diff --git a/bun.lock b/bun.lock
index bbbb024a..7d61343f 100644
--- a/bun.lock
+++ b/bun.lock
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@
     },
     "packages/compiler": {
       "name": "@wrnexus/compiler",
-      "version": "0.8.19",
+      "version": "0.8.20",
       "dependencies": {
         "@wrnexus/csr": "workspace:*",
         "@wrnexus/store": "workspace:*",
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@
     },
     "packages/dev-server": {
       "name": "@wrnexus/dev-server",
-      "version": "0.8.50",
+      "version": "0.8.51",
       "dependencies": {
         "@wrnexus/authz": "workspace:*",
         "@wrnexus/cache": "workspace:*",
@@ -662,7 +662,7 @@
     },
     "packages/test": {
       "name": "@wrnexus/test",
-      "version": "0.8.11",
+      "version": "0.8.12",
     },
     "packages/tracking": {
       "name": "@wrnexus/tracking",
diff --git a/packages/compiler/package.json b/packages/compiler/package.json
index d9db7966..850dd516 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/package.json
+++ b/packages/compiler/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@wrnexus/compiler",
-  "version": "0.8.19",
+  "version": "0.8.20",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "src/index.ts",
   "exports": {
diff --git a/packages/compiler/src/codegen.ts b/packages/compiler/src/codegen.ts
index cbdc1a53..8f4e3fbd 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/src/codegen.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/src/codegen.ts
@@ -834,7 +834,7 @@ function renderPageComponentInvocation(
 
   const attrs = expandBindings(node.attrs)
     .filter((attr) => attr.name !== "data-component")
-    .map((attr) => renderPageComponentAttr(attr, loops))
+    .map((attr) => renderPageComponentAttr(attr, loops, reactive))
     .join("");
 
   const inner = node.children
@@ -3170,7 +3170,11 @@ function __wrnProp(v: unknown): string {
 
   return __wrnAttr(value);
 }
-function renderPageComponentAttr(attr: Attr, dynamicExpressions: string[]): string {
+function renderPageComponentAttr(
+  attr: Attr,
+  dynamicExpressions: string[],
+  reactive: PageReactive | null,
+): string {
   if (attr.event) {
     return ` ${componentEventAttribute(attr.name)}="${attrEscape(attr.value)}"`;
   }
@@ -3188,6 +3192,12 @@ function renderPageComponentAttr(attr: Attr, dynamicExpressions: string[]): stri
   dynamicExpressions.push(`\${__wrnexusPropAttr(${expression})}`);
 
   const marker = `\x00WRNEACH${dynamicExpressions.length - 1}\x00`;
+  // The mount disappears during SSR. Preserve every dynamic component prop
+  // as a parent-owned binding; server-only expressions simply fail closed in
+  // the browser, while page state can continue driving the mounted child.
+  const binding = ` data-wrn-prop-bind-${dynamicExpressions.length - 1}="${attrEscape(
+    JSON.stringify([attr.name, attr.value]),
+  )}"`;
 
-  return ` ${attr.name}="${marker}"`;
+  return ` ${attr.name}="${marker}"${binding}`;
 }
diff --git a/packages/compiler/test/compiler.test.ts b/packages/compiler/test/compiler.test.ts
index 4a95fec9..0ffbea5c 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/test/compiler.test.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/test/compiler.test.ts
@@ -1151,6 +1151,16 @@ page Home {
 
   expect(output).toContain("__wrnexusPropAttr([");
 });
+test("page state passed to a component retains a parent-owned prop binding", () => {
+  const output = generate(
+    parse(`page Home {
+      state count = 1
+      view { <Child value={count} /> }
+    }`),
+  );
+  expect(output).toContain("data-wrn-prop-bind-");
+  expect(output).toContain("{count}");
+});
 test("nested component props retain parent-owned reactive bindings", () => {
   const output = generate(
     parse(`component Parent {
diff --git a/packages/dev-server/package.json b/packages/dev-server/package.json
index 2b0cb7a7..39f391b6 100644
--- a/packages/dev-server/package.json
+++ b/packages/dev-server/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@wrnexus/dev-server",
-  "version": "0.8.50",
+  "version": "0.8.51",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "src/index.ts",
   "exports": {
diff --git a/packages/dev-server/src/runtime.ts b/packages/dev-server/src/runtime.ts
index 5995a77b..ba2a2c16 100644
--- a/packages/dev-server/src/runtime.ts
+++ b/packages/dev-server/src/runtime.ts
@@ -1769,7 +1769,17 @@ export function createHandlers(deps: RuntimeDeps): Handlers {
                 },
               )
             : renderComponent();
-        result += await renderComponents(rendered, translate, language, depth + 1);
+        // Prop bindings are authored by the parent mount but consumed by the
+        // rendered child's scope. The mount itself is replaced during SSR, so
+        // carry those reserved attributes onto the child's scope root.
+        const propBindings = Array.from(
+          attrStr!.matchAll(/\s(data-wrn-prop-bind-[A-Za-z0-9_-]+(?:="[^"]*")?)/g),
+          (match) => ` ${match[1]}`,
+        ).join("");
+        const bridged = propBindings
+          ? rendered.replace(/(<[A-Za-z][A-Za-z0-9-]*\b[^>]*\bdata-scope="[^"]*")/, `$1${propBindings}`)
+          : rendered;
+        result += await renderComponents(bridged, translate, language, depth + 1);
       } catch (err) {
         console.error(`[wrnexus] component '${name}' failed to render`, err);
         deps.devToolbar?.collector.add(
diff --git a/packages/dev-server/test/component-composition-runtime.test.ts b/packages/dev-server/test/component-composition-runtime.test.ts
index 7d5b34fc..1f86cdbf 100644
--- a/packages/dev-server/test/component-composition-runtime.test.ts
+++ b/packages/dev-server/test/component-composition-runtime.test.ts
@@ -90,6 +90,32 @@ test("a component in an initially hidden client branch is server-prepared for in
   expect(branches[0].body).not.toContain("data-component=");
 });
 
+test("SSR carries a parent prop binding onto the rendered child scope", async () => {
+  const root = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), "wrnexus-component-prop-"));
+  roots.push(root);
+  const app = join(root, "app");
+  mkdirSync(join(app, "pages"), { recursive: true });
+  mkdirSync(join(app, "components"), { recursive: true });
+  writeFileSync(join(app, "pages/index.ts"), "export default () => '';\n");
+  writeFileSync(join(app, "components/Child.wrn"), "component Child { props { value = 0 } view { <b>{value}</b> } }\n");
+  const marker = "[&quot;value&quot;,&quot;{count}&quot;]";
+  const handlers = createHandlers({
+    mode: "development",
+    hmr: false,
+    router: buildRouter(app),
+    loadModule: async (file) =>
+      basename(file) === "Child.wrn"
+        ? { render: () => '<div data-scope="value: 1" data-wrn-scope="e30="><b>1</b></div>' }
+        : { default: () => `<div data-component="Child" value="1" data-wrn-prop-bind-0="${marker}"></div>` },
+    getMiddleware: async () => [],
+    assets: { serve: async () => null },
+  } satisfies RuntimeDeps);
+  const response = await handlers.fetch(new Request("https://example.test/"), { upgrade: () => false });
+  const html = await response!.text();
+  expect(html).toContain(`data-wrn-prop-bind-0="${marker}"`);
+  expect(html).not.toContain('data-component="Child"');
+});
+
 test("translated text is present in the raw server response", async () => {
   const root = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), "wrnexus-ssr-i18n-"));
   roots.push(root);
diff --git a/packages/test/package.json b/packages/test/package.json
index eb7ef94b..e606602d 100644
--- a/packages/test/package.json
+++ b/packages/test/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@wrnexus/test",
-  "version": "0.8.11",
+  "version": "0.8.12",
   "private": true,
   "type": "module",
   "main": "src/index.ts",
diff --git a/packages/test/src/index.ts b/packages/test/src/index.ts
index 3d3c1c5b..39bccda8 100644
--- a/packages/test/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/test/src/index.ts
@@ -205,3 +205,9 @@ export type {
 } from "./advanced.ts";
 export { withDatabaseRollback, createFactory, captureBrowserArtifacts } from "./platform.ts";
 export type { TransactionalDatabase, BrowserArtifactPage } from "./platform.ts";
+export { detectMutations } from "./mutation.ts";
+export type {
+  MutationCase,
+  MutationReport,
+  DetectMutationsOptions,
+} from "./mutation.ts";
diff --git a/packages/test/src/mutation.ts b/packages/test/src/mutation.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a280f665
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/test/src/mutation.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+export interface MutationCase<T> {
+  name: string;
+  value: T;
+}
+
+export interface MutationReport<O> {
+  baseline: O;
+  killed: string[];
+  survived: string[];
+}
+
+export interface DetectMutationsOptions<T, O> {
+  baseline: T;
+  mutations: Array<MutationCase<T>>;
+  exercise(value: T): O | Promise<O>;
+  equivalent?(left: O, right: O): boolean;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Run the same behavioural probe against a baseline and explicit mutations.
+ * A mutation survives when the observable result is unchanged. The helper
+ * throws with every survivor by default, making it suitable for an ordinary
+ * Bun test and CI without a second runner or source-rewriting process.
+ */
+export async function detectMutations<T, O>(
+  options: DetectMutationsOptions<T, O>,
+): Promise<MutationReport<O>> {
+  if (!options.mutations.length) {
+    throw new Error("WRN-MUTATION-EMPTY: declare at least one meaningful mutation");
+  }
+  const equivalent = options.equivalent ?? ((left, right) => Object.is(left, right));
+  const baseline = await options.exercise(options.baseline);
+  const killed: string[] = [];
+  const survived: string[] = [];
+  for (const mutation of options.mutations) {
+    if (!mutation.name.trim()) throw new Error("WRN-MUTATION-NAME: every mutation needs a name");
+    let same = false;
+    try {
+      same = equivalent(baseline, await options.exercise(mutation.value));
+    } catch {
+      // A behavioural failure is a killed mutation.
+    }
+    (same ? survived : killed).push(mutation.name);
+  }
+  if (survived.length) {
+    throw Object.assign(
+      new Error(`WRN-MUTATION-SURVIVED: ${survived.join(", ")}`),
+      { report: { baseline, killed, survived } },
+    );
+  }
+  return { baseline, killed, survived };
+}
diff --git a/packages/test/test/mutation.test.ts b/packages/test/test/mutation.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..64e0d127
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/test/test/mutation.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+import { expect, test } from "bun:test";
+import { detectMutations } from "../src/mutation.ts";
+
+test("detectMutations reports mutations whose behaviour changes", async () => {
+  const report = await detectMutations({
+    baseline: (amount: number) => amount,
+    mutations: [
+      { name: "invert sign", value: (amount: number) => -amount },
+      { name: "drop amount", value: () => 0 },
+    ],
+    exercise: (adjust) => adjust(7),
+  });
+  expect(report.killed).toEqual(["invert sign", "drop amount"]);
+  expect(report.survived).toEqual([]);
+});
+
+test("detectMutations fails with the names of surviving mutations", async () => {
+  await expect(
+    detectMutations({
+      baseline: (amount: number) => amount,
+      mutations: [{ name: "wrong implementation", value: (amount: number) => amount }],
+      exercise: (adjust) => adjust(7),
+    }),
+  ).rejects.toThrow(/WRN-MUTATION-SURVIVED: wrong implementation/);
+});
+
+test("detectMutations accepts structured observations through an equivalence function", async () => {
+  const report = await detectMutations({
+    baseline: { status: 200 },
+    mutations: [{ name: "deny request", value: { status: 403 } }],
+    exercise: async (response) => ({ ...response, volatile: crypto.randomUUID() }),
+    equivalent: (left, right) => left.status === right.status,
+  });
+  expect(report.killed).toEqual(["deny request"]);
+});