diff --git a/.doc/ops/CURRENT.md b/.doc/ops/CURRENT.md
index 4f6c73c1..4cc1241d 100644
--- a/.doc/ops/CURRENT.md
+++ b/.doc/ops/CURRENT.md
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 | owner | task | branch | worktree | mutex | status |
 |---|---|---|---|---|---|
+| Cursor | fix-fav-staging-uuid-2026-09-24 | fix/fix-fav-staging-uuid-2026-09-24 | .worktrees/fix-fav-staging-uuid-2026-09-24 | artifactvault | in_progress |
 | Cursor | gate-e1a-unique-project-name-2026-09-24 | fix/gate-e1a-unique-project-name-2026-09-24 | .worktrees/gate-e1a-unique-project-name-2026-09-24 | docnotify | in_progress |
 | Cursor | gate-unhook-docquery-2026-09-24 | fix/gate-unhook-docquery-2026-09-24 | .worktrees/gate-unhook-docquery-2026-09-24 | server+docquery | in_progress |
 | Cursor | integrate-jev-assist-land-2026-09-24 | feature/integrate-jev-assist-land-2026-09-24 | .worktrees/integrate-jev-assist-land-2026-09-24 | git:dev | done |
diff --git a/internal/artifactvault/registry.go b/internal/artifactvault/registry.go
index d21cf181..24d94f86 100644
--- a/internal/artifactvault/registry.go
+++ b/internal/artifactvault/registry.go
@@ -249,12 +249,14 @@ func requestTX(ctx context.Context, tx pgx.Tx, facts Facts, req PublishRequest)
 		st := &Staging{SourceEventID: req.SourceEventID, PayloadSHA256: sha, Payload: req.Payload}
 		return &Artifact{UUID: existing, IdempotencyKey: key, PublicationStatus: StatusRequested}, st, nil
 	}
-	uuid := "art-" + sha[:16]
+	// Derive UUIDs from the full idempotency key (includes source_event_id + sha).
+	// Using payload sha alone collides when two events share identical bytes.
+	uuid, stgUUID := artifactIDsFromKey(key)
 	_, err = tx.Exec(ctx, `
 		INSERT INTO artifact_payload_staging (staging_uuid, project_id, source_event_id, payload_sha256, encrypted_payload, classification)
 		VALUES ($1,$2,$3,$4,$5,$6)
 		ON CONFLICT (source_event_id, payload_sha256) DO NOTHING
-	`, "stg-"+uuid, req.ProjectID, req.SourceEventID, sha, req.Payload, ClassificationOK)
+	`, stgUUID, req.ProjectID, req.SourceEventID, sha, req.Payload, ClassificationOK)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
@@ -277,6 +279,11 @@ func requestTX(ctx context.Context, tx pgx.Tx, facts Facts, req PublishRequest)
 		PayloadSHA256: sha, PublicationStatus: StatusRequested, TerminalState: req.TerminalState}, &Staging{Payload: req.Payload, PayloadSHA256: sha, SourceEventID: req.SourceEventID}, nil
 }
 
+func artifactIDsFromKey(key string) (artUUID, stgUUID string) {
+	idHash := SHA256Hex([]byte(key))[:16]
+	return "art-" + idHash, "stg-" + idHash
+}
+
 func nullInt(v int64) any {
 	if v == 0 {
 		return nil
diff --git a/internal/artifactvault/registry_uuid_test.go b/internal/artifactvault/registry_uuid_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6f2b6820
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/artifactvault/registry_uuid_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+package artifactvault
+
+import "testing"
+
+func TestArtifactIDsFromKeyDifferForSamePayloadDifferentEvents(t *testing.T) {
+	payload := []byte("# same body\n")
+	sha := SHA256Hex(payload)
+	reqA := PublishRequest{
+		ArtifactType: "agent_commit", Environment: "dev", ProjectExternalKey: "p1",
+		LogicalResourceID: "doc1", SourceEventKind: "taskrun", SourceEventID: "taskrun:runA:completed",
+	}
+	reqB := PublishRequest{
+		ArtifactType: "agent_commit", Environment: "dev", ProjectExternalKey: "p1",
+		LogicalResourceID: "doc1", SourceEventKind: "taskrun", SourceEventID: "taskrun:runB:completed",
+	}
+	keyA := IdempotencyKey(reqA, sha)
+	keyB := IdempotencyKey(reqB, sha)
+	if keyA == keyB {
+		t.Fatal("idempotency keys must differ across source events")
+	}
+	artA, stgA := artifactIDsFromKey(keyA)
+	artB, stgB := artifactIDsFromKey(keyB)
+	if artA == artB || stgA == stgB {
+		t.Fatalf("same-payload different events must not share UUIDs: art=%q/%q stg=%q/%q", artA, artB, stgA, stgB)
+	}
+	if artA == "art-"+sha[:16] || stgA == "stg-art-"+sha[:16] {
+		t.Fatal("UUIDs must not be derived from payload sha alone")
+	}
+}