diff --git a/psf-memo-db/acceptance/acceptance.js b/psf-memo-db/acceptance/acceptance.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2d28f96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/psf-memo-db/acceptance/acceptance.js
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+/*
+  Normal acceptance runner for psf-memo-db.
+
+  Orchestrates the acceptance pipeline:
+    feature file -> bb gherkin-parser -> JSON IR -> acceptance entrypoint
+    generator -> generated test entry points -> node test runner
+*/
+
+import { execFileSync } from 'node:child_process'
+import fs from 'node:fs'
+import path from 'node:path'
+import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url'
+
+const __dirname = path.dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url))
+const root = path.resolve(__dirname, '..')
+const specsDir = path.join(root, 'specs')
+const buildDir = path.join(root, 'build', 'acceptance')
+const irDir = path.join(buildDir, 'ir')
+const genDir = path.join(buildDir, 'generated')
+const apsDir = path.join(root, '..', 'tmp', 'aps-spec')
+
+function sh (cmd, args, opts = {}) {
+  return execFileSync(cmd, args, {
+    stdio: ['pipe', 'pipe', 'pipe'],
+    ...opts
+  }).toString()
+}
+
+function ensureAps () {
+  if (fs.existsSync(apsDir)) return
+  fs.mkdirSync(path.dirname(apsDir), { recursive: true })
+  sh('git', ['clone', '--depth', '1',
+    'https://github.com/unclebob/Acceptance-Pipeline-Specification.git', apsDir])
+}
+
+function main () {
+  ensureAps()
+
+  const features = fs
+    .readdirSync(specsDir)
+    .filter((f) => f.endsWith('.feature'))
+    .sort()
+
+  if (features.length === 0) {
+    console.log('No feature files found under specs/.')
+    return
+  }
+
+  fs.mkdirSync(irDir, { recursive: true })
+  fs.mkdirSync(genDir, { recursive: true })
+
+  for (const featureFile of features) {
+    const base = featureFile.replace(/\.feature$/i, '')
+    const featurePath = path.join(specsDir, featureFile)
+    const irPath = path.join(irDir, `${base}.json`)
+
+    sh('bb', ['gherkin-parser', featurePath, irPath], { cwd: apsDir })
+    sh('node', [path.join(__dirname, 'lib', 'generate.js'), irPath, genDir])
+  }
+
+  const tests = fs
+    .readdirSync(genDir)
+    .filter((f) => f.endsWith('.acceptance.test.js'))
+    .sort()
+
+  let failures = 0
+  for (const testFile of tests) {
+    try {
+      const out = sh('node', [path.join(genDir, testFile)])
+      process.stdout.write(out)
+      console.log(`ACCEPTANCE PASS: ${testFile}`)
+    } catch (err) {
+      failures++
+      process.stdout.write(err.stdout || '')
+      process.stderr.write(err.stderr || '')
+      console.error(`ACCEPTANCE FAIL: ${testFile}`)
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (failures > 0) {
+    console.error(`ACCEPTANCE: ${failures} failing test file(s)`)
+    process.exit(1)
+  } else {
+    console.log(`ACCEPTANCE: all ${tests.length} generated test file(s) passed`)
+  }
+}
+
+main()
diff --git a/psf-memo-db/acceptance/lib/generate.js b/psf-memo-db/acceptance/lib/generate.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..960c391
--- /dev/null
+++ b/psf-memo-db/acceptance/lib/generate.js
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+/*
+  Project-specific acceptance entrypoint generator for psf-memo-db.
+
+  Reads parser JSON IR and writes executable generated test entry points plus
+  per-feature metadata. Generated tests delegate all step behavior to the
+  acceptance runtime and project step handlers.
+*/
+
+import fs from 'node:fs'
+import path from 'node:path'
+import crypto from 'node:crypto'
+import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url'
+
+const __dirname = path.dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url))
+
+function metadataName (featureName) {
+  const slug = featureName
+    .toLowerCase()
+    .replace(/[^a-z0-9]+/g, '-')
+    .replace(/^-+|-+$/g, '')
+  return `${slug || 'feature'}.json`
+}
+
+function relativeImport (fromDir, targetFile) {
+  let rel = path.relative(fromDir, targetFile).replace(/\\/g, '/')
+  if (!rel.startsWith('.')) rel = `./${rel}`
+  return rel
+}
+
+function main () {
+  const irArg = process.argv[2]
+  const outArg = process.argv[3]
+
+  if (!irArg || !outArg) {
+    console.error('usage: acceptance-entrypoint-generator <json-ir> <generated-test-output-dir>')
+    process.exit(2)
+  }
+
+  let ir
+  try {
+    ir = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(irArg, 'utf8'))
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.error(`Failed to read JSON IR "${irArg}": ${err.message}`)
+    process.exit(1)
+  }
+
+  const genDir = outArg
+  fs.mkdirSync(genDir, { recursive: true })
+
+  const featureKey = path.basename(irArg).replace(/\.json$/i, '')
+  const testFile = path.join(genDir, `${featureKey}.acceptance.test.js`)
+  const relRuntime = relativeImport(genDir, path.join(__dirname, 'runtime.js'))
+
+  const body = `import { runFeature } from '${relRuntime}'
+const ir = ${JSON.stringify(ir, null, 2)}
+async function main () {
+  const report = await runFeature(ir)
+  for (const r of report.results) {
+    console.log((r.status === 'passed' ? 'PASS ' : 'FAIL ') + r.name)
+    if (r.detail) console.log('     ' + r.detail)
+  }
+  if (report.failures > 0) {
+    console.error('ACCEPTANCE FAILURES: ' + report.failures + ' of ' + report.total)
+    process.exitCode = 1
+  }
+}
+main().catch((err) => { console.error(err); process.exit(1) })
+`
+
+  try {
+    fs.writeFileSync(testFile, body)
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.error(`Failed to write generated test "${testFile}": ${err.message}`)
+    process.exit(1)
+  }
+
+  const metaDir = path.join(genDir, 'metadata')
+  fs.mkdirSync(metaDir, { recursive: true })
+  const hash = crypto
+    .createHash('sha256')
+    .update(fs.readFileSync(testFile))
+    .digest('hex')
+
+  const metadata = {
+    schema_version: 1,
+    feature_path: `${featureKey}.feature`,
+    ir_path: path.resolve(irArg),
+    implementation_hash: `sha256:${hash}`,
+    hash_scope: 'generated_files',
+    generated_files: [testFile]
+  }
+  fs.writeFileSync(
+    path.join(metaDir, metadataName(featureKey)),
+    JSON.stringify(metadata, null, 2)
+  )
+
+  process.exit(0)
+}
+
+main()
diff --git a/psf-memo-db/acceptance/lib/handlers.js b/psf-memo-db/acceptance/lib/handlers.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..354ae4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/psf-memo-db/acceptance/lib/handlers.js
@@ -0,0 +1,289 @@
+/*
+  Project step handlers for the psf-memo-db acceptance pipeline.
+
+  These handlers spin up a real psf-memo-db adapter set against a temporary
+  LevelDB directory, load the Gherkin fixtures, and exercise the real use cases
+  for recent posts and posts-by-address. Iterators and get calls are wrapped
+  so the efficiency steps can assert bounded reads.
+*/
+
+import path from 'node:path'
+import fs from 'node:fs'
+import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url'
+import { DB_NAMES } from '../../src/adapters/level-db.js'
+import Adapters from '../../src/adapters/index.js'
+import ListRecentPosts from '../../src/use-cases/list-recent-posts.js'
+import ListPostsByAddr from '../../src/use-cases/list-posts-by-addr.js'
+
+const __dirname = path.dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url))
+const tmpDir = path.resolve(__dirname, '..', '..', 'tmp', 'acceptance')
+
+function resolveParam (value, example) {
+  const match = /^<([A-Za-z0-9_]+)>$/.exec(String(value).trim())
+  if (match) {
+    const param = match[1]
+    if (!(param in example)) {
+      throw new Error(`Missing example value for "${param}"`)
+    }
+    return example[param]
+  }
+  return String(value).trim()
+}
+
+function wrapIterator (db, counter) {
+  const original = db.iterator.bind(db)
+  db.iterator = function (...args) {
+    counter.calls++
+    return original(...args)
+  }
+}
+
+function wrapGet (db, counter) {
+  const original = db.get.bind(db)
+  db.get = async function (...args) {
+    counter.calls++
+    return original(...args)
+  }
+}
+
+async function createWorld () {
+  const levelDir = path.join(tmpDir, `level-${Date.now()}-${Math.random().toString(36).slice(2)}`)
+  const adapters = new Adapters()
+
+  // Force the LevelDB adapter to use a temporary directory for this scenario.
+  adapters.levelDb.openDbs = function () {
+    const dbs = {}
+    fs.mkdirSync(levelDir, { recursive: true })
+    for (const name of DB_NAMES) {
+      const prop = `${name}Db`
+      const storeDir = path.join(levelDir, name)
+      fs.mkdirSync(storeDir, { recursive: true })
+      dbs[prop] = adapters.levelDb.level(storeDir, {
+        valueEncoding: 'json',
+        cacheSize: name === 'posts' ? 512 * 1024 * 1024 : 64 * 1024 * 1024
+      })
+      this[prop] = dbs[prop]
+    }
+    return dbs
+  }
+
+  adapters.start()
+
+  const postHeightsIteratorCounter = { calls: 0 }
+  const postChildrenIteratorCounter = { calls: 0 }
+  const postsGetCounter = { calls: 0 }
+  wrapIterator(adapters.level.postHeightsDb, postHeightsIteratorCounter)
+  wrapIterator(adapters.level.postChildrenDb, postChildrenIteratorCounter)
+  wrapGet(adapters.level.postsDb, postsGetCounter)
+
+  const listRecentPosts = new ListRecentPosts({ adapters })
+  const listPostsByAddr = new ListPostsByAddr({ adapters })
+
+  let lastResponse = null
+
+  return {
+    adapters,
+    listRecentPosts,
+    listPostsByAddr,
+    postHeightsIteratorCounter,
+    postChildrenIteratorCounter,
+    postsGetCounter,
+    getLastResponse: () => lastResponse,
+    setLastResponse: (resp) => { lastResponse = resp },
+    close: async () => {
+      try {
+        await adapters.levelDb.closeDbs()
+      } catch (err) {
+        // ignore close errors
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+async function loadFixture (world, name) {
+  if (name !== 'three-top-level-posts-and-one-reply') {
+    throw new Error(`Unknown fixture: ${name}`)
+  }
+
+  const posts = [
+    { txid: 'post-200-b', addr: 'bitcoincash:qaddr-b', text: 'b', seen: 200, blockHeight: 600200 },
+    { txid: 'post-200-a', addr: 'bitcoincash:qaddr-a', text: 'a', seen: 100, blockHeight: 600200 },
+    { txid: 'post-100', addr: 'bitcoincash:qaddr-a', text: 'c', seen: 50, blockHeight: 600100 }
+  ]
+  const reply = { txid: 'reply-1', parentTxid: 'post-200-a', childTxid: 'reply-1', blockHeight: 600050 }
+
+  for (const post of posts) {
+    await world.adapters.level.postsDb.put(post.txid, {
+      addr: post.addr,
+      text: post.text,
+      seen: post.seen,
+      blockHeight: post.blockHeight
+    })
+    await world.adapters.level.postHeightsDb.put(
+      String(post.blockHeight).padStart(12, '0') + ':' + post.txid,
+      { txid: post.txid, blockHeight: post.blockHeight }
+    )
+  }
+
+  await world.adapters.level.postsDb.put('reply-1', {
+    addr: 'bitcoincash:qaddr-a',
+    text: 'reply body',
+    seen: 10,
+    blockHeight: 600050
+  })
+  await world.adapters.level.postHeightsDb.put(
+    '000000600050:reply-1',
+    { txid: 'reply-1', blockHeight: 600050 }
+  )
+  await world.adapters.level.postParentsDb.put('reply-1', reply)
+  await world.adapters.level.postChildrenDb.put('post-200-a:reply-1', reply)
+}
+
+const handlers = [
+  {
+    name: 'db instance with posts and postHeights stores',
+    pattern: /^a psf-memo-db instance with a posts store and a postHeights secondary index$/,
+    async run () {
+      // World is already created with both stores.
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    name: 'load fixture',
+    pattern: /^the fixture "(.+)" is loaded into the posts store$/,
+    async run (m, example, world) {
+      await loadFixture(world, m[1])
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    name: 'request recent posts',
+    pattern: /^the client requests \/posts\/recent with limit (<limit>) and offset (<offset>)$/,
+    async run (m, example, world) {
+      const limit = parseInt(resolveParam(m[1], example), 10)
+      const offset = parseInt(resolveParam(m[2], example), 10)
+      const resp = await world.listRecentPosts.execute({ limit, offset })
+      world.setLastResponse(resp)
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    name: 'request posts by addr',
+    pattern: /^the client requests \/posts\/by\/(<addr>) with limit (<limit>) and offset (<offset>)$/,
+    async run (m, example, world) {
+      const addr = resolveParam(m[1], example)
+      const limit = parseInt(resolveParam(m[2], example), 10)
+      const offset = parseInt(resolveParam(m[3], example), 10)
+      const resp = await world.listPostsByAddr.execute({ addr, limit, offset })
+      world.setLastResponse(resp)
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    name: 'posts sorted by block height descending',
+    pattern: /^the response posts are sorted by block height descending$/,
+    run (m, example, world) {
+      const posts = world.getLastResponse().posts
+      for (let i = 1; i < posts.length; i++) {
+        if (posts[i].blockHeight > posts[i - 1].blockHeight) {
+          throw new Error(`Posts not sorted by descending block height at index ${i}`)
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    name: 'response contains expected txids',
+    pattern: /^the response contains the txids (<expected_txids>)$/,
+    run (m, example, world) {
+      const expected = resolveParam(m[1], example).split(',').map((s) => s.trim())
+      const actual = world.getLastResponse().posts.map((p) => p.txid)
+      if (expected.join(',') !== actual.join(',')) {
+        throw new Error(`Expected txids ${expected.join(',')}, got ${actual.join(',')}`)
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    name: 'response contains only posts by addr',
+    pattern: /^the response contains only posts by (<addr>)$/,
+    run (m, example, world) {
+      const addr = resolveParam(m[1], example)
+      const posts = world.getLastResponse().posts
+      for (const post of posts) {
+        if (post.addr !== addr) {
+          throw new Error(`Expected post by ${addr}, got ${post.addr}`)
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    name: 'response pagination metadata',
+    pattern: /^the response pagination shows total (<total>) and hasMore (<hasMore>)$/,
+    run (m, example, world) {
+      const expectedTotal = parseInt(resolveParam(m[1], example), 10)
+      const expectedHasMore = resolveParam(m[2], example) === 'true'
+      const pagination = world.getLastResponse().pagination
+      if (pagination.total !== expectedTotal) {
+        throw new Error(`Expected total ${expectedTotal}, got ${pagination.total}`)
+      }
+      if (pagination.hasMore !== expectedHasMore) {
+        throw new Error(`Expected hasMore ${expectedHasMore}, got ${pagination.hasMore}`)
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    name: 'bounded postHeights reads',
+    pattern: /^no more than (<limit>) postHeights entries are read after applying the offset$/,
+    run (m, example, world) {
+      const limit = parseInt(resolveParam(m[1], example), 10)
+      const reads = world.postHeightsIteratorCounter.calls
+      if (reads > limit) {
+        throw new Error(`Read ${reads} postHeights entries, expected at most ${limit}`)
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    name: 'bounded posts loaded by txid',
+    pattern: /^no more than (<limit>) posts are loaded by txid$/,
+    run (m, example, world) {
+      const limit = parseInt(resolveParam(m[1], example), 10)
+      const reads = world.postsGetCounter.calls
+      if (reads > limit) {
+        throw new Error(`Loaded ${reads} posts by txid, expected at most ${limit}`)
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    name: 'post has replyCount',
+    pattern: /^the response post with txid (<txid>) has replyCount (<replyCount>)$/,
+    run (m, example, world) {
+      const txid = resolveParam(m[1], example)
+      const expected = parseInt(resolveParam(m[2], example), 10)
+      const post = world.getLastResponse().posts.find((p) => p.txid === txid)
+      if (!post) {
+        throw new Error(`Post ${txid} not found in response`)
+      }
+      if (post.replyCount !== expected) {
+        throw new Error(`Expected replyCount ${expected} for ${txid}, got ${post.replyCount}`)
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    name: 'single postChildren scan',
+    pattern: /^the postChildren store was iterated exactly once$/,
+    run (m, example, world) {
+      const calls = world.postChildrenIteratorCounter.calls
+      if (calls !== 1) {
+        throw new Error(`Expected exactly one postChildren scan, got ${calls}`)
+      }
+    }
+  }
+]
+
+async function handleStep (step, example, world) {
+  for (const handler of handlers) {
+    const match = handler.pattern.exec(step.text)
+    if (match) {
+      await handler.run(match, example, world, step)
+      return
+    }
+  }
+  throw new Error(`Unsupported step: ${step.keyword} ${step.text}`)
+}
+
+export { createWorld, handleStep }
diff --git a/psf-memo-db/acceptance/lib/runtime.js b/psf-memo-db/acceptance/lib/runtime.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9a69f57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/psf-memo-db/acceptance/lib/runtime.js
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+/*
+  Acceptance runtime for psf-memo-db.
+
+  Expands each scenario (and each example row) from parser JSON IR into
+  scenario executions, prepends background steps, and dispatches every step to
+  the project step handlers.
+*/
+
+import { createWorld, handleStep } from './handlers.js'
+
+// Expand the IR scenarios into concrete executions.
+function expandScenarios (ir) {
+  const executions = []
+  const background = ir.background || []
+
+  for (const scenario of ir.scenarios) {
+    const examples = (scenario.examples && scenario.examples.length > 0)
+      ? scenario.examples.map((example, i) => ({ example, suffix: `example_${i + 1}` }))
+      : [{ example: {}, suffix: 'example_1' }]
+
+    for (const { example, suffix } of examples) {
+      executions.push({
+        name: `${scenario.name}/${suffix}`,
+        steps: [...background, ...scenario.steps],
+        example
+      })
+    }
+  }
+
+  return executions
+}
+
+async function runFeature (ir) {
+  const executions = expandScenarios(ir)
+  const results = []
+  let failures = 0
+
+  for (const ex of executions) {
+    const world = await createWorld()
+    let failure = null
+
+    for (const step of ex.steps) {
+      try {
+        await handleStep(step, ex.example, world)
+      } catch (err) {
+        failure = err.message
+        break
+      }
+    }
+
+    await world.close()
+
+    if (failure) {
+      failures++
+      results.push({ name: ex.name, status: 'failed', detail: failure })
+    } else {
+      results.push({ name: ex.name, status: 'passed' })
+    }
+  }
+
+  return { feature: ir.name, results, failures, total: results.length }
+}
+
+export { expandScenarios, runFeature }
diff --git a/psf-memo-db/package.json b/psf-memo-db/package.json
index d06d047..f771e4d 100644
--- a/psf-memo-db/package.json
+++ b/psf-memo-db/package.json
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     "prestart": "npm run docs",
     "start": "node index.js",
     "test": "export SVC_ENV=test && c8 --reporter=text mocha --exit --timeout 15000 --recursive test/unit/",
+    "acceptance": "node acceptance/acceptance.js",
     "lint": "standard --env mocha --fix",
     "docs": "./node_modules/.bin/apidoc -i src/ -o docs"
   },
diff --git a/psf-memo-db/src/adapters/index.js b/psf-memo-db/src/adapters/index.js
index 30b7db3..fb93e27 100644
--- a/psf-memo-db/src/adapters/index.js
+++ b/psf-memo-db/src/adapters/index.js
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ class Adapters {
     })
     this.postQuery = new PostQuery({
       postsDb: level.postsDb,
+      postHeightsDb: level.postHeightsDb,
       postParentsDb: level.postParentsDb,
       postChildrenDb: level.postChildrenDb
     })
diff --git a/psf-memo-db/src/adapters/level-db.js b/psf-memo-db/src/adapters/level-db.js
index a336ec1..2280f5a 100644
--- a/psf-memo-db/src/adapters/level-db.js
+++ b/psf-memo-db/src/adapters/level-db.js
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ const dbDir = `${__dirname}/../../leveldb`
 const DB_NAMES = [
   'status',
   'posts',
+  'postHeights',
   'postParents',
   'postChildren',
   'likes',
diff --git a/psf-memo-db/src/adapters/post-query.js b/psf-memo-db/src/adapters/post-query.js
index e3c417f..d4f0e65 100644
--- a/psf-memo-db/src/adapters/post-query.js
+++ b/psf-memo-db/src/adapters/post-query.js
@@ -1,14 +1,18 @@
 /*
-  Adapter for scanning posts with stored block height.
-  Excludes reply posts (txids present in postParentsDb).
+  Adapter for efficient post queries using a postHeights secondary index.
 */
 
+const HEIGHT_PAD = 12
+
 class PostQuery {
   constructor (localConfig = {}) {
-    const { postsDb, postParentsDb, postChildrenDb } = localConfig
+    const { postsDb, postHeightsDb, postParentsDb, postChildrenDb } = localConfig
     if (!postsDb) {
       throw new Error('postsDb required when instantiating PostQuery adapter.')
     }
+    if (!postHeightsDb) {
+      throw new Error('postHeightsDb required when instantiating PostQuery adapter.')
+    }
     if (!postParentsDb) {
       throw new Error('postParentsDb required when instantiating PostQuery adapter.')
     }
@@ -16,12 +20,32 @@ class PostQuery {
       throw new Error('postChildrenDb required when instantiating PostQuery adapter.')
     }
     this.postsDb = postsDb
+    this.postHeightsDb = postHeightsDb
     this.postParentsDb = postParentsDb
     this.postChildrenDb = postChildrenDb
-    this.scanPostsWithBlockHeight = this.scanPostsWithBlockHeight.bind(this)
-    this.scanPostsByAddr = this.scanPostsByAddr.bind(this)
+
+    this.scanRecentPostTxids = this.scanRecentPostTxids.bind(this)
+    this.scanPostsByAddrTxids = this.scanPostsByAddrTxids.bind(this)
+    this.loadPostsByTxids = this.loadPostsByTxids.bind(this)
+    this.countTopLevelPosts = this.countTopLevelPosts.bind(this)
+    this.countTopLevelPostsByAddr = this.countTopLevelPostsByAddr.bind(this)
     this.loadReplyTxids = this.loadReplyTxids.bind(this)
     this.buildReplyCountMap = this.buildReplyCountMap.bind(this)
+    this.txidFromPostHeight = this.txidFromPostHeight.bind(this)
+  }
+
+  static padHeight (height) {
+    return String(height).padStart(HEIGHT_PAD, '0')
+  }
+
+  static postHeightKey (blockHeight, txid) {
+    return `${PostQuery.padHeight(blockHeight)}:${txid}`
+  }
+
+  txidFromPostHeight (key, value) {
+    if (value && typeof value.txid === 'string') return value.txid
+    const parts = String(key).split(':')
+    return parts[parts.length - 1]
   }
 
   async loadReplyTxids () {
@@ -38,7 +62,7 @@ class PostQuery {
     const counts = new Map()
 
     for await (const [, child] of this.postChildrenDb.iterator()) {
-      const parentTxid = child.parentTxid
+      const parentTxid = child?.parentTxid
       if (!parentTxid) continue
       counts.set(parentTxid, (counts.get(parentTxid) || 0) + 1)
     }
@@ -46,74 +70,112 @@ class PostQuery {
     return counts
   }
 
-  async scanPostsWithBlockHeight () {
-    const [replyTxids, replyCounts] = await Promise.all([
-      this.loadReplyTxids(),
-      this.buildReplyCountMap()
-    ])
-    const posts = []
+  async scanRecentPostTxids ({ limit, offset }) {
+    const replyTxids = await this.loadReplyTxids()
+    const txids = []
+    let skipped = 0
 
-    for await (const [txid, post] of this.postsDb.iterator()) {
+    for await (const [key, value] of this.postHeightsDb.iterator({ reverse: true })) {
+      const txid = this.txidFromPostHeight(key, value)
       if (replyTxids.has(txid)) continue
-      posts.push({
-        txid,
-        addr: post.addr,
-        text: post.text,
-        seen: post.seen,
-        blockHeight: post.blockHeight ?? 0,
-        replyCount: replyCounts.get(txid) ?? 0
-      })
+
+      if (skipped < offset) {
+        skipped++
+        continue
+      }
+
+      txids.push(txid)
+      if (txids.length >= limit) break
     }
 
-    return posts
+    return txids
   }
 
-  async scanPostsByAddr (addr) {
-    const [replyTxids, replyCounts] = await Promise.all([
-      this.loadReplyTxids(),
-      this.buildReplyCountMap()
-    ])
-    const posts = []
+  async scanPostsByAddrTxids (addr, { limit, offset }) {
+    const replyTxids = await this.loadReplyTxids()
+    const txids = []
+    let skipped = 0
+
+    for await (const [key, value] of this.postHeightsDb.iterator({ reverse: true })) {
+      const txid = this.txidFromPostHeight(key, value)
+      if (replyTxids.has(txid)) continue
+
+      let post
+      try {
+        post = await this.postsDb.get(txid)
+      } catch (err) {
+        if (err.notFound || err.code === 'LEVEL_NOT_FOUND') continue
+        throw err
+      }
 
-    for await (const [txid, post] of this.postsDb.iterator()) {
       if (post.addr !== addr) continue
-      if (replyTxids.has(txid)) continue
-      posts.push({
-        txid,
-        addr: post.addr,
-        text: post.text,
-        seen: post.seen,
-        blockHeight: post.blockHeight ?? 0,
-        replyCount: replyCounts.get(txid) ?? 0
-      })
+
+      if (skipped < offset) {
+        skipped++
+        continue
+      }
+
+      txids.push(txid)
+      if (txids.length >= limit) break
+    }
+
+    return txids
+  }
+
+  async loadPostsByTxids (txids) {
+    const posts = []
+
+    for (const txid of txids) {
+      try {
+        const post = await this.postsDb.get(txid)
+        posts.push({
+          txid,
+          addr: post.addr,
+          text: post.text,
+          seen: post.seen,
+          blockHeight: post.blockHeight ?? 0
+        })
+      } catch (err) {
+        if (err.notFound || err.code === 'LEVEL_NOT_FOUND') continue
+        throw err
+      }
     }
 
     return posts
   }
 
-  async buildReplyCountMap () {
-  const counts = new Map()
-  let total = 0
+  async countTopLevelPosts () {
+    const replyTxids = await this.loadReplyTxids()
+    let count = 0
 
-  for await (const [childTxid, child] of this.postChildrenDb.iterator()) {
-    total++
+    for await (const [key, value] of this.postHeightsDb.iterator()) {
+      const txid = this.txidFromPostHeight(key, value)
+      if (replyTxids.has(txid)) continue
+      count++
+    }
 
-    console.log('Indexed reply:', {
-      childTxid,
-      child,
-      parentTxid: child?.parentTxid
-    })
-
-    const parentTxid = child?.parentTxid
-    if (!parentTxid) continue
-
-    counts.set(parentTxid, (counts.get(parentTxid) || 0) + 1)
+    return count
   }
 
-  console.log(`Total postChildrenDb records: ${total}`)
+  async countTopLevelPostsByAddr (addr) {
+    const replyTxids = await this.loadReplyTxids()
+    let count = 0
 
-  return counts
-}
+    for await (const [key, value] of this.postHeightsDb.iterator()) {
+      const txid = this.txidFromPostHeight(key, value)
+      if (replyTxids.has(txid)) continue
+
+      try {
+        const post = await this.postsDb.get(txid)
+        if (post.addr === addr) count++
+      } catch (err) {
+        if (err.notFound || err.code === 'LEVEL_NOT_FOUND') continue
+        throw err
+      }
+    }
+
+    return count
+  }
 }
 
 export default PostQuery
diff --git a/psf-memo-db/src/controllers/rest-api/level/crud-handlers.js b/psf-memo-db/src/controllers/rest-api/level/crud-handlers.js
index 7a4aabd..3caf229 100644
--- a/psf-memo-db/src/controllers/rest-api/level/crud-handlers.js
+++ b/psf-memo-db/src/controllers/rest-api/level/crud-handlers.js
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ export function makeCrudHandlers ({ dbProp, keyParam, bodyIdField, bodyDataField
 
 export const ENTITY_CONFIG = [
   { route: 'post', dbProp: 'postsDb', keyParam: 'txid', bodyIdField: 'txid', bodyDataField: 'postData' },
+  { route: 'postheight', dbProp: 'postHeightsDb', keyParam: 'key', bodyIdField: 'key', bodyDataField: 'postHeightData' },
   { route: 'postparent', dbProp: 'postParentsDb', keyParam: 'txid', bodyIdField: 'txid', bodyDataField: 'parentData' },
   { route: 'postchild', dbProp: 'postChildrenDb', keyParam: 'key', bodyIdField: 'key', bodyDataField: 'childData' },
   { route: 'like', dbProp: 'likesDb', keyParam: 'txid', bodyIdField: 'txid', bodyDataField: 'likeData' },
diff --git a/psf-memo-db/src/controllers/rest-api/posts/index.js b/psf-memo-db/src/controllers/rest-api/posts/index.js
index ab2a9b5..88c35e0 100644
--- a/psf-memo-db/src/controllers/rest-api/posts/index.js
+++ b/psf-memo-db/src/controllers/rest-api/posts/index.js
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class PostsRouter {
   attach (app) {
     this.router.get('/recent', this.postsRESTController.getRecentPosts)
     this.router.get('/by/:addr', this.postsRESTController.getPostsByAddr)
-    this.router.get('/:txid/thread',this.postsRESTController.getPostThread)
+    this.router.get('/:txid/thread', this.postsRESTController.getPostThread)
     app.use(this.router.routes())
     app.use(this.router.allowedMethods())
   }
diff --git a/psf-memo-db/src/use-cases/get-post-thread.js b/psf-memo-db/src/use-cases/get-post-thread.js
index ccb920d..6cf2642 100644
--- a/psf-memo-db/src/use-cases/get-post-thread.js
+++ b/psf-memo-db/src/use-cases/get-post-thread.js
@@ -98,4 +98,4 @@ class GetPostThread {
   }
 }
 
-export default GetPostThread
\ No newline at end of file
+export default GetPostThread
diff --git a/psf-memo-db/src/use-cases/index.js b/psf-memo-db/src/use-cases/index.js
index ad75507..3003f8f 100644
--- a/psf-memo-db/src/use-cases/index.js
+++ b/psf-memo-db/src/use-cases/index.js
@@ -47,4 +47,3 @@ class UseCases {
 }
 
 export default UseCases
-
diff --git a/psf-memo-db/src/use-cases/list-posts-by-addr.js b/psf-memo-db/src/use-cases/list-posts-by-addr.js
index bf4c4cf..b6ba241 100644
--- a/psf-memo-db/src/use-cases/list-posts-by-addr.js
+++ b/psf-memo-db/src/use-cases/list-posts-by-addr.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /*
   Use case: list posts for an address ordered by block height (most recent first), paginated.
+  Uses the postHeights secondary index for efficient sorting and pagination.
 */
 
 const DEFAULT_LIMIT = 100
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ class ListPostsByAddr {
       throw new Error('postQuery adapter required for ListPostsByAddr use case.')
     }
     this.execute = this.execute.bind(this)
+    this.attachReplyCounts = this.attachReplyCounts.bind(this)
   }
 
   parseLimit (limit) {
@@ -57,13 +59,11 @@ class ListPostsByAddr {
     return addr
   }
 
-  sortPosts (posts) {
-    return posts.sort((a, b) => {
-      if (b.blockHeight !== a.blockHeight) {
-        return b.blockHeight - a.blockHeight
-      }
-      return (b.seen || 0) - (a.seen || 0)
-    })
+  attachReplyCounts (posts, replyCounts) {
+    return posts.map((post) => ({
+      ...post,
+      replyCount: replyCounts.get(post.txid) ?? 0
+    }))
   }
 
   async execute (inObj = {}) {
@@ -71,13 +71,15 @@ class ListPostsByAddr {
     const limit = this.parseLimit(inObj.limit)
     const offset = this.parseOffset(inObj.offset)
 
-    const allPosts = await this.adapters.postQuery.scanPostsByAddr(addr)
-    const sorted = this.sortPosts(allPosts)
-    const total = sorted.length
-    const posts = sorted.slice(offset, offset + limit)
+    const txids = await this.adapters.postQuery.scanPostsByAddrTxids(addr, { limit, offset })
+    const [posts, replyCounts, total] = await Promise.all([
+      this.adapters.postQuery.loadPostsByTxids(txids),
+      this.adapters.postQuery.buildReplyCountMap(),
+      this.adapters.postQuery.countTopLevelPostsByAddr(addr)
+    ])
 
     return {
-      posts,
+      posts: this.attachReplyCounts(posts, replyCounts),
       pagination: {
         limit,
         offset,
diff --git a/psf-memo-db/src/use-cases/list-recent-posts.js b/psf-memo-db/src/use-cases/list-recent-posts.js
index d6e10c1..552e6c9 100644
--- a/psf-memo-db/src/use-cases/list-recent-posts.js
+++ b/psf-memo-db/src/use-cases/list-recent-posts.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /*
   Use case: list posts ordered by block height (most recent first), paginated.
+  Uses the postHeights secondary index for efficient sorting and pagination.
 */
 
 const DEFAULT_LIMIT = 100
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ class ListRecentPosts {
       throw new Error('postQuery adapter required for ListRecentPosts use case.')
     }
     this.execute = this.execute.bind(this)
+    this.attachReplyCounts = this.attachReplyCounts.bind(this)
   }
 
   parseLimit (limit) {
@@ -48,26 +50,26 @@ class ListRecentPosts {
     return parsed
   }
 
-  sortPosts (posts) {
-    return posts.sort((a, b) => {
-      if (b.blockHeight !== a.blockHeight) {
-        return b.blockHeight - a.blockHeight
-      }
-      return (b.seen || 0) - (a.seen || 0)
-    })
+  attachReplyCounts (posts, replyCounts) {
+    return posts.map((post) => ({
+      ...post,
+      replyCount: replyCounts.get(post.txid) ?? 0
+    }))
   }
 
   async execute (inObj = {}) {
     const limit = this.parseLimit(inObj.limit)
     const offset = this.parseOffset(inObj.offset)
 
-    const allPosts = await this.adapters.postQuery.scanPostsWithBlockHeight()
-    const sorted = this.sortPosts(allPosts)
-    const total = sorted.length
-    const posts = sorted.slice(offset, offset + limit)
+    const txids = await this.adapters.postQuery.scanRecentPostTxids({ limit, offset })
+    const [posts, replyCounts, total] = await Promise.all([
+      this.adapters.postQuery.loadPostsByTxids(txids),
+      this.adapters.postQuery.buildReplyCountMap(),
+      this.adapters.postQuery.countTopLevelPosts()
+    ])
 
     return {
-      posts,
+      posts: this.attachReplyCounts(posts, replyCounts),
       pagination: {
         limit,
         offset,
diff --git a/psf-memo-db/test/unit/adapters/post-query.unit.js b/psf-memo-db/test/unit/adapters/post-query.unit.js
index c7cc3a1..64f477f 100644
--- a/psf-memo-db/test/unit/adapters/post-query.unit.js
+++ b/psf-memo-db/test/unit/adapters/post-query.unit.js
@@ -8,11 +8,13 @@ describe('#PostQuery', () => {
   let postsDb
   let postParentsDb
   let postChildrenDb
+  let postHeightsDb
 
   beforeEach(() => {
     sandbox = sinon.createSandbox()
     postsDb = {
-      iterator: sandbox.stub()
+      iterator: sandbox.stub(),
+      get: sandbox.stub()
     }
     postParentsDb = {
       iterator: sandbox.stub()
@@ -20,125 +22,217 @@ describe('#PostQuery', () => {
     postChildrenDb = {
       iterator: sandbox.stub()
     }
+    postHeightsDb = {
+      iterator: sandbox.stub()
+    }
+
     async function * emptyParents () {}
     async function * emptyChildren () {}
+    async function * emptyHeights () {}
     postParentsDb.iterator.returns(emptyParents())
     postChildrenDb.iterator.returns(emptyChildren())
-    uut = new PostQuery({ postsDb, postParentsDb, postChildrenDb })
+    postHeightsDb.iterator.returns(emptyHeights())
+
+    uut = new PostQuery({ postsDb, postParentsDb, postChildrenDb, postHeightsDb })
   })
 
   afterEach(() => sandbox.restore())
 
-  it('should scan posts and read block height from stored document', async () => {
-    async function * mockIterator () {
-      yield ['tx1', { addr: 'addr1', text: 'hello', seen: 1000, blockHeight: 600100 }]
-      yield ['tx2', { addr: 'addr2', text: 'world', seen: 2000, blockHeight: 600200 }]
+  it('should throw when postHeightsDb is missing', () => {
+    try {
+      // eslint-disable-next-line no-new
+      new PostQuery({ postsDb, postParentsDb, postChildrenDb })
+      assert.fail('Expected error')
+    } catch (err) {
+      assert.include(err.message, 'postHeightsDb required')
     }
-    postsDb.iterator.returns(mockIterator())
-
-    const result = await uut.scanPostsWithBlockHeight()
-
-    assert.equal(result.length, 2)
-    assert.equal(result[0].txid, 'tx1')
-    assert.equal(result[0].blockHeight, 600100)
-    assert.equal(result[0].replyCount, 0)
-    assert.equal(result[1].txid, 'tx2')
-    assert.equal(result[1].blockHeight, 600200)
-    assert.equal(result[1].replyCount, 0)
   })
 
-  it('should use block height 0 when field is missing', async () => {
-    async function * mockIterator () {
-      yield ['tx-missing', { addr: 'addr1', text: 'hi', seen: 1000 }]
-    }
-    postsDb.iterator.returns(mockIterator())
+  describe('#scanRecentPostTxids', () => {
+    it('should return top-level post txids sorted by block height descending', async () => {
+      async function * mockHeights () {
+        yield ['000000600200:post-200-b', { txid: 'post-200-b' }]
+        yield ['000000600200:post-200-a', { txid: 'post-200-a' }]
+        yield ['000000600100:post-100', { txid: 'post-100' }]
+      }
+      postHeightsDb.iterator.withArgs({ reverse: true }).returns(mockHeights())
 
-    const result = await uut.scanPostsWithBlockHeight()
+      const result = await uut.scanRecentPostTxids({ limit: 2, offset: 0 })
 
-    assert.equal(result[0].blockHeight, 0)
-    assert.equal(result[0].replyCount, 0)
+      assert.deepEqual(result, ['post-200-b', 'post-200-a'])
+    })
+
+    it('should skip replies when selecting recent posts', async () => {
+      async function * mockParents () {
+        yield ['reply-1', { parentTxid: 'post-200-a', childTxid: 'reply-1', blockHeight: 600150 }]
+      }
+      async function * mockHeights () {
+        yield ['000000600200:post-200-b', { txid: 'post-200-b' }]
+        yield ['000000600200:post-200-a', { txid: 'post-200-a' }]
+        yield ['000000600150:reply-1', { txid: 'reply-1' }]
+        yield ['000000600100:post-100', { txid: 'post-100' }]
+      }
+      postParentsDb.iterator.returns(mockParents())
+      postHeightsDb.iterator.withArgs({ reverse: true }).returns(mockHeights())
+
+      const result = await uut.scanRecentPostTxids({ limit: 2, offset: 0 })
+
+      assert.deepEqual(result, ['post-200-b', 'post-200-a'])
+    })
+
+    it('should apply offset after skipping replies', async () => {
+      async function * mockHeights () {
+        yield ['000000600200:post-200-b', { txid: 'post-200-b' }]
+        yield ['000000600200:post-200-a', { txid: 'post-200-a' }]
+        yield ['000000600100:post-100', { txid: 'post-100' }]
+      }
+      postHeightsDb.iterator.withArgs({ reverse: true }).returns(mockHeights())
+
+      const result = await uut.scanRecentPostTxids({ limit: 2, offset: 1 })
+
+      assert.deepEqual(result, ['post-200-a', 'post-100'])
+    })
+
+    it('should stop reading after collecting limit top-level posts', async () => {
+      async function * mockHeights () {
+        yield ['000000600200:post-200-b', { txid: 'post-200-b' }]
+        yield ['000000600200:post-200-a', { txid: 'post-200-a' }]
+        yield ['000000600100:post-100', { txid: 'post-100' }]
+      }
+      postHeightsDb.iterator.withArgs({ reverse: true }).returns(mockHeights())
+
+      await uut.scanRecentPostTxids({ limit: 2, offset: 0 })
+
+      assert.isTrue(postHeightsDb.iterator.calledOnce)
+    })
   })
 
-  it('should scan posts for a single address', async () => {
-    async function * mockIterator () {
-      yield ['tx1', { addr: 'addr-a', text: 'hello', seen: 1000, blockHeight: 600100 }]
-      yield ['tx2', { addr: 'addr-b', text: 'world', seen: 2000, blockHeight: 600200 }]
-      yield ['tx3', { addr: 'addr-a', text: 'again', seen: 3000, blockHeight: 600300 }]
-    }
-    postsDb.iterator.returns(mockIterator())
+  describe('#scanPostsByAddrTxids', () => {
+    it('should return txids for the address sorted by block height descending', async () => {
+      async function * mockHeights () {
+        yield ['000000600200:post-200-b', { txid: 'post-200-b' }]
+        yield ['000000600200:post-200-a', { txid: 'post-200-a' }]
+        yield ['000000600100:post-100', { txid: 'post-100' }]
+      }
+      postHeightsDb.iterator.withArgs({ reverse: true }).returns(mockHeights())
+      postsDb.get.callsFake(async (txid) => {
+        const posts = {
+          'post-200-b': { addr: 'addr-b', text: 'b', seen: 200, blockHeight: 600200 },
+          'post-200-a': { addr: 'addr-a', text: 'a', seen: 100, blockHeight: 600200 },
+          'post-100': { addr: 'addr-a', text: 'c', seen: 50, blockHeight: 600100 }
+        }
+        return posts[txid]
+      })
 
-    const result = await uut.scanPostsByAddr('addr-a')
+      const result = await uut.scanPostsByAddrTxids('addr-a', { limit: 2, offset: 0 })
 
-    assert.equal(result.length, 2)
-    assert.equal(result[0].txid, 'tx1')
-    assert.equal(result[1].txid, 'tx3')
+      assert.deepEqual(result, ['post-200-a', 'post-100'])
+    })
+
+    it('should apply offset and limit for the address', async () => {
+      async function * mockHeights () {
+        yield ['000000600200:post-200-b', { txid: 'post-200-b' }]
+        yield ['000000600200:post-200-a', { txid: 'post-200-a' }]
+        yield ['000000600100:post-100', { txid: 'post-100' }]
+      }
+      postHeightsDb.iterator.withArgs({ reverse: true }).returns(mockHeights())
+      postsDb.get.callsFake(async (txid) => {
+        const posts = {
+          'post-200-b': { addr: 'addr-b', text: 'b', seen: 200, blockHeight: 600200 },
+          'post-200-a': { addr: 'addr-a', text: 'a', seen: 100, blockHeight: 600200 },
+          'post-100': { addr: 'addr-a', text: 'c', seen: 50, blockHeight: 600100 }
+        }
+        return posts[txid]
+      })
+
+      const result = await uut.scanPostsByAddrTxids('addr-a', { limit: 1, offset: 1 })
+
+      assert.deepEqual(result, ['post-100'])
+    })
   })
 
-  it('should exclude reply posts from recent scan', async () => {
-    async function * mockParents () {
-      yield ['tx-reply', { parentTxid: 'tx1', childTxid: 'tx-reply', blockHeight: 600150 }]
-    }
-    async function * mockPosts () {
-      yield ['tx1', { addr: 'addr1', text: 'top', seen: 1000, blockHeight: 600100 }]
-      yield ['tx-reply', { addr: 'addr1', text: 'reply', seen: 1500, blockHeight: 600150 }]
-      yield ['tx2', { addr: 'addr2', text: 'other', seen: 2000, blockHeight: 600200 }]
-    }
-    postParentsDb.iterator.returns(mockParents())
-    postsDb.iterator.returns(mockPosts())
+  describe('#loadPostsByTxids', () => {
+    it('should load posts by txid', async () => {
+      postsDb.get.withArgs('tx1').resolves({ addr: 'a1', text: 'hello', seen: 1000, blockHeight: 600100 })
+      postsDb.get.withArgs('tx2').resolves({ addr: 'a2', text: 'world', seen: 2000, blockHeight: 600200 })
 
-    const result = await uut.scanPostsWithBlockHeight()
+      const result = await uut.loadPostsByTxids(['tx1', 'tx2'])
 
-    assert.equal(result.length, 2)
-    assert.equal(result[0].txid, 'tx1')
-    assert.equal(result[1].txid, 'tx2')
+      assert.equal(result.length, 2)
+      assert.equal(result[0].txid, 'tx1')
+      assert.equal(result[0].blockHeight, 600100)
+      assert.equal(result[1].txid, 'tx2')
+    })
+
+    it('should skip missing posts', async () => {
+      const err = new Error('not found')
+      err.notFound = true
+      postsDb.get.withArgs('tx1').rejects(err)
+      postsDb.get.withArgs('tx2').resolves({ addr: 'a2', text: 'world', seen: 2000, blockHeight: 600200 })
+
+      const result = await uut.loadPostsByTxids(['tx1', 'tx2'])
+
+      assert.equal(result.length, 1)
+      assert.equal(result[0].txid, 'tx2')
+    })
   })
 
-  it('should exclude reply posts from address scan', async () => {
-    async function * mockParents () {
-      yield ['tx-reply', { parentTxid: 'tx1', childTxid: 'tx-reply', blockHeight: 600150 }]
-    }
-    async function * mockPosts () {
-      yield ['tx1', { addr: 'addr-a', text: 'top', seen: 1000, blockHeight: 600100 }]
-      yield ['tx-reply', { addr: 'addr-a', text: 'reply', seen: 1500, blockHeight: 600150 }]
-    }
-    postParentsDb.iterator.returns(mockParents())
-    postsDb.iterator.returns(mockPosts())
+  describe('#countTopLevelPosts', () => {
+    it('should count top-level posts excluding replies', async () => {
+      async function * mockParents () {
+        yield ['reply-1', { parentTxid: 'post-200-a', childTxid: 'reply-1', blockHeight: 600150 }]
+      }
+      async function * mockHeights () {
+        yield ['000000600200:post-200-b', { txid: 'post-200-b' }]
+        yield ['000000600200:post-200-a', { txid: 'post-200-a' }]
+        yield ['000000600150:reply-1', { txid: 'reply-1' }]
+        yield ['000000600100:post-100', { txid: 'post-100' }]
+      }
+      postParentsDb.iterator.returns(mockParents())
+      postHeightsDb.iterator.returns(mockHeights())
 
-    const result = await uut.scanPostsByAddr('addr-a')
+      const result = await uut.countTopLevelPosts()
 
-    assert.equal(result.length, 1)
-    assert.equal(result[0].txid, 'tx1')
+      assert.equal(result, 3)
+    })
   })
 
-  it('should include replyCount from postChildren scan', async () => {
-    async function * mockChildren () {
-      yield ['tx1:reply-a', { parentTxid: 'tx1', childTxid: 'reply-a', blockHeight: 600150 }]
-      yield ['tx1:reply-b', { parentTxid: 'tx1', childTxid: 'reply-b', blockHeight: 600160 }]
-      yield ['tx2:reply-c', { parentTxid: 'tx2', childTxid: 'reply-c', blockHeight: 600170 }]
-    }
-    async function * mockPosts () {
-      yield ['tx1', { addr: 'addr1', text: 'top', seen: 1000, blockHeight: 600100 }]
-      yield ['tx2', { addr: 'addr2', text: 'other', seen: 2000, blockHeight: 600200 }]
-    }
-    postChildrenDb.iterator.returns(mockChildren())
-    postsDb.iterator.returns(mockPosts())
+  describe('#countTopLevelPostsByAddr', () => {
+    it('should count top-level posts for an address', async () => {
+      async function * mockHeights () {
+        yield ['000000600200:post-200-b', { txid: 'post-200-b' }]
+        yield ['000000600200:post-200-a', { txid: 'post-200-a' }]
+        yield ['000000600100:post-100', { txid: 'post-100' }]
+      }
+      postHeightsDb.iterator.returns(mockHeights())
+      postsDb.get.callsFake(async (txid) => {
+        const posts = {
+          'post-200-b': { addr: 'addr-b', text: 'b', seen: 200, blockHeight: 600200 },
+          'post-200-a': { addr: 'addr-a', text: 'a', seen: 100, blockHeight: 600200 },
+          'post-100': { addr: 'addr-a', text: 'c', seen: 50, blockHeight: 600100 }
+        }
+        return posts[txid]
+      })
 
-    const result = await uut.scanPostsWithBlockHeight()
+      const result = await uut.countTopLevelPostsByAddr('addr-a')
 
-    assert.equal(result.length, 2)
-    assert.equal(result.find((p) => p.txid === 'tx1').replyCount, 2)
-    assert.equal(result.find((p) => p.txid === 'tx2').replyCount, 1)
+      assert.equal(result, 2)
+    })
   })
 
-  it('should default replyCount to 0 when post has no replies', async () => {
-    async function * mockPosts () {
-      yield ['tx1', { addr: 'addr1', text: 'solo', seen: 1000, blockHeight: 600100 }]
-    }
-    postsDb.iterator.returns(mockPosts())
+  describe('#buildReplyCountMap', () => {
+    it('should count replies per parent from postChildren', async () => {
+      async function * mockChildren () {
+        yield ['tx1:reply-a', { parentTxid: 'tx1', childTxid: 'reply-a', blockHeight: 600150 }]
+        yield ['tx1:reply-b', { parentTxid: 'tx1', childTxid: 'reply-b', blockHeight: 600160 }]
+        yield ['tx2:reply-c', { parentTxid: 'tx2', childTxid: 'reply-c', blockHeight: 600170 }]
+      }
+      postChildrenDb.iterator.returns(mockChildren())
 
-    const result = await uut.scanPostsByAddr('addr1')
+      const result = await uut.buildReplyCountMap()
 
-    assert.equal(result.length, 1)
-    assert.equal(result[0].replyCount, 0)
+      assert.equal(result.get('tx1'), 2)
+      assert.equal(result.get('tx2'), 1)
+    })
   })
 })
diff --git a/psf-memo-db/test/unit/controllers/level.controller.unit.js b/psf-memo-db/test/unit/controllers/level.controller.unit.js
index 871ea10..19bc49b 100644
--- a/psf-memo-db/test/unit/controllers/level.controller.unit.js
+++ b/psf-memo-db/test/unit/controllers/level.controller.unit.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ describe('#LevelRESTController', () => {
     sandbox = sinon.createSandbox()
     uut = new LevelRESTControllerLib({
       adapters: {
-        level: { postsDb: mockDb, statusDb: mockDb },
+        level: { postsDb: mockDb, postHeightsDb: mockDb, statusDb: mockDb },
         dbBackup: { zipDb: sandbox.stub().resolves(true) }
       },
       useCases: {}
@@ -44,4 +44,15 @@ describe('#LevelRESTController', () => {
     assert.equal(ctx.body.success, true)
     assert.equal(ctx.body.txid, 'abc')
   })
+
+  it('should expose a postheight entity handler', async () => {
+    const ctx = {
+      params: {},
+      request: { body: { key: '600000:abc', postHeightData: { txid: 'abc', blockHeight: 600000 } } },
+      body: null
+    }
+    await uut.entityHandlers.postheight.create(ctx)
+    assert.equal(ctx.body.success, true)
+    assert.equal(ctx.body.key, '600000:abc')
+  })
 })
diff --git a/psf-memo-db/test/unit/use-cases/list-posts-by-addr.unit.js b/psf-memo-db/test/unit/use-cases/list-posts-by-addr.unit.js
index 97512cb..e461c05 100644
--- a/psf-memo-db/test/unit/use-cases/list-posts-by-addr.unit.js
+++ b/psf-memo-db/test/unit/use-cases/list-posts-by-addr.unit.js
@@ -5,23 +5,32 @@ import ListPostsByAddr from '../../../src/use-cases/list-posts-by-addr.js'
 describe('#ListPostsByAddr', () => {
   let uut
   let sandbox
+  let postQuery
 
-  const mockPosts = [
-    { txid: 'tx-a', addr: 'addr-a', text: 'a', seen: 100, blockHeight: 600100 },
-    { txid: 'tx-b', addr: 'addr-b', text: 'b', seen: 200, blockHeight: 600200 },
-    { txid: 'tx-c', addr: 'addr-a', text: 'c', seen: 50, blockHeight: 600200 }
-  ]
+  const mockPosts = {
+    'tx-a': { addr: 'addr-a', text: 'a', seen: 100, blockHeight: 600100 },
+    'tx-b': { addr: 'addr-b', text: 'b', seen: 200, blockHeight: 600200 },
+    'tx-c': { addr: 'addr-a', text: 'c', seen: 50, blockHeight: 600200 }
+  }
 
   beforeEach(() => {
     sandbox = sinon.createSandbox()
+    postQuery = {
+      scanPostsByAddrTxids: sandbox.stub().callsFake(async (addr, { limit, offset }) => {
+        const all = Object.entries(mockPosts)
+          .filter(([txid, post]) => post.addr === addr)
+          .sort((a, b) => b[1].blockHeight - a[1].blockHeight)
+          .map(([txid]) => txid)
+        return all.slice(offset, offset + limit)
+      }),
+      loadPostsByTxids: sandbox.stub().callsFake(async (txids) => {
+        return txids.map((txid) => ({ txid, ...mockPosts[txid] }))
+      }),
+      buildReplyCountMap: sandbox.stub().resolves(new Map()),
+      countTopLevelPostsByAddr: sandbox.stub().resolves(2)
+    }
     uut = new ListPostsByAddr({
-      adapters: {
-        postQuery: {
-          scanPostsByAddr: sandbox.stub().callsFake(async (addr) => {
-            return mockPosts.filter((post) => post.addr === addr)
-          })
-        }
-      }
+      adapters: { postQuery }
     })
   })
 
@@ -45,4 +54,12 @@ describe('#ListPostsByAddr', () => {
       assert.include(err.message, 'addr is required')
     }
   })
+
+  it('should pass addr, limit, and offset to postQuery', async () => {
+    await uut.execute({ addr: 'addr-a', limit: 5, offset: 10 })
+
+    assert.equal(postQuery.scanPostsByAddrTxids.calledOnce, true)
+    assert.equal(postQuery.scanPostsByAddrTxids.firstCall.args[0], 'addr-a')
+    assert.deepEqual(postQuery.scanPostsByAddrTxids.firstCall.args[1], { limit: 5, offset: 10 })
+  })
 })
diff --git a/psf-memo-db/test/unit/use-cases/list-recent-posts.unit.js b/psf-memo-db/test/unit/use-cases/list-recent-posts.unit.js
index ab13e7c..bfc0804 100644
--- a/psf-memo-db/test/unit/use-cases/list-recent-posts.unit.js
+++ b/psf-memo-db/test/unit/use-cases/list-recent-posts.unit.js
@@ -5,21 +5,26 @@ import ListRecentPosts from '../../../src/use-cases/list-recent-posts.js'
 describe('#ListRecentPosts', () => {
   let uut
   let sandbox
+  let postQuery
 
-  const mockPosts = [
-    { txid: 'tx-a', addr: 'addr-a', text: 'a', seen: 100, blockHeight: 600100 },
-    { txid: 'tx-b', addr: 'addr-b', text: 'b', seen: 200, blockHeight: 600200 },
-    { txid: 'tx-c', addr: 'addr-c', text: 'c', seen: 50, blockHeight: 600200 }
-  ]
+  const mockPosts = {
+    'tx-a': { addr: 'addr-a', text: 'a', seen: 100, blockHeight: 600100 },
+    'tx-b': { addr: 'addr-b', text: 'b', seen: 200, blockHeight: 600200 },
+    'tx-c': { addr: 'addr-c', text: 'c', seen: 50, blockHeight: 600200 }
+  }
 
   beforeEach(() => {
     sandbox = sinon.createSandbox()
+    postQuery = {
+      scanRecentPostTxids: sandbox.stub().resolves(['tx-b', 'tx-c', 'tx-a']),
+      loadPostsByTxids: sandbox.stub().callsFake(async (txids) => {
+        return txids.map((txid) => ({ txid, ...mockPosts[txid] }))
+      }),
+      buildReplyCountMap: sandbox.stub().resolves(new Map([['tx-b', 1]])),
+      countTopLevelPosts: sandbox.stub().resolves(3)
+    }
     uut = new ListRecentPosts({
-      adapters: {
-        postQuery: {
-          scanPostsWithBlockHeight: sandbox.stub().resolves([...mockPosts])
-        }
-      }
+      adapters: { postQuery }
     })
   })
 
@@ -32,11 +37,14 @@ describe('#ListRecentPosts', () => {
     assert.equal(result.posts[0].txid, 'tx-b')
     assert.equal(result.posts[1].txid, 'tx-c')
     assert.equal(result.posts[2].txid, 'tx-a')
+    assert.equal(result.posts[0].replyCount, 1)
+    assert.equal(result.posts[1].replyCount, 0)
     assert.equal(result.pagination.total, 3)
     assert.equal(result.pagination.hasMore, false)
   })
 
   it('should paginate with limit and offset', async () => {
+    postQuery.scanRecentPostTxids.resolves(['tx-c'])
     const result = await uut.execute({ limit: 1, offset: 1 })
 
     assert.equal(result.posts.length, 1)
@@ -62,4 +70,11 @@ describe('#ListRecentPosts', () => {
       assert.include(err.message, 'limit cannot exceed')
     }
   })
+
+  it('should pass limit and offset to postQuery', async () => {
+    await uut.execute({ limit: 5, offset: 10 })
+
+    assert.equal(postQuery.scanRecentPostTxids.calledOnce, true)
+    assert.deepEqual(postQuery.scanRecentPostTxids.firstCall.args[0], { limit: 5, offset: 10 })
+  })
 })
diff --git a/psf-memo-indexer/acceptance/acceptance.js b/psf-memo-indexer/acceptance/acceptance.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..429536c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/psf-memo-indexer/acceptance/acceptance.js
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+/*
+  Normal acceptance runner for psf-memo-indexer.
+*/
+
+import { execFileSync } from 'node:child_process'
+import fs from 'node:fs'
+import path from 'node:path'
+import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url'
+
+const __dirname = path.dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url))
+const root = path.resolve(__dirname, '..')
+const specsDir = path.join(root, 'specs')
+const buildDir = path.join(root, 'build', 'acceptance')
+const irDir = path.join(buildDir, 'ir')
+const genDir = path.join(buildDir, 'generated')
+const apsDir = path.join(root, '..', 'tmp', 'aps-spec')
+
+function sh (cmd, args, opts = {}) {
+  return execFileSync(cmd, args, {
+    stdio: ['pipe', 'pipe', 'pipe'],
+    ...opts
+  }).toString()
+}
+
+function ensureAps () {
+  if (fs.existsSync(apsDir)) return
+  fs.mkdirSync(path.dirname(apsDir), { recursive: true })
+  sh('git', ['clone', '--depth', '1',
+    'https://github.com/unclebob/Acceptance-Pipeline-Specification.git', apsDir])
+}
+
+function main () {
+  ensureAps()
+
+  const features = fs
+    .readdirSync(specsDir)
+    .filter((f) => f.endsWith('.feature'))
+    .sort()
+
+  if (features.length === 0) {
+    console.log('No feature files found under specs/.')
+    return
+  }
+
+  fs.mkdirSync(irDir, { recursive: true })
+  fs.mkdirSync(genDir, { recursive: true })
+
+  for (const featureFile of features) {
+    const base = featureFile.replace(/\.feature$/i, '')
+    const featurePath = path.join(specsDir, featureFile)
+    const irPath = path.join(irDir, `${base}.json`)
+
+    sh('bb', ['gherkin-parser', featurePath, irPath], { cwd: apsDir })
+    sh('node', [path.join(__dirname, 'lib', 'generate.js'), irPath, genDir])
+  }
+
+  const tests = fs
+    .readdirSync(genDir)
+    .filter((f) => f.endsWith('.acceptance.test.js'))
+    .sort()
+
+  let failures = 0
+  for (const testFile of tests) {
+    try {
+      const out = sh('node', [path.join(genDir, testFile)])
+      process.stdout.write(out)
+      console.log(`ACCEPTANCE PASS: ${testFile}`)
+    } catch (err) {
+      failures++
+      process.stdout.write(err.stdout || '')
+      process.stderr.write(err.stderr || '')
+      console.error(`ACCEPTANCE FAIL: ${testFile}`)
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (failures > 0) {
+    console.error(`ACCEPTANCE: ${failures} failing test file(s)`)
+    process.exit(1)
+  } else {
+    console.log(`ACCEPTANCE: all ${tests.length} generated test file(s) passed`)
+  }
+}
+
+main()
diff --git a/psf-memo-indexer/acceptance/lib/generate.js b/psf-memo-indexer/acceptance/lib/generate.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..51a1737
--- /dev/null
+++ b/psf-memo-indexer/acceptance/lib/generate.js
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+/*
+  Project-specific acceptance entrypoint generator for psf-memo-indexer.
+*/
+
+import fs from 'node:fs'
+import path from 'node:path'
+import crypto from 'node:crypto'
+import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url'
+
+const __dirname = path.dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url))
+
+function metadataName (featureName) {
+  const slug = featureName
+    .toLowerCase()
+    .replace(/[^a-z0-9]+/g, '-')
+    .replace(/^-+|-+$/g, '')
+  return `${slug || 'feature'}.json`
+}
+
+function relativeImport (fromDir, targetFile) {
+  let rel = path.relative(fromDir, targetFile).replace(/\\/g, '/')
+  if (!rel.startsWith('.')) rel = `./${rel}`
+  return rel
+}
+
+function main () {
+  const irArg = process.argv[2]
+  const outArg = process.argv[3]
+
+  if (!irArg || !outArg) {
+    console.error('usage: acceptance-entrypoint-generator <json-ir> <generated-test-output-dir>')
+    process.exit(2)
+  }
+
+  let ir
+  try {
+    ir = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(irArg, 'utf8'))
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.error(`Failed to read JSON IR "${irArg}": ${err.message}`)
+    process.exit(1)
+  }
+
+  const genDir = outArg
+  fs.mkdirSync(genDir, { recursive: true })
+
+  const featureKey = path.basename(irArg).replace(/\.json$/i, '')
+  const testFile = path.join(genDir, `${featureKey}.acceptance.test.js`)
+  const relRuntime = relativeImport(genDir, path.join(__dirname, 'runtime.js'))
+
+  const body = `import { runFeature } from '${relRuntime}'
+const ir = ${JSON.stringify(ir, null, 2)}
+async function main () {
+  const report = await runFeature(ir)
+  for (const r of report.results) {
+    console.log((r.status === 'passed' ? 'PASS ' : 'FAIL ') + r.name)
+    if (r.detail) console.log('     ' + r.detail)
+  }
+  if (report.failures > 0) {
+    console.error('ACCEPTANCE FAILURES: ' + report.failures + ' of ' + report.total)
+    process.exitCode = 1
+  }
+}
+main().catch((err) => { console.error(err); process.exit(1) })
+`
+
+  try {
+    fs.writeFileSync(testFile, body)
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.error(`Failed to write generated test "${testFile}": ${err.message}`)
+    process.exit(1)
+  }
+
+  const metaDir = path.join(genDir, 'metadata')
+  fs.mkdirSync(metaDir, { recursive: true })
+  const hash = crypto
+    .createHash('sha256')
+    .update(fs.readFileSync(testFile))
+    .digest('hex')
+
+  const metadata = {
+    schema_version: 1,
+    feature_path: `${featureKey}.feature`,
+    ir_path: path.resolve(irArg),
+    implementation_hash: `sha256:${hash}`,
+    hash_scope: 'generated_files',
+    generated_files: [testFile]
+  }
+  fs.writeFileSync(
+    path.join(metaDir, metadataName(featureKey)),
+    JSON.stringify(metadata, null, 2)
+  )
+
+  process.exit(0)
+}
+
+main()
diff --git a/psf-memo-indexer/acceptance/lib/handlers.js b/psf-memo-indexer/acceptance/lib/handlers.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bd2fb26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/psf-memo-indexer/acceptance/lib/handlers.js
@@ -0,0 +1,268 @@
+/*
+  Project step handlers for the psf-memo-indexer acceptance pipeline.
+
+  These handlers exercise the real Memo action handlers (handlePost, handleReply)
+  against an in-memory database that exposes the same CRUD surface as the
+  psf-memo-db entity routes used by the indexer.
+*/
+
+import crypto from 'node:crypto'
+import { handlePost } from '../../src/use-cases/action-types/post.js'
+import { handleReply } from '../../src/use-cases/action-types/reply.js'
+
+function makeInMemoryDb () {
+  const store = new Map()
+  return {
+    async get (key) {
+      if (!store.has(key)) {
+        const err = new Error('not found')
+        err.notFound = true
+        throw err
+      }
+      return store.get(key)
+    },
+    async create (key, data) {
+      store.set(key, data)
+      return { success: true }
+    },
+    async update (key, data) {
+      store.set(key, data)
+      return { success: true }
+    },
+    async delete (key) {
+      store.delete(key)
+      return { success: true }
+    },
+    entries () {
+      return Array.from(store.entries())
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+function resolveParam (value, example) {
+  const match = /^\u003c([A-Za-z0-9_]+)\u003e$/.exec(String(value).trim())
+  if (match) {
+    const param = match[1]
+    if (!(param in example)) {
+      throw new Error(`Missing example value for "${param}"`)
+    }
+    return example[param]
+  }
+  return String(value).trim()
+}
+
+function deriveTxid (symbolic) {
+  // Produce a deterministic 32-byte buffer from a symbolic test txid and return
+  // its big-endian hex representation, which is what the indexer stores.
+  return crypto.createHash('sha256').update(symbolic).digest().toString('hex')
+}
+
+function resolveTxid (value, example, world) {
+  const resolved = resolveParam(value, example)
+  if (!world.txidMap) world.txidMap = new Map()
+  if (!world.txidMap.has(resolved)) {
+    world.txidMap.set(resolved, deriveTxid(resolved))
+  }
+  return world.txidMap.get(resolved)
+}
+
+async function createWorld () {
+  const postsDb = makeInMemoryDb()
+  const postHeightsDb = makeInMemoryDb()
+  const postParentsDb = makeInMemoryDb()
+  const postChildrenDb = makeInMemoryDb()
+
+  const adapters = {
+    postDb: postsDb,
+    postHeightDb: postHeightsDb,
+    postParentDb: postParentsDb,
+    postChildDb: postChildrenDb,
+    processErrorDb: makeInMemoryDb()
+  }
+
+  return {
+    adapters,
+    postsDb,
+    postHeightsDb,
+    postParentsDb,
+    postChildrenDb,
+    txidMap: new Map(),
+    lastTxid: null,
+    lastHeight: null,
+    lastAddr: null
+  }
+}
+
+const handlers = [
+  {
+    name: 'db instance with posts and postHeights stores',
+    pattern: /^a psf-memo-db instance with posts and postHeights stores$/,
+    async run () {
+      // World is already created with both stores.
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    name: 'indexer configured to write to db',
+    pattern: /^a psf-memo-indexer configured to write to that database$/,
+    async run () {
+      // Adapters object is already configured.
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    name: 'process a Memo post transaction',
+    pattern: /^the indexer processes a Memo post transaction (.+) from (.+) at block height (.+) with text "(.+)"$/,
+    async run (m, example, world) {
+      const txid = resolveTxid(m[1], example, world)
+      const addr = resolveParam(m[2], example)
+      const height = parseInt(resolveParam(m[3], example), 10)
+      const text = resolveParam(m[4], example)
+
+      world.lastTxid = txid
+      world.lastHeight = height
+      world.lastAddr = addr
+
+      const prefix = Buffer.from('6d02', 'hex')
+      const message = Buffer.from(text, 'utf8')
+
+      await handlePost({
+        adapters: world.adapters,
+        txid,
+        signerAddr: addr,
+        seen: Date.now(),
+        blockHeight: height,
+        decoded: {
+          action: 'post',
+          prefix,
+          pushDatas: [prefix, message]
+        }
+      })
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    name: 'process a Memo reply transaction',
+    pattern: /^the indexer processes a Memo reply transaction (.+) to parent (.+) from (.+) at block height (.+) with text "(.+)"$/,
+    async run (m, example, world) {
+      const txid = resolveTxid(m[1], example, world)
+      const parentTxid = resolveTxid(m[2], example, world)
+      const addr = resolveParam(m[3], example)
+      const height = parseInt(resolveParam(m[4], example), 10)
+      const text = resolveParam(m[5], example)
+
+      world.lastTxid = txid
+      world.lastHeight = height
+      world.lastAddr = addr
+
+      const prefix = Buffer.from('6d03', 'hex')
+      // handleReply expects the parent tx hash as a 32-byte buffer in the
+      // little-endian wire format; txHashFromPush reverses it to big-endian hex.
+      const parentHash = Buffer.from(parentTxid, 'hex').reverse()
+      const message = Buffer.from(text, 'utf8')
+
+      await handleReply({
+        adapters: world.adapters,
+        txid,
+        signerAddr: addr,
+        seen: Date.now(),
+        blockHeight: height,
+        decoded: {
+          action: 'reply',
+          prefix,
+          pushDatas: [prefix, parentHash, message]
+        }
+      })
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    name: 'process the same Memo post transaction again',
+    pattern: /^the indexer processes the same Memo post transaction (.+) again$/,
+    async run (m, example, world) {
+      const txid = resolveTxid(m[1], example, world)
+      const post = await world.postsDb.get(txid)
+
+      const prefix = Buffer.from('6d02', 'hex')
+      const message = Buffer.from(post.text, 'utf8')
+
+      await handlePost({
+        adapters: world.adapters,
+        txid,
+        signerAddr: post.addr,
+        seen: post.seen,
+        blockHeight: post.blockHeight,
+        decoded: {
+          action: 'post',
+          prefix,
+          pushDatas: [prefix, message]
+        }
+      })
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    name: 'posts store contains post document',
+    pattern: /^the posts store contains (.+) post document for (.+)$/,
+    run (m, example, world) {
+      const expectedCount = parseInt(resolveParam(m[1], example), 10)
+      const txid = resolveTxid(m[2], example, world)
+      const matching = world.postsDb.entries().filter(([key]) => key === txid)
+      if (matching.length !== expectedCount) {
+        throw new Error(`Expected ${expectedCount} post document(s) for ${txid}, got ${matching.length}`)
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    name: 'postHeights store contains entry',
+    pattern: /^the postHeights store contains (.+) entry whose key starts with the block height (.+) and ends with (.+)$/,
+    run (m, example, world) {
+      const expectedCount = parseInt(resolveParam(m[1], example), 10)
+      const height = resolveParam(m[2], example)
+      const txid = resolveTxid(m[3], example, world)
+      const prefix = String(height).padStart(12, '0')
+      const matching = world.postHeightsDb.entries().filter(([key, value]) => {
+        return key.startsWith(prefix) && (key.endsWith(`:${txid}`) || value?.txid === txid)
+      })
+      if (matching.length !== expectedCount) {
+        throw new Error(`Expected ${expectedCount} postHeights entry/entries for height ${height} txid ${txid}, got ${matching.length}`)
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    name: 'postParents store contains link',
+    pattern: /^the postParents store contains a link from (.+) to (.+)$/,
+    run (m, example, world) {
+      const childTxid = resolveTxid(m[1], example, world)
+      const parentTxid = resolveTxid(m[2], example, world)
+      const link = world.postParentsDb.entries().find(([key, value]) => {
+        return key === childTxid && value?.parentTxid === parentTxid
+      })
+      if (!link) {
+        throw new Error(`Expected postParents link from ${childTxid} to ${parentTxid}`)
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    name: 'postChildren store contains link',
+    pattern: /^the postChildren store contains a link from (.+) to (.+)$/,
+    run (m, example, world) {
+      const parentTxid = resolveTxid(m[1], example, world)
+      const childTxid = resolveTxid(m[2], example, world)
+      const link = world.postChildrenDb.entries().find(([key, value]) => {
+        return value?.parentTxid === parentTxid && value?.childTxid === childTxid
+      })
+      if (!link) {
+        throw new Error(`Expected postChildren link from ${parentTxid} to ${childTxid}`)
+      }
+    }
+  }
+]
+
+async function handleStep (step, example, world) {
+  for (const handler of handlers) {
+    const match = handler.pattern.exec(step.text)
+    if (match) {
+      await handler.run(match, example, world, step)
+      return
+    }
+  }
+  throw new Error(`Unsupported step: ${step.keyword} ${step.text}`)
+}
+
+export { createWorld, handleStep }
diff --git a/psf-memo-indexer/acceptance/lib/runtime.js b/psf-memo-indexer/acceptance/lib/runtime.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f61e5f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/psf-memo-indexer/acceptance/lib/runtime.js
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+/*
+  Acceptance runtime for psf-memo-indexer.
+*/
+
+import { createWorld, handleStep } from './handlers.js'
+
+function expandScenarios (ir) {
+  const executions = []
+  const background = ir.background || []
+
+  for (const scenario of ir.scenarios) {
+    const examples = (scenario.examples && scenario.examples.length > 0)
+      ? scenario.examples.map((example, i) => ({ example, suffix: `example_${i + 1}` }))
+      : [{ example: {}, suffix: 'example_1' }]
+
+    for (const { example, suffix } of examples) {
+      executions.push({
+        name: `${scenario.name}/${suffix}`,
+        steps: [...background, ...scenario.steps],
+        example
+      })
+    }
+  }
+
+  return executions
+}
+
+async function runFeature (ir) {
+  const executions = expandScenarios(ir)
+  const results = []
+  let failures = 0
+
+  for (const ex of executions) {
+    const world = await createWorld()
+    let failure = null
+
+    for (const step of ex.steps) {
+      try {
+        await handleStep(step, ex.example, world)
+      } catch (err) {
+        failure = err.message
+        break
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (failure) {
+      failures++
+      results.push({ name: ex.name, status: 'failed', detail: failure })
+    } else {
+      results.push({ name: ex.name, status: 'passed' })
+    }
+  }
+
+  return { feature: ir.name, results, failures, total: results.length }
+}
+
+export { expandScenarios, runFeature }
diff --git a/psf-memo-indexer/package.json b/psf-memo-indexer/package.json
index 682d1b7..d478a78 100644
--- a/psf-memo-indexer/package.json
+++ b/psf-memo-indexer/package.json
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
     "block-indexer": "node --max-old-space-size=8192 psf-memo-block-indexer.js",
     "tx-indexer": "node --max-old-space-size=4096 psf-memo-tx-indexer.js",
     "test": "c8 --reporter=text mocha --exit --recursive test/unit/",
+    "acceptance": "node acceptance/acceptance.js",
     "lint": "standard --env mocha --fix"
   },
   "author": "Chris Troutner",
diff --git a/psf-memo-indexer/src/adapters/adapters-index.js b/psf-memo-indexer/src/adapters/adapters-index.js
index dde951e..f6d42fd 100644
--- a/psf-memo-indexer/src/adapters/adapters-index.js
+++ b/psf-memo-indexer/src/adapters/adapters-index.js
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ class Adapters {
     this.dbCtrl = new DbCtrl()
 
     this.postDb = createEntityDb('post', 'txid', 'postData')
+    this.postHeightDb = createEntityDb('postheight', 'key', 'postHeightData')
     this.postParentDb = createEntityDb('postparent', 'txid', 'parentData')
     this.postChildDb = createEntityDb('postchild', 'key', 'childData')
     this.likeDb = createEntityDb('like', 'txid', 'likeData')
diff --git a/psf-memo-indexer/src/use-cases/action-types/helpers.js b/psf-memo-indexer/src/use-cases/action-types/helpers.js
index 4d7240d..c1d3700 100644
--- a/psf-memo-indexer/src/use-cases/action-types/helpers.js
+++ b/psf-memo-indexer/src/use-cases/action-types/helpers.js
@@ -62,6 +62,11 @@ export function roomKey (roomName, txid) {
   return `${roomName}:${txid}`
 }
 
+export function postHeightKey (blockHeight, txid) {
+  const padded = String(blockHeight).padStart(12, '0')
+  return `${padded}:${txid}`
+}
+
 export function postChildKey (parentTxid, childTxid) {
   return `${parentTxid}:${childTxid}`
 }
diff --git a/psf-memo-indexer/src/use-cases/action-types/post.js b/psf-memo-indexer/src/use-cases/action-types/post.js
index 0410424..b2449f0 100644
--- a/psf-memo-indexer/src/use-cases/action-types/post.js
+++ b/psf-memo-indexer/src/use-cases/action-types/post.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { utf8FromPush, logProcessError, normalizeTwoPushMemoDatas } from './helpers.js'
+import { utf8FromPush, logProcessError, normalizeTwoPushMemoDatas, postHeightKey } from './helpers.js'
 import { MAX_POST_SIZE } from '../../lib/memo-codes.js'
 
 export async function handlePost (ctx) {
@@ -21,9 +21,16 @@ export async function handlePost (ctx) {
   }
 
   const postData = { addr: signerAddr, text, seen, blockHeight }
+  const heightKey = postHeightKey(blockHeight, txid)
   try {
     await adapters.postDb.get(txid)
   } catch (err) {
     await adapters.postDb.create(txid, postData)
   }
+
+  try {
+    await adapters.postHeightDb.get(heightKey)
+  } catch (err) {
+    await adapters.postHeightDb.create(heightKey, { txid, blockHeight })
+  }
 }
diff --git a/psf-memo-indexer/test/unit/use-cases/action-types/post.unit.js b/psf-memo-indexer/test/unit/use-cases/action-types/post.unit.js
index 046eb6b..0c70511 100644
--- a/psf-memo-indexer/test/unit/use-cases/action-types/post.unit.js
+++ b/psf-memo-indexer/test/unit/use-cases/action-types/post.unit.js
@@ -7,9 +7,12 @@ describe('#handlePost', () => {
   it('should save a post to the database', async () => {
     const create = sinon.stub().resolves({ success: true })
     const get = sinon.stub().rejects(new Error('not found'))
+    const postHeightCreate = sinon.stub().resolves({ success: true })
+    const postHeightGet = sinon.stub().rejects(new Error('not found'))
 
     const adapters = {
       postDb: { create, get },
+      postHeightDb: { create: postHeightCreate, get: postHeightGet },
       processErrorDb: { create: sinon.stub() }
     }
 
@@ -31,5 +34,40 @@ describe('#handlePost', () => {
     assert.equal(create.firstCall.args[0], 'abc123')
     assert.equal(create.firstCall.args[1].text, 'hello memo')
     assert.equal(create.firstCall.args[1].blockHeight, 600100)
+
+    assert.equal(postHeightCreate.callCount, 1)
+    assert.equal(postHeightCreate.firstCall.args[0], '000000600100:abc123')
+    assert.equal(postHeightCreate.firstCall.args[1].txid, 'abc123')
+    assert.equal(postHeightCreate.firstCall.args[1].blockHeight, 600100)
+  })
+
+  it('should not duplicate postHeight entries when reprocessing', async () => {
+    const create = sinon.stub().resolves({ success: true })
+    const get = sinon.stub().resolves({ addr: 'bitcoincash:qptest', text: 'hello memo', seen: 1000, blockHeight: 600100 })
+    const postHeightCreate = sinon.stub().resolves({ success: true })
+    const postHeightGet = sinon.stub().resolves({ txid: 'abc123', blockHeight: 600100 })
+
+    const adapters = {
+      postDb: { create, get },
+      postHeightDb: { create: postHeightCreate, get: postHeightGet },
+      processErrorDb: { create: sinon.stub() }
+    }
+
+    const message = Buffer.from('hello memo')
+    await handlePost({
+      adapters,
+      txid: 'abc123',
+      signerAddr: 'bitcoincash:qptest',
+      seen: 1000,
+      blockHeight: 600100,
+      decoded: {
+        action: 'post',
+        prefix: PREFIX_POST,
+        pushDatas: [PREFIX_POST, message]
+      }
+    })
+
+    assert.equal(create.callCount, 0)
+    assert.equal(postHeightCreate.callCount, 0)
   })
 })
diff --git a/psf-memo-indexer/test/unit/use-cases/action-types/reply.unit.js b/psf-memo-indexer/test/unit/use-cases/action-types/reply.unit.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eab32cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/psf-memo-indexer/test/unit/use-cases/action-types/reply.unit.js
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+import { assert } from 'chai'
+import sinon from 'sinon'
+import { handleReply } from '../../../../src/use-cases/action-types/reply.js'
+import { PREFIX_REPLY } from '../../../../src/lib/memo-codes.js'
+
+describe('#handleReply', () => {
+  it('should save a reply and its postHeight index entry', async () => {
+    const parentTxid = Buffer.alloc(32, 0xab)
+    const message = Buffer.from('hi there')
+
+    const postParentCreate = sinon.stub().resolves({ success: true })
+    const postChildCreate = sinon.stub().resolves({ success: true })
+    const postDbGet = sinon.stub().rejects(new Error('not found'))
+    const postDbCreate = sinon.stub().resolves({ success: true })
+    const postHeightGet = sinon.stub().rejects(new Error('not found'))
+    const postHeightCreate = sinon.stub().resolves({ success: true })
+
+    const adapters = {
+      postParentDb: { create: postParentCreate },
+      postChildDb: { create: postChildCreate },
+      postDb: { get: postDbGet, create: postDbCreate },
+      postHeightDb: { get: postHeightGet, create: postHeightCreate },
+      processErrorDb: { create: sinon.stub() }
+    }
+
+    await handleReply({
+      adapters,
+      txid: 'reply-abc',
+      signerAddr: 'bitcoincash:qptest',
+      seen: 1000,
+      blockHeight: 600150,
+      decoded: {
+        action: 'reply',
+        prefix: PREFIX_REPLY,
+        pushDatas: [PREFIX_REPLY, parentTxid, message]
+      }
+    })
+
+    assert.equal(postParentCreate.callCount, 1)
+    assert.equal(postParentCreate.firstCall.args[0], 'reply-abc')
+    assert.equal(postParentCreate.firstCall.args[1].parentTxid, parentTxid.toString('hex'))
+
+    assert.equal(postChildCreate.callCount, 1)
+    assert.include(postChildCreate.firstCall.args[0], 'reply-abc')
+
+    assert.equal(postDbCreate.callCount, 1)
+    assert.equal(postDbCreate.firstCall.args[0], 'reply-abc')
+    assert.equal(postDbCreate.firstCall.args[1].text, 'hi there')
+
+    assert.equal(postHeightCreate.callCount, 1)
+    assert.equal(postHeightCreate.firstCall.args[0], '000000600150:reply-abc')
+    assert.equal(postHeightCreate.firstCall.args[1].txid, 'reply-abc')
+  })
+})