireIdentifier::numeric(group_id),
+            client_id,
+            in_flight: Vec::new(),
+        };
+        mux.update(build_prepare(op, Operation::JoinConsumerGroup, &req))
+            .expect("JoinConsumerGroup apply succeeds");
+    }
+
     fn test_config(tmp: &TempDir) -> ServerNgConfig {
         let mut cfg = ServerNgConfig::default();
         // `SystemConfig` is not `Clone`, so `Arc::make_mut` is out; build a
@@ -1438,4 +1634,188 @@ mod tests {
             "defer must not re-drive teardown: the directory must remain"
         );
     }
+
+    /// A bare `DeleteConsumerGroup` (topic survives) leaves the group's offsets
+    /// on the partition. The reconciler must reclaim a deleted group's offset
+    /// while leaving a still-live group's offset untouched.
+    #[compio::test]
+    async fn reconcile_reclaims_offsets_of_deleted_consumer_group() {
+        use iggy_common::{ConsumerGroupId, ConsumerKind, ConsumerOffset};
+
+        let tmp = TempDir::new().expect("tempdir for system path");
+        let config = test_config(&tmp);
+        let mux = TestMux::default();
+        seed_stream(&mux, 1, "stream-cg");
+        seed_topic(&mux, 2, 0, "topic-cg", vec![assignment(0, 1)]);
+
+        let shard = build_test_shard(0, &config, mux);
+        let ctx = make_ctx(Rc::clone(&shard), 1, Rc::new(config));
+        reconcile_pass(&ctx).await;
+
+        let ns = IggyNamespace::new(0, 0, 0);
+        assert!(shard.plane.partitions().contains(&ns));
+
+        // Two groups: "dead" gets id 1, "live" gets id 2 (per-topic monotonic).
+        let stm = &shard.plane.metadata().mux_stm;
+        seed_create_consumer_group(stm, 3, 0, 0, "dead");
+        seed_create_consumer_group(stm, 4, 0, 0, "live");
+
+        // Offsets are keyed by the monotonic group id (the id the store path is
+        // rewritten to and the read path / live-set resolve), not the name hash.
+        let dead_key: u32 = 1;
+        let live_key: u32 = 2;
+        {
+            let partitions = shard.plane.partitions();
+            let partition = partitions.get_by_ns(&ns).expect("partition materialised");
+            partition.consumer_group_offsets.pin().insert(
+                ConsumerGroupId(dead_key as usize),
+                ConsumerOffset::new(ConsumerKind::ConsumerGroup, dead_key, 7, String::new()),
+            );
+            partition.consumer_group_offsets.pin().insert(
+                ConsumerGroupId(live_key as usize),
+                ConsumerOffset::new(ConsumerKind::ConsumerGroup, live_key, 9, String::new()),
+            );
+        }
+
+        // Delete the "dead" group (id 1); "live" (id 2) stays.
+        seed_delete_consumer_group(stm, 5, 0, 0, 1);
+        reconcile_pass(&ctx).await;
+
+        let partitions = shard.plane.partitions();
+        let partition = partitions
+            .get_by_ns(&ns)
+            .expect("partition still materialised");
+        let mut ids = partition.consumer_group_offset_ids();
+        ids.sort_unstable();
+        assert_eq!(
+            ids,
+            vec![u64::from(live_key)],
+            "deleted group's offset reclaimed; live group's offset retained"
+        );
+    }
+
+    /// A partition-count change must re-run consumer-group assignment: a new
+    /// partition gets assigned, a removed one is dropped. Pure metadata test --
+    /// the assignment lives in the Streams STM.
+    #[compio::test]
+    async fn create_delete_partitions_reassigns_consumer_group() {
+        use metadata::impls::metadata::StreamsFrontend;
+
+        let mux = TestMux::default();
+        seed_stream(&mux, 1, "stream-rp");
+        seed_topic(
+            &mux,
+            2,
+            0,
+            "topic-rp",
+            vec![assignment(0, 1), assignment(1, 2)],
+        );
+        seed_create_consumer_group(&mux, 3, 0, 0, "cg");
+        // Single member owns every partition (group id 1, the first in topic).
+        seed_join_consumer_group(&mux, 4, 0, 0, 1, 100);
+
+        let group = WireIdentifier::numeric(1);
+        let stream = WireIdentifier::numeric(0);
+        let topic = WireIdentifier::numeric(0);
+        let assigned = |mux: &TestMux| -> Vec<u32> {
+            let (_, mut partitions) = mux
+                .streams()
+                .consumer_group_member_assignment(&stream, &topic, &group, 100)
+                .expect("member assignment present");
+            partitions.sort_unstable();
+            partitions
+        };
+        assert_eq!(
+            assigned(&mux),
+            vec![0, 1],
+            "joined member owns both partitions"
+        );
+
+        // Add one partition (request-relative id 0 rebases to absolute id 2).
+        mux.update(build_prepare(
+            5,
+            Operation::CreatePartitionsWithAssignments,
+            &CreatePartitionsWithAssignmentsRequest {
+                request: CreatePartitionsRequest {
+                    stream_id: WireIdentifier::numeric(0),
+                    topic_id: WireIdentifier::numeric(0),
+                    partitions_count: 1,
+                },
+                partitions: vec![assignment(0, 3)],
+            },
+        ))
+        .expect("CreatePartitions apply succeeds");
+        assert_eq!(
+            assigned(&mux),
+            vec![0, 1, 2],
+            "added partition must be reassigned to the member"
+        );
+
+        // Remove one partition; the member drops the highest id.
+        mux.update(build_prepare(
+            6,
+            Operation::DeletePartitions,
+            &iggy_binary_protocol::requests::partitions::DeletePartitionsRequest {
+                stream_id: WireIdentifier::numeric(0),
+                topic_id: WireIdentifier::numeric(0),
+                partitions_count: 1,
+            },
+        ))
+        .expect("DeletePartitions apply succeeds");
+        assert_eq!(
+            assigned(&mux),
+            vec![0, 1],
+            "removed partition must be dropped from the assignment"
+        );
+    }
+
+    /// A disconnect (`remove_consumer_group_member`) drops the client from
+    /// every group it joined and rebalances its partitions onto the survivors.
+    #[compio::test]
+    async fn disconnect_removes_member_from_groups_and_rebalances() {
+        use metadata::impls::metadata::StreamsFrontend;
+
+        let mux = TestMux::default();
+        seed_stream(&mux, 1, "stream-dc");
+        seed_topic(
+            &mux,
+            2,
+            0,
+            "topic-dc",
+            vec![assignment(0, 1), assignment(1, 2)],
+        );
+        seed_create_consumer_group(&mux, 3, 0, 0, "cg"); // group id 1
+        seed_join_consumer_group(&mux, 4, 0, 0, 1, 100);
+        seed_join_consumer_group(&mux, 5, 0, 0, 1, 200);
+
+        let stream = WireIdentifier::numeric(0);
+        let topic = WireIdentifier::numeric(0);
+        let group = WireIdentifier::numeric(1);
+        let assigned = |client: u128| -> Option<Vec<u32>> {
+            mux.streams()
+                .consumer_group_member_assignment(&stream, &topic, &group, client)
+                .map(|(_, mut partitions)| {
+                    partitions.sort_unstable();
+                    partitions
+                })
+        };
+        // Two members, two partitions: each owns one.
+        assert_eq!(assigned(100).map(|p| p.len()), Some(1));
+        assert_eq!(assigned(200).map(|p| p.len()), Some(1));
+
+        // Client 100 disconnects.
+        mux.streams()
+            .remove_consumer_group_member(100, iggy_common::IggyTimestamp::default());
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            assigned(100),
+            None,
+            "disconnected client must leave the group"
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            assigned(200),
+            Some(vec![0, 1]),
+            "survivor must take over the disconnected member's partitions"
+        );
+    }
 }
diff --git a/core/server-ng/src/responses.rs b/core/server-ng/src/responses.rs
index e1102ad49..7ca8cfdce 100644
--- a/core/server-ng/src/responses.rs
+++ b/core/server-ng/src/responses.rs
@@ -29,8 +29,13 @@ use crate::wire::{transport_kind_to_wire, usize_to_u32};
 use bytes::Bytes;
 use consensus::{MetadataHandle, VsrConsensus};
 use iggy_binary_protocol::codes::{
-    GET_CLUSTER_METADATA_CODE, GET_STATS_CODE, GET_STREAM_CODE, GET_STREAMS_CODE, GET_TOPIC_CODE,
-    GET_TOPICS_CODE, GET_USER_CODE, GET_USERS_CODE,
+    GET_CLUSTER_METADATA_CODE, GET_CONSUMER_GROUP_CODE, GET_CONSUMER_GROUPS_CODE, GET_STATS_CODE,
+    GET_STREAM_CODE, GET_STREAMS_CODE, GET_TOPIC_CODE, GET_TOPICS_CODE, GET_USER_CODE,
+    GET_USERS_CODE,
+};
+use iggy_binary_protocol::primitives::consumer::WireConsumer;
+use iggy_binary_protocol::requests::consumer_groups::{
+    GetConsumerGroupRequest, GetConsumerGroupsRequest,
 };
 use iggy_binary_protocol::requests::consumer_offsets::{
     DeleteConsumerOffset2Request, DeleteConsumerOffsetRequest, StoreConsumerOffset2Request,
@@ -42,7 +47,9 @@ use iggy_binary_protocol::requests::streams::{GetStreamRequest, GetStreamsReques
 use iggy_binary_protocol::requests::topics::{GetTopicRequest, GetTopicsRequest};
 use iggy_binary_protocol::requests::users::GetUserRequest;
 use iggy_binary_protocol::responses::clients::client_response::ClientResponse;
+use iggy_binary_protocol::responses::clients::client_response::ConsumerGroupInfoResponse;
 use iggy_binary_protocol::responses::clients::get_client::ClientDetailsResponse;
+use iggy_binary_protocol::responses::consumer_groups::GetConsumerGroupsResponse;
 use iggy_binary_protocol::responses::personal_access_tokens::RawPersonalAccessTokenResponse;
 use iggy_binary_protocol::responses::streams::StreamResponse;
 use iggy_binary_protocol::responses::streams::get_stream::{
@@ -59,8 +66,8 @@ use iggy_binary_protocol::responses::users::get_user::UserDetailsResponse;
 use iggy_binary_protocol::responses::users::get_users::GetUsersResponse;
 use iggy_binary_protocol::responses::users::user_response::UserResponse;
 use iggy_binary_protocol::{
-    Command2, GenericHeader, Operation, ReplyHeader, RequestHeader, WireDecode, WireEncode,
-    WireIdentifier, WireName, WirePartitioning,
+    Command2, GenericHeader, KIND_CONSUMER_GROUP, Operation, ReplyHeader, RequestHeader,
+    WireDecode, WireEncode, WireIdentifier, WireName, WirePartitioning,
 };
 use iggy_common::IggyError;
 use metadata::impls::metadata::StreamsFrontend;
@@ -72,15 +79,16 @@ use shard::ConnectedClientInfo;
 use std::cell::RefCell;
 use std::rc::Rc;
 
-/// Build the `get_me` reply for the requesting connection, sourced
-/// entirely from the per-shard [`SessionManager`] (`user_id`, transport
-/// kind, peer address) -- no message-bus lookup. `consumer_groups` is
-/// empty (see [`client_record_to_response`]).
+/// Build the `get_me` reply for the requesting connection. Identity
+/// (`user_id`, transport kind, peer address) comes from the per-shard
+/// [`SessionManager`]; the `consumer_groups` list is read from the
+/// (replicated) consumer-group STM by the connection's bound VSR client id.
 pub(crate) fn build_get_me_response(
+    shard: &Rc<ServerNgShard>,
     sessions: &Rc<RefCell<SessionManager>>,
     transport_client_id: u128,
 ) -> ClientDetailsResponse {
-    let client = sessions
+    let mut client = sessions
         .borrow()
         .client_record(transport_client_id)
         .map_or_else(
@@ -98,11 +106,41 @@ pub(crate) fn build_get_me_response(
                     consumer_groups_count: 0,
                 }
             },
-            |record| connected_client_to_response(&record),
+            |record| connected_client_to_response(shard, &record),
         );
+
+    // The wire `consumer_groups` list keys off the connection's bound VSR
+    // client id (the same id recorded as a group member by the replicated
+    // Join op), not the transport id.
+    let consumer_groups = sessions
+        .borrow()
+        .get_session(transport_client_id)
+        .map(|(vsr_client_id, _)| {
+            shard
+                .plane
+                .metadata()
+                .mux_stm
+                .streams()
+                .consumer_group_memberships(vsr_client_id)
+        })
+        .unwrap_or_default()
+        .into_iter()
+        .map(
+            |(stream_id, topic_id, group_id)| ConsumerGroupInfoResponse {
+                stream_id,
+                topic_id,
+                group_id,
+            },
+        )
+        .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+
+    #[allow(clippy::cast_possible_truncation)]
+    {
+        client.consumer_groups_count = consumer_groups.len() as u32;
+    }
     ClientDetailsResponse {
         client,
-        consumer_groups: Vec::new(),
+        consumer_groups,
     }
 }
 
@@ -110,12 +148,24 @@ pub(crate) fn build_get_me_response(
 /// `SessionManager` or a `get_clients` gather) into the wire
 /// [`ClientResponse`]. Shared by `get_me`, `get_clients`, and `get_client`.
 ///
-/// TODO(consumer-group-membership): `consumer_groups_count` is always 0
-/// -- server-ng does not yet track which consumer groups a connection
-/// joined. Populate once the partition-reconciliation / consumer-group
-/// rebalancing work lands; until then `get_me` / `get_clients` report no
-/// memberships.
-pub(crate) fn connected_client_to_response(info: &ConnectedClientInfo) -> ClientResponse {
+/// `consumer_groups_count` is resolved from the connection's bound VSR client
+/// id against the replicated `Streams` STM (memberships are keyed by VSR id, not
+/// transport id). Connections that never bound (pre-register) count 0.
+pub(crate) fn connected_client_to_response(
+    shard: &Rc<ServerNgShard>,
+    info: &ConnectedClientInfo,
+) -> ClientResponse {
+    let consumer_groups_count = info.vsr_client_id.map_or(0, |vsr_client_id| {
+        #[allow(clippy::cast_possible_truncation)]
+        let count = shard
+            .plane
+            .metadata()
+            .mux_stm
+            .streams()
+            .consumer_group_memberships(vsr_client_id)
+            .len() as u32;
+        count
+    });
     // The transport client id is a u128 `(shard << 112) | seq`; the wire
     // `client_id` is the u32 seq tail.
     #[allow(clippy::cast_possible_truncation)]
@@ -124,14 +174,75 @@ pub(crate) fn connected_client_to_response(info: &ConnectedClientInfo) -> Client
         user_id: info.user_id.unwrap_or(u32::MAX),
         transport: transport_kind_to_wire(info.transport),
         address: info.address.to_string(),
-        consumer_groups_count: 0,
+        consumer_groups_count,
+    }
+}
+
+/// Fence a consumer-group offset commit/delete: a group consumer may only
+/// touch the offset of a partition it currently owns. `Ok` for individual
+/// consumers (no fence) and for owned group partitions; `Err` otherwise so a
+/// stale client re-syncs instead of corrupting the shared group offset.
+fn fence_group_offset(
+    shard: &Rc<ServerNgShard>,
+    consumer: &WireConsumer,
+    stream_id: &WireIdentifier,
+    topic_id: &WireIdentifier,
+    partition_id: Option<u32>,
+    client_id: u128,
+) -> Result<(), IggyError> {
+    if consumer.kind != KIND_CONSUMER_GROUP {
+        return Ok(());
     }
+    let partition_id = partition_id.ok_or(IggyError::InvalidIdentifier)?;
+    #[allow(clippy::cast_possible_truncation)]
+    shard
+        .plane
+        .metadata()
+        .mux_stm
+        .streams()
+        // Commit fence: allow a pending-revoked partition (the source commits it
+        // to drain the cooperative handoff), so `require_pollable = false`.
+        .consumer_group_fence(
+            stream_id,
+            topic_id,
+            &consumer.id,
+            client_id,
+            partition_id,
+            false,
+        )
+        .map(|_| ())
+        .ok_or(IggyError::ConsumerGroupPartitionNotOwned(
+            client_id as u32,
+            partition_id,
+        ))
+}
+
+/// Fence a consumer-group offset op then resolve its target partition
+/// namespace. Shared by the four `Store`/`Delete` consumer-offset arms.
+fn fence_and_resolve_offset_namespace(
+    shard: &Rc<ServerNgShard>,
+    consumer: &WireConsumer,
+    stream_id: &WireIdentifier,
+    topic_id: &WireIdentifier,
+    partition_id: Option<u32>,
+    client_id: u128,
+) -> Result<IggyNamespace, IggyError> {
+    fence_group_offset(
+        shard,
+        consumer,
+        stream_id,
+        topic_id,
+        partition_id,
+        client_id,
+    )?;
+    resolve_partition_namespace(shard, stream_id, topic_id, partition_id)
 }
 
 pub(crate) fn resolve_partition_request_namespace(
     shard: &Rc<ServerNgShard>,
     operation: Operation,
     body: &[u8],
+    client_id: u128,
 ) -> Result<u64, IggyError> {
     let namespace = match operation {
         Operation::SendMessages => {
@@ -153,41 +264,49 @@ pub(crate) fn resolve_partition_request_namespace(
         Operation::StoreConsumerOffset => {
             let request = StoreConsumerOffsetRequest::decode_from(body)
                 .map_err(|_| IggyError::InvalidCommand)?;
-            resolve_partition_namespace(
+            fence_and_resolve_offset_namespace(
                 shard,
+                &request.consumer,
                 &request.stream_id,
                 &request.topic_id,
                 request.partition_id,
+                client_id,
             )?
         }
         Operation::DeleteConsumerOffset => {
             let request = DeleteConsumerOffsetRequest::decode_from(body)
                 .map_err(|_| IggyError::InvalidCommand)?;
-            resolve_partition_namespace(
+            fence_and_resolve_offset_namespace(
                 shard,
+                &request.consumer,
                 &request.stream_id,
                 &request.topic_id,
                 request.partition_id,
+                client_id,
             )?
         }
         Operation::StoreConsumerOffset2 => {
             let request = StoreConsumerOffset2Request::decode_from(body)
                 .map_err(|_| IggyError::InvalidCommand)?;
-            resolve_partition_namespace(
+            fence_and_resolve_offset_namespace(
                 shard,
+                &request.consumer,
                 &request.stream_id,
                 &request.topic_id,
                 request.partition_id,
+                client_id,
             )?
         }
         Operation::DeleteConsumerOffset2 => {
             let request = DeleteConsumerOffset2Request::decode_from(body)
                 .map_err(|_| IggyError::InvalidCommand)?;
-            resolve_partition_namespace(
+            fence_and_resolve_offset_namespace(
                 shard,
+                &request.consumer,
                 &request.stream_id,
                 &request.topic_id,
                 request.partition_id,
+                client_id,
             )?
         }
         Operation::DeleteSegments => {
@@ -209,8 +328,22 @@ fn resolve_send_messages_namespace(
     shard: &Rc<ServerNgShard>,
     header: &SendMessagesHeader,
 ) -> Result<IggyNamespace, IggyError> {
-    let WirePartitioning::PartitionId(partition_id) = header.partitioning else {
-        return Err(IggyError::FeatureUnavailable);
+    let partition_id = match &header.partitioning {
+        WirePartitioning::PartitionId(partition_id) => *partition_id,
+        WirePartitioning::Balanced => shard
+            .plane
+            .metadata()
+            .mux_stm
+            .streams()
+            .next_balanced_partition(&header.stream_id, &header.topic_id)
+            .ok_or(IggyError::InvalidIdentifier)?,
+        WirePartitioning::MessagesKey(key) => shard
+            .plane
+            .metadata()
+            .mux_stm
+            .streams()
+            .partition_by_messages_key(&header.stream_id, &header.topic_id, key)
+            .ok_or(IggyError::InvalidIdentifier)?,
     };
     resolve_partition_namespace(
         shard,
@@ -291,6 +424,32 @@ pub(crate) fn build_non_replicated_response(
                 })
             })
         }
+        GET_CONSUMER_GROUP_CODE => {
+            let request = GetConsumerGroupRequest::decode_from(body)
+                .map_err(|_| IggyError::InvalidCommand)?;
+            let response = shard
+                .plane
+                .metadata()
+                .mux_stm
+                .streams()
+                .consumer_group_details(&request.stream_id, &request.topic_id, &request.group_id);
+            Ok(response.map_or(NonReplicatedResponse::Empty, |response| {
+                NonReplicatedResponse::Bytes(response.to_bytes())
+            }))
+        }
+        GET_CONSUMER_GROUPS_CODE => {
+            let request = GetConsumerGroupsRequest::decode_from(body)
+                .map_err(|_| IggyError::InvalidCommand)?;
+            let groups = shard
+                .plane
+                .metadata()
+                .mux_stm
+                .streams()
+                .consumer_group_list(&request.stream_id, &request.topic_id);
+            Ok(groups.map_or(NonReplicatedResponse::Empty, |groups| {
+                NonReplicatedResponse::Bytes(GetConsumerGroupsResponse { groups }.to_bytes())
+            }))
+        }
         _ => match iggy_binary_protocol::dispatch::lookup_command(code) {
             Some(meta) if !meta.is_replicated() => Ok(NonReplicatedResponse::Empty),
             Some(_) => Err(IggyError::FeatureUnavailable),
@@ -346,12 +505,14 @@ fn build_stats_response(shard: &Rc<ServerNgShard>) -> Result<StatsResponse, Iggy
                     messages_count,
                 ))
             })?;
-    let consumer_groups_count = shard
-        .plane
-        .metadata()
-        .mux_stm
-        .consumer_groups()
-        .read(|groups| usize_to_u32(groups.items.len()))?;
+    let consumer_groups_count = usize_to_u32(
+        shard
+            .plane
+            .metadata()
+            .mux_stm
+            .streams()
+            .consumer_group_count(),
+    )?;
 
     Ok(StatsResponse {
         process_id: std::process::id(),
diff --git a/core/server-ng/src/session_manager.rs b/core/server-ng/src/session_manager.rs
index e7fceb96f..560ec8cd3 100644
--- a/core/server-ng/src/session_manager.rs
+++ b/core/server-ng/src/session_manager.rs
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ use message_bus::installer::conn_info::ClientTransportKind;
 use shard::ConnectedClientInfo;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::net::SocketAddr;
+use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
 
 /// Connection lifecycle states.
 ///
@@ -62,6 +63,9 @@ pub struct Connection {
     pub address: SocketAddr,
     pub transport: ClientTransportKind,
     pub state: ConnectionState,
+    /// Last time the client proved liveness (a `ping`). The heartbeat
+    /// verifier evicts connections stale past the configured threshold.
+    pub last_heartbeat: Instant,
 }
 
 /// Bridges transport connections to consensus sessions.
@@ -99,11 +103,47 @@ impl SessionManager {
         address: SocketAddr,
         transport: ClientTransportKind,
     ) {
-        self.connections.entry(connection_id).or_insert(Connection {
-            address,
-            transport,
-            state: ConnectionState::Connected,
-        });
+        self.connections
+            .entry(connection_id)
+            .or_insert_with(|| Connection {
+                address,
+                transport,
+                state: ConnectionState::Connected,
+                last_heartbeat: Instant::now(),
+            });
+    }
+
+    /// Record a liveness heartbeat (`ping`) for a connection, resetting its
+    /// staleness clock. No-op for an unknown connection.
+    pub fn record_heartbeat(&mut self, connection_id: u128) {
+        if let Some(conn) = self.connections.get_mut(&connection_id) {
+            conn.last_heartbeat = Instant::now();
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Connection ids whose last heartbeat is older than `max_age` -- the
+    /// stale set the heartbeat verifier evicts. Only `Bound`/`Authenticated`
+    /// connections are considered (a freshly-`Connected` socket mid-handshake
+    /// is left alone until it authenticates).
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn collect_stale(&self, max_age: Duration, now: Instant) -> Vec<u128> {
+        self.connections
+            .iter()
+            .filter(|(_, conn)| !matches!(conn.state, ConnectionState::Connected))
+            .filter(|(_, conn)| now.duration_since(conn.last_heartbeat) > max_age)
+            .map(|(&id, _)| id)
+            .collect()
+    }
+
+    /// The consensus client id a connection is bound to, if any. The heartbeat
+    /// verifier reads it to look up consumer-group membership before deciding
+    /// whether an eviction would actually release anything.
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn bound_client_id(&self, connection_id: u128) -> Option<u128> {
+        match self.connections.get(&connection_id)?.state {
+            ConnectionState::Bound { client_id, .. } => Some(client_id),
+            ConnectionState::Authenticated { .. } | ConnectionState::Connected => None,
+        }
     }
 
     /// Remove a connection (disconnect). Cleans up the reverse index if bound.
@@ -287,8 +327,13 @@ const fn record_from(connection_id: u128, conn: &Connection) -> ConnectedClientI
         }
         ConnectionState::Connected => None,
     };
+    let vsr_client_id = match conn.state {
+        ConnectionState::Bound { client_id, .. } => Some(client_id),
+        ConnectionState::Authenticated { .. } | ConnectionState::Connected => None,
+    };
     ConnectedClientInfo {
         client_id: connection_id,
+        vsr_client_id,
         user_id,
         transport: conn.transport,
         address: conn.address,
diff --git a/core/shard/src/lib.rs b/core/shard/src/lib.rs
index 0ecd7b76b..7c89aeda1 100644
--- a/core/shard/src/lib.rs
+++ b/core/shard/src/lib.rs
@@ -160,6 +160,19 @@ pub enum MetadataSubmit {
         request: Message<GenericHeader>,
         reply: Sender<Option<Message<GenericHeader>>>,
     },
+    /// A shard's partition reconciler asks shard 0 to complete a cooperative
+    /// consumer-group revocation (the source drained the partition or it timed
+    /// out). Server-originated: shard 0 proposes it through metadata consensus
+    /// with no client session. Fire-and-forget + idempotent -- `reply` carries
+    /// the commit op (or `None` on a transient submit failure) for logging only.
+    CompleteRevocation {
+        stream_id: u32,
+        topic_id: u32,
+        group_id: u64,
+        source_client_id: u128,
+        partition_id: u32,
+        reply: Sender<Option<u64>>,
+    },
 }
 
 /// Handler shard 0 runs for an inbound [`MetadataSubmit`].
@@ -180,6 +193,10 @@ pub struct ConnectedClientInfo {
     /// Transport (coordinator-minted) client id; top 16 bits are the home
     /// shard. The wire `client_id` is the `u32` seq tail.
     pub client_id: u128,
+    /// Bound VSR client id, if the connection completed register. Keys the
+    /// connection to its consumer-group memberships (stored by VSR id, not
+    /// transport id).
+    pub vsr_client_id: Option<u128>,
     pub user_id: Option<u32>,
     pub transport: ClientTransportKind,
     pub address: std::net::SocketAddr,
@@ -207,6 +224,22 @@ pub enum PartitionRead {
     ConsumerOffset {
         consumer: PollingConsumer,
     },
+    /// Cooperative-rebalance classification: the group's last-polled and
+    /// committed offsets on this partition, so the join enrichment can tell an
+    /// in-flight partition (committed < last-polled) from a never-polled/drained
+    /// one. `group_id` is the monotonic consumer-group id (offset key).
+    GroupOffsetState {
+        group_id: u64,
+    },
+    /// Drop the group's ephemeral `last_polled` mark on this partition. The
+    /// join-time gather issues this when it finds an uncommitted `last_polled`
+    /// for a partition no live member owns: the residue of a since-removed
+    /// member (reconnect). Clearing it stops a later join in the same restart
+    /// from misreading the dead mark as a live in-flight hold. `group_id` is the
+    /// monotonic consumer-group id (offset key).
+    ClearGroupLastPolled {
+        group_id: u64,
+    },
 }
 
 /// Reply to a [`PartitionRead`].
@@ -220,6 +253,14 @@ pub enum PartitionReadReply {
         stored: Option<u64>,
         current_offset: u64,
     },
+    /// Reply to [`PartitionRead::GroupOffsetState`]: the group's last-polled and
+    /// committed offsets on this partition (each `None` if absent).
+    GroupOffsetState {
+        last_polled: Option<u64>,
+        committed: Option<u64>,
+    },
+    /// Acknowledges a [`PartitionRead::ClearGroupLastPolled`].
+    Ack,
     /// The owning shard has no materialised partition for the namespace
     /// (unknown, tombstoned, or mid-reconcile). Callers surface an error
     /// instead of an empty result.
diff --git a/core/simulator/src/deps.rs b/core/simulator/src/deps.rs
index 4a998f731..63087cb10 100644
--- a/core/simulator/src/deps.rs
+++ b/core/simulator/src/deps.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ use iggy_binary_protocol::PrepareHeader;
 use iggy_common::variadic;
 use journal::{Journal, JournalHandle, Storage};
 use metadata::MuxStateMachine;
-use metadata::stm::consumer_group::ConsumerGroups;
 use metadata::stm::stream::Streams;
 use metadata::stm::user::Users;
 use server_common::{Message, iobuf::Owned};
@@ -163,4 +162,4 @@ impl JournalHandle for SimJournal<MemStorage> {
 pub struct SimSnapshot {}
 
 /// Type alias for simulator state machine
-pub type SimMuxStateMachine = MuxStateMachine<variadic!(Users, Streams, ConsumerGroups)>;
+pub type SimMuxStateMachine = MuxStateMachine<variadic!(Users, Streams)>;
diff --git a/core/simulator/src/replica.rs b/core/simulator/src/replica.rs
index 2dc02436b..7e44fefee 100644
--- a/core/simulator/src/replica.rs
+++ b/core/simulator/src/replica.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ use consensus::{LocalPipeline, VsrConsensus};
 use iggy_common::IggyByteSize;
 use iggy_common::variadic;
 use metadata::IggyMetadata;
-use metadata::stm::consumer_group::{ConsumerGroups, ConsumerGroupsInner};
 use metadata::stm::stream::{Streams, StreamsInner};
 use metadata::stm::user::{Users, UsersInner};
 use partitions::{IggyPartitions, PartitionsConfig};
@@ -49,8 +48,7 @@ pub type Replica = shard::IggyShard<
 pub fn new_replica(id: u8, name: String, bus: &Arc<SimOutbox>, replica_count: u8) -> Replica {
     let users: Users = UsersInner::new().into();
     let streams: Streams = StreamsInner::new().into();
-    let consumer_groups: ConsumerGroups = ConsumerGroupsInner::new().into();
-    let mux = SimMuxStateMachine::new(variadic!(users, streams, consumer_groups));
+    let mux = SimMuxStateMachine::new(variadic!(users, streams));
 
     // Metadata uses namespace=0 (not partition-scoped)
     let metadata_consensus = VsrConsensus::new(