diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 8b61939..070cf67 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "opencortex"
-version = "0.7.0"
+version = "0.8.0"
 description = "Memory and context management system for AI Agents"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
diff --git a/src/opencortex/__init__.py b/src/opencortex/__init__.py
index db4c92c..3766bdd 100644
--- a/src/opencortex/__init__.py
+++ b/src/opencortex/__init__.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 Tenant-based multi-user memory and context management system.
 """
 
-__version__ = "0.7.0"
+__version__ = "0.8.0"
 
 from opencortex.config import CortexConfig, get_config, init_config
 
diff --git a/src/opencortex/insights/collector.py b/src/opencortex/insights/collector.py
index aa919e3..2458a84 100644
--- a/src/opencortex/insights/collector.py
+++ b/src/opencortex/insights/collector.py
@@ -46,11 +46,21 @@ async def fetch_traces(
         Returns:
             List of Trace objects
         """
+        # Filter DSL fix: the canonical shape for storage.filter is
+        # ``{"op": "and", "conds": [...]}`` at the outer level and
+        # ``{"op": "must", "field": "X", "conds": [val]}`` at the leaf
+        # level (see ``SessionRecordsRepository._build_session_filter``
+        # for the reference pattern). The previous shape used
+        # ``conditions`` instead of ``conds`` and ``op="="`` instead of
+        # ``op="must"`` — the storage adapter's filter translator
+        # silently treated the whole expression as no-op, returning
+        # all traces in the collection regardless of tenant/user
+        # scope. Cross-tenant insights leaked.
         filter_expr = {
             "op": "and",
-            "conditions": [
-                {"field": "tenant_id", "op": "=", "value": tenant_id},
-                {"field": "user_id", "op": "=", "value": user_id},
+            "conds": [
+                {"op": "must", "field": "tenant_id", "conds": [tenant_id]},
+                {"op": "must", "field": "user_id", "conds": [user_id]},
             ],
         }
         all_records = await self._trace_store._storage.filter(
diff --git a/src/opencortex/orchestrator.py b/src/opencortex/orchestrator.py
index 86c5652..2d2e5ac 100644
--- a/src/opencortex/orchestrator.py
+++ b/src/opencortex/orchestrator.py
@@ -2482,6 +2482,19 @@ async def _sync_anchor_projection_records(
 
         all_new_records = anchor_records + fp_records
 
+        # REVIEW closure tracker R3-P-06 — short-circuit when the new
+        # projection is empty AND there's no abstract_json input.
+        # The defer_derive initial leaf write hits this path with both
+        # inputs empty and would otherwise pay 2 stale-filter scans
+        # over Qdrant prefixes that are guaranteed to be empty (the
+        # leaf is brand new). The ``not abstract_json`` guard keeps
+        # the cleanup path on legitimate update flows where
+        # abstract_json is present but happens to contribute no
+        # anchors or fact_points — those updates DO need stale
+        # cleanup.
+        if not all_new_records and not abstract_json:
+            return
+
         # Embed all texts in a single batch call
         if all_new_records and self._embedder:
             texts = [r["overview"] for r in all_new_records]