feat(grpc): native multi-backend failover via grpc-js (#144) Support a comma-separated list in SW_AGENT_COLLECTOR_BACKEND_SERVICES so the agent fails over between OAP backends, implemented with grpc-js's own resolver and load balancing rather than an application-level channel state machine. Transport - A single address keeps the built-in `dns:` resolver, so one hostname with multiple A/AAAA records is load-balanced and periodically re-resolved. - Multiple addresses register a small `sw-static` resolver (the built-in `ipv4:`/`ipv6:` schemes accept IP literals only) and use `pick_first` with `shuffleAddressList`, which spreads agents across backends while keeping the channel authority stable. - Reconnection uses grpc-js exponential backoff (1s to 30s); the agent no longer polls channel state or re-selects backends itself. - No client keepalive: the agent's own reporting traffic is the liveness signal, and a stock OAP (grpc-java defaults) answers unsolicited pings with GOAWAY ENHANCE_YOUR_CALM. - Retry is scoped to ManagementService/reportInstanceProperties, the only idempotent unary call. Trace and meter uploads are never retried at the gRPC layer, so a replayed stream cannot duplicate segments. Reporting semantics - Best effort: a failed report discards its batch and is never re-sent, so statistics cannot be double-counted. Discards are logged with a running total. - flush() is a bounded single attempt, not a delivery guarantee. It forces out pending data first (which has not been attempted yet), then waits on any prior in-flight report with the remaining budget, so a stuck RPC cannot stall a host such as AWS Lambda. - Authentication failures keep the channel and emit a throttled error pointing at SW_AGENT_AUTHENTICATION; switching backends cannot fix a cluster-wide token. - A backend that is reachable but unresponsive is not failed over: failover targets unreachable backends, not functional health. Behavior changes - Host http_proxy/https_proxy no longer affect the OAP uplink (grpc.enable_http_proxy=0); agent to OAP via HTTP proxy is not supported. - Default SW_AGENT_LOGGING_LEVEL is now `warn`, so connection and data-loss diagnostics are visible without extra configuration. - Under TLS, all backends must present certificates sharing SANs because verification follows the channel authority; one DNS name with multiple records is preferred for HA. Docs and tests - docs/en/setup/configuration.md and docs/en/advanced/troubleshooting.md cover the address forms, the diagnostics and the best-effort contract. - Unit tests for the resolver, channel manager, report coalescing and both senders, plus a remote-e2e case that stops the active mock collector and asserts reporting continues on the standby. No new configuration options are introduced.

diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yaml b/.github/workflows/test.yaml
index 4b0fe78..78930dd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yaml

@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
       - name: Unit tests on Node@${{ matrix.node-version }}
         run: |
           npm i
-          npx jest --testPathIgnorePatterns "/node_modules/" "/tests/plugins/" --runInBand
+          npx jest --testPathIgnorePatterns "/node_modules/" "/tests/plugins/" "/tests/remote-e2e/" --runInBand
 
   build-matrix:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -119,6 +119,37 @@
           npm i
           npm run test tests/plugins/${{ matrix.plugin }}/
 
+
+  TestRemoteE2E:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 45
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        node-version: [ 20, 22, 24 ]
+    env:
+      SW_NODE_VERSION: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          submodules: true
+
+      - uses: actions/cache@v4
+        with:
+          path: ~/.npm
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-node-${{ hashFiles('**/package-lock.json') }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            ${{ runner.os }}-node-
+
+      - name: Set Up NodeJS ${{ matrix.node-version }}
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
+
+      - name: Remote E2E On Node@${{ matrix.node-version }} (static-failover)
+        run: |
+          npm i
+          npm run test tests/remote-e2e/static-failover/
+
   TestLib:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 30

diff --git a/docs/en/advanced/troubleshooting.md b/docs/en/advanced/troubleshooting.md
index 4218ee4..5636867 100644
--- a/docs/en/advanced/troubleshooting.md
+++ b/docs/en/advanced/troubleshooting.md

@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@
 6. Check that the path, suffix, and HTTP method are not filtered by trace settings.
 7. Check the agent log for plugin version or OAP connection errors.
 
-If the process is short-lived, call `await agent.flush()` before exit.
+If the process is short-lived, call `await agent.flush()` before exit. `flush()` is a bounded
+best-effort attempt, not a delivery guarantee. See [Data is missing when the process stops](#data-is-missing-when-the-process-stops).
 
 ## OAP connection errors
 
@@ -25,8 +26,12 @@
 export SW_AGENT_COLLECTOR_BACKEND_SERVICES=oap.example.com:11800
 ```
 
-Check DNS, network access, firewall rules, and the OAP gRPC port. The current agent uses only the
-first item if the value is a comma-separated list.
+Check DNS, network access, firewall rules, and the OAP gRPC port.
+
+One `host:port` uses the grpc-js `dns:` resolver (all A/AAAA records become endpoints and are
+re-resolved periodically). A comma-separated list uses a static resolver with `pick_first`: each
+name is a literal endpoint only — no DNS expansion or re-resolution per name, so discovery is weaker
+than a single DNS name (for example a headless Kubernetes service).
 
 An option passed to `agent.start()` replaces the environment value. This includes an empty string:
 
@@ -39,11 +44,26 @@
 configuration for a custom CA or client certificate. Set `SW_AGENT_AUTHENTICATION` if OAP requires
 an agent token.
 
+Under TLS with multiple hostnames, certificate verification follows the channel authority (the first
+list entry in the configured target). Endpoint pick order may be shuffled by grpc-js, but the target
+string — and therefore authority / SNI — stays in config order. Every backend must present a
+certificate that shares the needed SANs, or failover handshakes fail. Prefer one DNS name with
+multiple A/AAAA records for TLS high availability.
+
+Channel disconnect lines are logged at `error` and recover lines at `warn` (throttled separately so a
+recover line is not swallowed by the disconnect window). For per-address grpc-js detail, set
+`GRPC_TRACE=pick_first,subchannel`.
+
 ## Traces are missing during an OAP outage
 
 The agent keeps finished segments in a memory buffer. When the buffer reaches
-`SW_AGENT_MAX_BUFFER_SIZE`, it removes the oldest finished segment. Restore the OAP connection;
-increasing the buffer only delays data loss and uses more process memory.
+`SW_AGENT_MAX_BUFFER_SIZE`, it removes the oldest finished segment and may log that the trace buffer
+reached maximum size. Restore the OAP connection; increasing the buffer only delays data loss and
+uses more process memory.
+
+If a report attempt fails, the agent may log that it discarded N trace segment(s) after report
+failure. Those segments are not re-sent. Reporting is best-effort: failures discard data, and
+`flush()` only waits briefly then tries once more.
 
 ## A library has no spans
 
@@ -65,12 +85,28 @@
 
 ## Agent logs are hard to find
 
-The default agent log level is `error`.
+The default agent log level is `warn`.
+
+| Level | What you typically see |
+| --- | --- |
+| `error` | Auth rejection, channel disconnect (throttled), fatal boot failures |
+| `warn` (default) | Channel recovered (throttled), trace buffer full, discarded segment batches, meter report failures (throttled) |
+| `info` / `debug` | Lifecycle noise; span debug lines |
+
+Levels below the configured threshold are silent by design (`warn` / `info` / `debug` become no-ops
+when the threshold is higher).
 
 - When `NODE_ENV` is not `production`, logs go to the console.
 - When `NODE_ENV=production`, logs go to `skywalking.log` in the process working directory.
 - Set `SW_LOGGING_TARGET=console` to use the console in production.
 
+## Agent to OAP over an HTTP proxy
+
+Agent to OAP over an HTTP proxy is not supported. Every gRPC channel sets `grpc.enable_http_proxy=0`,
+so host `http_proxy` / `https_proxy` never affect OAP uplink. This applies to single-address and
+multi-address targets. After upgrade, traffic that previously relied on an HTTP CONNECT proxy to
+reach OAP will no longer use that proxy.
+
 ## Data is missing when the process stops
 
 `agent.destroy()` stops reporters but does not flush them. Use this order:
@@ -80,6 +116,9 @@
 agent.destroy();
 ```
 
+`flush()` waits a short time for in-flight work and may start one more report attempt. It does not
+guarantee delivery if OAP is slow or unreachable.
+
 Do not use stop and restart as a normal agent update method inside one process. Module patches stay
 installed after `destroy()`.
 

diff --git a/docs/en/setup/configuration.md b/docs/en/setup/configuration.md
index 2660baa..e4d77b3 100644
--- a/docs/en/setup/configuration.md
+++ b/docs/en/setup/configuration.md

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 | --- | --- | --- | --- |
 | `SW_AGENT_NAME` | `serviceName` | `your-nodejs-service` | Service name shown in SkyWalking. |
 | `SW_AGENT_INSTANCE` | `serviceInstance` | Host name | Service instance name shown in SkyWalking. |
-| `SW_AGENT_COLLECTOR_BACKEND_SERVICES` | `collectorAddress` | `127.0.0.1:11800` | OAP gRPC address in `host:port` form. |
+| `SW_AGENT_COLLECTOR_BACKEND_SERVICES` | `collectorAddress` | `127.0.0.1:11800` | OAP gRPC address(es). One `host:port` uses grpc-js `dns:` (all A/AAAA become endpoints; periodically re-resolved). A comma-separated list uses a static resolver with `pick_first` (literal endpoints only; no per-name DNS expansion or re-resolution). Endpoint pick order is shuffled by grpc-js (`shuffleAddressList`); the target string keeps config order so TLS authority / SNI stay on the first list entry. Under TLS, all backends must present certificates that share the needed SANs. Prefer one DNS name with multiple A/AAAA records for TLS high availability. |
 | `SW_AGENT_SECURE` | `secure` | `false` | Use TLS for the OAP gRPC connection. |
 | `SW_AGENT_AUTHENTICATION` | `authorization` | Not set | Authentication token sent to OAP. |
 | `SW_AGENT_TRACE_TIMEOUT` | `traceTimeout` | `10000` | gRPC deadline in milliseconds for trace and meter reports and service management requests. Must be a positive integer. |
@@ -35,14 +35,12 @@
 When `secure` is enabled, the agent uses the system trust store. It does not provide options for a
 custom CA, client certificate, or mutual TLS.
 
-Use one OAP address. If a comma-separated list is set, the current agent uses only the first entry.
-
 ## Agent control and logging
 
 | Environment variable | `agent.start()` option | Default | Description |
 | --- | --- | --- | --- |
 | `SW_DISABLE` | None | Not set | Set the exact value `true` to keep the agent stopped. |
-| `SW_AGENT_LOGGING_LEVEL` | None | `error` | Agent log level: `error`, `warn`, `info`, or `debug`. |
+| `SW_AGENT_LOGGING_LEVEL` | None | `warn` | Agent log level: `error`, `warn`, `info`, or `debug`. |
 | `SW_LOGGING_TARGET` | None | See below | Set to `console` to log to the console in production. |
 | `SW_AGENT_MAX_BUFFER_SIZE` | `maxBufferSize` | `1000` | Limit for active and buffered trace segments. Must be a positive integer. |
 | `SW_AGENT_DISABLE_PLUGINS` | `disablePlugins` | Empty | Comma-separated plugin file names without the `Plugin` suffix, such as `mysql,express`. |

diff --git a/src/agent/core/boot/ServiceManager.ts b/src/agent/core/boot/ServiceManager.ts
index e5dd18d..43b6dae 100644
--- a/src/agent/core/boot/ServiceManager.ts
+++ b/src/agent/core/boot/ServiceManager.ts

@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
       try {
         service.prepare();
       } catch (error) {
-        logger.error('ServiceManager prepare failed: %s', error);
+        logger.error(`ServiceManager prepare failed: ${error}`);
       }
     }
 
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
       try {
         service.boot();
       } catch (error) {
-        logger.error('ServiceManager boot failed: %s', error);
+        logger.error(`ServiceManager boot failed: ${error}`);
       }
     }
 
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
       try {
         service.onComplete();
       } catch (error) {
-        logger.error('ServiceManager onComplete failed: %s', error);
+        logger.error(`ServiceManager onComplete failed: ${error}`);
       }
     }
 
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
       try {
         service.shutdown();
       } catch (error) {
-        logger.error('ServiceManager shutdown failed: %s', error);
+        logger.error(`ServiceManager shutdown failed: ${error}`);
       }
     }
     this.bootedServices.clear();

diff --git a/src/agent/core/meter/MeterSender.ts b/src/agent/core/meter/MeterSender.ts
index 93b8d71..2101b42 100644
--- a/src/agent/core/meter/MeterSender.ts
+++ b/src/agent/core/meter/MeterSender.ts

@@ -28,9 +28,16 @@
 import GRPCChannelManager from '../remote/GRPCChannelManager';
 import { GRPCChannelListener } from '../remote/GRPCChannelListener';
 import { GRPCChannelStatus } from '../remote/GRPCChannelStatus';
+import {
+  coalesceReport,
+  flushCoalesced,
+  FLUSH_WAIT_MS,
+  ReportCoalesceState,
+  runCollectStream,
+} from '../remote/coalesceReport';
 
 const logger = createLogger(__filename);
-const logReportError = throttled(logger, 'error', 30000);
+const logReportError = throttled(logger, 'warn', 30000);
 
 /** Reports Node.js runtime metrics via gRPC MeterReportService (Go/Python-compatible pipeline). */
 export default class MeterSender implements BootService, GRPCChannelListener {
@@ -41,7 +48,7 @@
   /** Latest gauge snapshot only — stale samples have no value after reconnect. */
   private latestSnapshot?: RuntimeSnapshot;
   private timer?: NodeJS.Timeout;
-  private reporting?: Promise<void>;
+  private readonly reportState: ReportCoalesceState = {};
 
   private collector!: RuntimeMetricsCollector;
 
@@ -75,12 +82,7 @@
     if (!this.channelManager) {
       return undefined;
     }
-
-    return new MeterReportServiceClient(
-      config.collectorAddress,
-      grpc.credentials.createInsecure(),
-      this.channelManager.getClientOptions(),
-    );
+    return this.channelManager.createClient(MeterReportServiceClient);
   }
 
   private startTimer(): void {
@@ -95,83 +97,61 @@
   }
 
   private collectSample(): void {
+    // Always sample so RuntimeSampler CPU deltas stay on the report period (not the outage length).
     this.latestSnapshot = this.collector.sample();
   }
 
   private reportBufferedMetrics(): Promise<void> {
+    return coalesceReport(
+      this.reportState,
+      () => this.doReportBufferedMetrics(),
+      () => this.closed,
+    );
+  }
+
+  private doReportBufferedMetrics(): Promise<void> {
     if (this.closed) {
       return Promise.resolve();
     }
 
-    if (this.reporting) {
-      return this.reporting;
+    if (!config.serviceName || !config.serviceInstance) {
+      return Promise.resolve();
     }
 
-    this.reporting = this.doReportBufferedMetrics().finally(() => {
-      this.reporting = undefined;
-    });
+    // Check connectivity before consuming the snapshot so disconnect-window samples are kept.
+    if (this.status !== GRPCChannelStatus.CONNECTED || !this.reporterClient) {
+      return Promise.resolve();
+    }
 
-    return this.reporting;
-  }
+    const snapshot = this.latestSnapshot;
+    if (!snapshot) {
+      return Promise.resolve();
+    }
+    this.latestSnapshot = undefined;
 
-  private doReportBufferedMetrics(): Promise<void> {
-    return new Promise((resolve) => {
-      try {
-        if (this.closed) {
-          resolve();
-          return;
-        }
-
-        const snapshot = this.latestSnapshot;
-        this.latestSnapshot = undefined;
-        if (!snapshot || this.status !== GRPCChannelStatus.CONNECTED || !this.reporterClient) {
-          resolve();
-          return;
-        }
-
-        if (!config.serviceName || !config.serviceInstance) {
-          resolve();
-          return;
-        }
-
-        const stream = this.reporterClient.collect(
-          new grpc.Metadata(),
-          { deadline: Date.now() + (config.traceTimeout || 10000) },
-          (error: grpc.ServiceError | null) => {
-            if (error) {
-              logReportError('Failed to report runtime meter data', error);
-              this.reportGrpcError(error);
-            }
-            resolve();
-          },
-        );
-
-        try {
-          let metadataWritten = false;
-          for (const meterData of this.collector.toMeterData(snapshot)) {
-            // Meter.proto: service / instance / timestamp on the first stream element only.
-            if (!metadataWritten) {
-              meterData
-                .setService(config.serviceName)
-                .setServiceinstance(config.serviceInstance)
-                .setTimestamp(snapshot.collectedAt);
-              metadataWritten = true;
-            }
-            stream.write(meterData);
+    const client = this.reporterClient;
+    const serviceName = config.serviceName;
+    const serviceInstance = config.serviceInstance;
+    return runCollectStream({
+      open: (onStatus) =>
+        client.collect(new grpc.Metadata(), { deadline: Date.now() + (config.traceTimeout || 10000) }, onStatus),
+      writeAll: (stream) => {
+        let metadataWritten = false;
+        for (const meterData of this.collector.toMeterData(snapshot)) {
+          // Meter.proto: service / instance / timestamp on the first stream element only.
+          if (!metadataWritten) {
+            meterData.setService(serviceName).setServiceinstance(serviceInstance).setTimestamp(snapshot.collectedAt);
+            metadataWritten = true;
           }
-        } finally {
-          try {
-            stream.end();
-          } catch (error) {
-            logReportError('Failed to end meter collect stream', error);
-            resolve();
-          }
+          stream.write(meterData);
         }
-      } catch (error) {
-        logReportError('Failed to report runtime meter data', error);
+      },
+      onFailure: (reason, error) => {
+        logReportError(reason, error);
         this.reportGrpcError(error);
-        resolve();
-      }
+      },
+      openFailureReason: 'Failed to report runtime meter data',
+      endFailureReason: 'Failed to end meter collect stream',
     });
   }
 
@@ -183,12 +163,21 @@
     this.channelManager?.reportError(error);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Best-effort: one shared FLUSH_WAIT_MS budget for forceReport of latest snapshot, then in-flight wait.
+   */
   flush(): Promise<any> | null {
     if (this.closed) {
       return null;
     }
     this.collectSample();
-    return this.reportBufferedMetrics();
+    return flushCoalesced(
+      this.reportState,
+      () => this.doReportBufferedMetrics(),
+      () => this.closed,
+      () => this.latestSnapshot != null,
+      FLUSH_WAIT_MS,
+    );
   }
 
   shutdown(): void {
@@ -197,7 +186,7 @@
       clearInterval(this.timer);
       this.timer = undefined;
     }
-    this.reporting = undefined;
+    this.reportState.reporting = undefined;
     this.reporterClient = undefined;
     this.latestSnapshot = undefined;
     this.collector.destroy();

diff --git a/src/agent/core/remote/BackendAddressResolver.ts b/src/agent/core/remote/BackendAddressResolver.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e01eefd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/agent/core/remote/BackendAddressResolver.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,161 @@
+/*!
+ *
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ * contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+ * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+ * The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+ * (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+ * the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ *
+ */
+
+import * as grpc from '@grpc/grpc-js';
+import { createLogger } from '../../../logging';
+
+const logger = createLogger(__filename);
+
+const SW_STATIC_SCHEME = 'sw-static';
+
+let swStaticResolverRegistered = false;
+
+/**
+ * Parse one host:port via grpc.experimental.splitHostPort.
+ * Returns normalized host:port or null when invalid (logged at error).
+ */
+export function tryParseHostPort(entry: string): string | null {
+  const trimmed = entry.trim();
+  if (!trimmed) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  const parsed = grpc.experimental.splitHostPort(trimmed);
+  if (!parsed?.host || parsed.port == null) {
+    logger.error(`Invalid collector address: ${entry}`);
+    return null;
+  }
+  if (parsed.port <= 0 || parsed.port > 65535) {
+    logger.error(`Invalid collector address (bad port): ${entry}`);
+    return null;
+  }
+  const host = parsed.host.includes(':') ? `[${parsed.host}]` : parsed.host;
+  return `${host}:${parsed.port}`;
+}
+
+/** Parse comma-separated backend host:port entries. Invalid entries are logged and dropped. */
+export function parseStaticBackendAddresses(raw: string): string[] {
+  const result: string[] = [];
+  for (const part of raw.split(',')) {
+    const normalized = tryParseHostPort(part);
+    if (normalized) {
+      result.push(normalized);
+    }
+  }
+  return result;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Build a grpc-js channel target.
+ * - One address: plain host:port (default dns: resolver — multi-IP + periodic re-resolve + natural TLS authority).
+ * - Multiple: sw-static:/// list for pick_first across explicit backends (literal endpoints only;
+ *   no DNS expansion / re-resolution of each name — weaker discovery than a single dns: target).
+ */
+export function buildNativeGrpcTarget(addresses: string[]): string {
+  // Caller (openChannel) already requires a non-empty list.
+  if (addresses.length === 1) {
+    return addresses[0]!;
+  }
+  ensureSwStaticResolverRegistered();
+  return `${SW_STATIC_SCHEME}:///${addresses.join(',')}`;
+}
+
+function ensureSwStaticResolverRegistered(): void {
+  if (swStaticResolverRegistered) {
+    return;
+  }
+  const { registerResolver, statusOrFromValue, statusOrFromError, splitHostPort: grpcSplit } = grpc.experimental;
+
+  /**
+   * Static multi-address resolver for comma-separated backends.
+   * Mirrors grpc-js resolver-ip.js (static endpoint list, no DNS expansion).
+   */
+  class SwStaticResolver {
+    private readonly listener: grpc.experimental.ResolverListener;
+    private readonly endpoints: grpc.experimental.Endpoint[];
+    private readonly error: { code: number; details: string; metadata: grpc.Metadata } | null;
+    private hasReturnedResult = false;
+
+    constructor(
+      target: grpc.experimental.GrpcUri,
+      listener: grpc.experimental.ResolverListener,
+      _channelOptions: grpc.ChannelOptions,
+    ) {
+      this.listener = listener;
+      this.endpoints = [];
+      this.error = null;
+
+      if (target.scheme !== SW_STATIC_SCHEME) {
+        this.error = {
+          code: grpc.status.UNAVAILABLE,
+          details: `Unrecognized scheme ${target.scheme} in sw-static resolver`,
+          metadata: new grpc.Metadata(),
+        };
+        return;
+      }
+
+      const pathList = target.path
+        .split(',')
+        .map((p) => p.trim())
+        .filter(Boolean);
+      const endpoints: grpc.experimental.Endpoint[] = [];
+      for (const path of pathList) {
+        const hp = grpcSplit(path);
+        if (!hp?.host || hp.port == null) {
+          this.error = {
+            code: grpc.status.UNAVAILABLE,
+            details: `Failed to parse sw-static address ${path}`,
+            metadata: new grpc.Metadata(),
+          };
+          return;
+        }
+        endpoints.push({ addresses: [{ host: hp.host, port: hp.port }] });
+      }
+      this.endpoints = endpoints;
+    }
+
+    updateResolution(): void {
+      if (this.hasReturnedResult) {
+        return;
+      }
+      this.hasReturnedResult = true;
+      process.nextTick(() => {
+        if (this.error) {
+          this.listener(statusOrFromError(this.error), {}, null, '');
+        } else {
+          this.listener(statusOrFromValue(this.endpoints), {}, null, '');
+        }
+      });
+    }
+
+    destroy(): void {
+      this.hasReturnedResult = false;
+    }
+
+    static getDefaultAuthority(target: grpc.experimental.GrpcUri): string {
+      const first = target.path.split(',')[0]?.trim();
+      if (!first) {
+        throw new Error('sw-static target path must contain at least one host:port');
+      }
+      return first;
+    }
+  }
+
+  registerResolver(SW_STATIC_SCHEME, SwStaticResolver);
+  swStaticResolverRegistered = true;
+}

diff --git a/src/agent/core/remote/GRPCChannel.ts b/src/agent/core/remote/GRPCChannel.ts
index 4eae558..9a31510 100644
--- a/src/agent/core/remote/GRPCChannel.ts
+++ b/src/agent/core/remote/GRPCChannel.ts

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
  */
 
 import * as grpc from '@grpc/grpc-js';
-import { ClientOptions, connectivityState } from '@grpc/grpc-js';
+import { ClientOptions, connectivityState, ChannelOptions } from '@grpc/grpc-js';
 import ChannelBuilder, { ChannelBuildContext } from './ChannelBuilder';
 import ChannelDecorator from './ChannelDecorator';
 
@@ -26,31 +26,41 @@
   private readonly originChannel: grpc.Channel;
   private readonly interceptors: grpc.Interceptor[];
 
-  private constructor(host: string, port: number, channelBuilders: ChannelBuilder[], decorators: ChannelDecorator[]) {
+  /**
+   * Builders must spread `context.options` when they replace the options object
+   * so native channel options (keepalive / service_config) are preserved.
+   * `extraOptions` are merged exactly once into the initial context.
+   */
+  private constructor(
+    target: string,
+    channelBuilders: ChannelBuilder[],
+    decorators: ChannelDecorator[],
+    extraOptions: ChannelOptions,
+  ) {
     let context: ChannelBuildContext = {
       credentials: grpc.credentials.createInsecure(),
-      options: {},
+      options: { ...extraOptions },
     };
 
     for (const builder of channelBuilders) {
       context = builder.build(context);
     }
 
-    this.originChannel = new grpc.Channel(`${host}:${port}`, context.credentials, context.options);
+    this.originChannel = new grpc.Channel(target, context.credentials, context.options);
     this.interceptors = decorators.map((decorator) => decorator.build());
   }
 
   static create(
-    host: string,
-    port: number,
+    target: string,
     channelBuilders: ChannelBuilder[],
     decorators: ChannelDecorator[],
+    extraOptions: ChannelOptions = {},
   ): GRPCChannel {
-    return new GRPCChannel(host, port, channelBuilders, decorators);
+    return new GRPCChannel(target, channelBuilders, decorators, extraOptions);
   }
 
-  static newBuilder(host: string, port: number): GRPCChannelBuilder {
-    return new GRPCChannelBuilder(host, port);
+  static newBuilder(target: string): GRPCChannelBuilder {
+    return new GRPCChannelBuilder(target);
   }
 
   getChannel(): grpc.Channel {
@@ -68,20 +78,23 @@
     return this.originChannel.getConnectivityState(requestConnection) === connectivityState.READY;
   }
 
+  getConnectivityState(requestConnection = false): connectivityState {
+    return this.originChannel.getConnectivityState(requestConnection);
+  }
+
   shutdownNow(): void {
     this.originChannel.close();
   }
 }
 
 class GRPCChannelBuilder {
-  private readonly host: string;
-  private readonly port: number;
+  private readonly target: string;
   private readonly channelBuilders: ChannelBuilder[] = [];
   private readonly decorators: ChannelDecorator[] = [];
+  private extraOptions: ChannelOptions = {};
 
-  constructor(host: string, port: number) {
-    this.host = host;
-    this.port = port;
+  constructor(target: string) {
+    this.target = target;
   }
 
   addManagedChannelBuilder(builder: ChannelBuilder): this {
@@ -94,7 +107,12 @@
     return this;
   }
 
+  withChannelOptions(options: ChannelOptions): this {
+    this.extraOptions = { ...this.extraOptions, ...options };
+    return this;
+  }
+
   build(): GRPCChannel {
-    return GRPCChannel.create(this.host, this.port, this.channelBuilders, this.decorators);
+    return GRPCChannel.create(this.target, this.channelBuilders, this.decorators, this.extraOptions);
   }
 }

diff --git a/src/agent/core/remote/GRPCChannelManager.ts b/src/agent/core/remote/GRPCChannelManager.ts
index 5eb2fed..8fbf016 100644
--- a/src/agent/core/remote/GRPCChannelManager.ts
+++ b/src/agent/core/remote/GRPCChannelManager.ts

@@ -18,11 +18,12 @@
  */
 
 import * as grpc from '@grpc/grpc-js';
-import { ClientOptions } from '@grpc/grpc-js';
+import { ClientOptions, ChannelOptions, ChannelCredentials } from '@grpc/grpc-js';
 import config from '../../../config/AgentConfig';
-import { createLogger } from '../../../logging';
+import { createLogger, throttled } from '../../../logging';
 import AgentIDDecorator from './AgentIDDecorator';
 import AuthenticationDecorator from './AuthenticationDecorator';
+import { buildNativeGrpcTarget, parseStaticBackendAddresses } from './BackendAddressResolver';
 import GRPCChannel from './GRPCChannel';
 import { GRPCChannelListener } from './GRPCChannelListener';
 import { GRPCChannelStatus } from './GRPCChannelStatus';
@@ -31,57 +32,95 @@
 import TLSChannelBuilder from './TLSChannelBuilder';
 
 const logger = createLogger(__filename);
+const logAuthRejected = throttled(logger, 'error', 30000);
+const logChannelDisconnected = throttled(logger, 'error', 30000);
+const logChannelRecovered = throttled(logger, 'warn', 30000);
+
+/** Placeholder authority — ignored when channelOverride is set (grpc-js client.js). */
+const STUB_AUTHORITY = 'skywalking-backend';
+
+function isGrpcAuthError(error: unknown): boolean {
+  const code = (error as grpc.ServiceError | undefined)?.code;
+  return code === grpc.status.PERMISSION_DENIED || code === grpc.status.UNAUTHENTICATED;
+}
 
 function isGrpcNetworkError(error: unknown): boolean {
   const code = (error as grpc.ServiceError | undefined)?.code;
-
+  if (isGrpcAuthError(error)) {
+    return false;
+  }
   return (
     code === grpc.status.UNAVAILABLE ||
-    code === grpc.status.PERMISSION_DENIED ||
-    code === grpc.status.UNAUTHENTICATED ||
     code === grpc.status.RESOURCE_EXHAUSTED ||
-    code === grpc.status.UNKNOWN
+    code === grpc.status.UNKNOWN ||
+    code === grpc.status.DEADLINE_EXCEEDED
   );
 }
 
+function nativeChannelOptions(): ChannelOptions {
+  // No gRPC keepalive: stock OAP (grpc-java) rejects frequent idle pings with GOAWAY
+  // ENHANCE_YOUR_CALM. Agent traffic (trace/heartbeat/metrics) provides liveness.
+  //
+  // Agent→OAP via HTTP proxy is not supported. Disable grpc-js proxy interception
+  // uniformly (including single-address dns: targets that grpc-js could otherwise
+  // proxy) so host-app http_proxy/https_proxy cannot affect the agent channel —
+  // multi-address targets are also broken under HTTP CONNECT (proxy sees the
+  // unresolved comma list).
+  return {
+    'grpc.enable_http_proxy': 0,
+    'grpc.initial_reconnect_backoff_ms': 1_000,
+    'grpc.max_reconnect_backoff_ms': 30_000,
+    'grpc.service_config': JSON.stringify({
+      // shuffleAddressList: distribute agents across backends without rewriting the
+      // target string (keeps channel authority / SNI stable under TLS).
+      loadBalancingConfig: [{ pick_first: { shuffleAddressList: true } }],
+      // Retry only unary idempotent reportInstanceProperties. Client-streaming
+      // collect (trace/meter) must not retry — grpc-js replays the write buffer and
+      // OAP does not dedupe segments. keepAlive is covered by the next 20s tick.
+      // FQDN matches Management.proto (skywalking.v3), not ManagementCompat.
+      methodConfig: [
+        {
+          name: [{ service: 'skywalking.v3.ManagementService', method: 'reportInstanceProperties' }],
+          retryPolicy: {
+            maxAttempts: 3,
+            initialBackoff: '1s',
+            maxBackoff: '10s',
+            backoffMultiplier: 2,
+            retryableStatusCodes: ['UNAVAILABLE'],
+          },
+        },
+      ],
+    }),
+  };
+}
+
 /**
- * Shared gRPC channel manager (Java GRPCChannelManager skeleton).
- * V1: single address; V2 reserved: multi-address failover via reportError().
+ * Shared gRPC channel manager using grpc-js native multi-address failover
+ * (pick_first + reconnect backoff + service-config retry). Opens one channel at boot.
  */
 export default class GRPCChannelManager implements BootService {
   private managedChannel: GRPCChannel | null = null;
   private readonly listeners: GRPCChannelListener[] = [];
   private lastStatus: GRPCChannelStatus | null = null;
+  private lastConnectivityState: grpc.connectivityState | null = null;
   private closed = false;
-
-  /** V1: first address when comma-separated; V2: failover selection. */
-  resolveAddress(): string {
-    const raw = config.collectorAddress ?? '';
-    const first = raw.split(',')[0]?.trim();
-    if (!first) {
-      throw new Error('collectorAddress is not configured');
-    }
-    return first;
-  }
-
-  getChannel(): grpc.Channel {
-    if (!this.managedChannel) {
-      throw new Error('gRPC channel is not available');
-    }
-
-    return this.managedChannel.getChannel();
-  }
+  private grpcServers: string[] = [];
 
   getClientOptions(): ClientOptions {
     if (!this.managedChannel) {
       throw new Error('gRPC channel is not available');
     }
-
     return this.managedChannel.getClientOptions();
   }
 
-  isConnected(): boolean {
-    return this.managedChannel?.isConnected(true) ?? false;
+  /**
+   * Construct a generated gRPC client bound to the shared channel.
+   * Address/credentials are placeholders — transport uses channelOverride.
+   */
+  createClient<TClient>(
+    ClientCtor: new (address: string, credentials: ChannelCredentials, options?: ClientOptions) => TClient,
+  ): TClient {
+    return new ClientCtor(STUB_AUTHORITY, grpc.credentials.createInsecure(), this.getClientOptions());
   }
 
   addChannelListener(listener: GRPCChannelListener): void {
@@ -95,26 +134,40 @@
     return Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER;
   }
 
-  /** Align local status with grpc-js connectivity; avoid permanent DISCONNECT while channel stays READY. */
+  /**
+   * Auth failures: throttled error only (same token across cluster backends).
+   * Network errors on READY: leave to grpc-js retry / pick_first.
+   * DEADLINE_EXCEEDED on a READY channel is intentionally not treated as failover —
+   * failover targets unreachable backends, not slow/overloaded RPCs on a live connection.
+   */
   reportError(error: unknown): void {
+    if (this.closed) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if (isGrpcAuthError(error)) {
+      logAuthRejected('gRPC authentication rejected by OAP; check SW_AGENT_AUTHENTICATION configuration', error);
+      return;
+    }
+
     if (!isGrpcNetworkError(error)) {
-      logger.debug('gRPC report error (ignored): %s', error);
+      logger.debug(`gRPC report error (ignored): ${error}`);
       return;
     }
 
     const managed = this.managedChannel;
-    if (!managed || this.closed) {
+    if (!managed) {
       this.notify(GRPCChannelStatus.DISCONNECT);
       return;
     }
 
     if (managed.isConnected(false)) {
-      logger.debug('gRPC network error but channel still connected: %s', error);
-      this.notify(GRPCChannelStatus.CONNECTED);
+      // Includes DEADLINE_EXCEEDED while READY — do not tear down / rotate (see method doc).
+      logger.debug(`gRPC network error but channel still READY (native reconnect/retry): ${error}`);
       return;
     }
 
-    logger.debug('gRPC network error, notify DISCONNECT: %s', error);
+    logger.debug(`gRPC network error with non-READY channel: ${error}`);
     this.notify(GRPCChannelStatus.DISCONNECT);
   }
 
@@ -122,23 +175,18 @@
 
   boot(): void {
     this.closed = false;
-    const address = this.resolveAddress();
-    const [host, portText] = address.split(':');
-    const port = Number.parseInt(portText, 10);
-
-    if (!host || Number.isNaN(port)) {
-      throw new Error(`Invalid collector address: ${address}`);
+    this.lastConnectivityState = null;
+    const parsed = parseStaticBackendAddresses(config.collectorAddress ?? '');
+    if (parsed.length === 0) {
+      logger.error('Collector server addresses are not set.');
+      logger.error('Agent will not uplink any data.');
+      this.notify(GRPCChannelStatus.DISCONNECT);
+      return;
     }
-
-    this.managedChannel = GRPCChannel.newBuilder(host, port)
-      .addManagedChannelBuilder(new StandardChannelBuilder())
-      .addManagedChannelBuilder(new TLSChannelBuilder())
-      .addChannelDecorator(new AgentIDDecorator())
-      .addChannelDecorator(new AuthenticationDecorator())
-      .build();
-
-    this.watchConnectivityState();
-    this.notifyCurrentConnectivityState(true);
+    // Keep config order in the target so channel authority / SNI stay stable.
+    // Endpoint pick order is shuffled by pick_first.shuffleAddressList in service_config.
+    this.grpcServers = [...parsed];
+    this.openChannel(this.grpcServers);
   }
 
   onComplete(): void {}
@@ -150,6 +198,47 @@
     managed?.shutdownNow();
     this.notify(GRPCChannelStatus.DISCONNECT);
     this.listeners.length = 0;
+    this.grpcServers = [];
+    this.lastConnectivityState = null;
+  }
+
+  private openChannel(addresses: string[]): void {
+    if (this.closed || addresses.length === 0) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    let target: string;
+    try {
+      target = buildNativeGrpcTarget(addresses);
+    } catch (error) {
+      logger.error(`Failed to build gRPC target: ${error}`);
+      this.notify(GRPCChannelStatus.DISCONNECT);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    let built: GRPCChannel;
+    try {
+      built = GRPCChannel.newBuilder(target)
+        .withChannelOptions(nativeChannelOptions())
+        .addManagedChannelBuilder(new StandardChannelBuilder())
+        .addManagedChannelBuilder(new TLSChannelBuilder())
+        .addChannelDecorator(new AgentIDDecorator())
+        .addChannelDecorator(new AuthenticationDecorator())
+        .build();
+    } catch (error) {
+      logger.error(`Failed to build gRPC channel for target [${target}]: ${error}`);
+      this.notify(GRPCChannelStatus.DISCONNECT);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const previous = this.managedChannel;
+    this.managedChannel = built;
+    // Defensive: boot() opens once today (ServiceManager.booted), but close any prior
+    // channel if openChannel is ever invoked again.
+    previous?.shutdownNow();
+    this.watchConnectivityState();
+    // watchConnectivityState already requested a connection; do not request again.
+    this.notifyCurrentConnectivityState(false);
   }
 
   private watchConnectivityState(): void {
@@ -157,20 +246,16 @@
     if (this.closed || !managed) {
       return;
     }
-
     const channel = managed.getChannel();
     const currentState = channel.getConnectivityState(true);
-
     channel.watchConnectivityState(currentState, Infinity, (error) => {
       if (this.closed || this.managedChannel !== managed) {
         return;
       }
-
       if (error) {
-        logger.debug('Channel connectivity watch stopped: %s', error.message);
+        logger.debug(`Channel connectivity watch stopped: ${error.message}`);
         return;
       }
-
       this.notifyCurrentConnectivityState(false);
       this.watchConnectivityState();
     });
@@ -181,23 +266,63 @@
     if (this.closed || !managed) {
       return;
     }
+    const state = managed.getConnectivityState(requestConnection);
+    const previousConnectivity = this.lastConnectivityState;
+    this.lastConnectivityState = state;
 
-    const channel = managed.getChannel();
-    const ready = channel.getConnectivityState(requestConnection) === grpc.connectivityState.READY;
-    this.notify(ready ? GRPCChannelStatus.CONNECTED : GRPCChannelStatus.DISCONNECT);
+    if (state === grpc.connectivityState.READY) {
+      this.notify(GRPCChannelStatus.CONNECTED);
+      return;
+    }
+    // Handshake in progress — do not treat as disconnect.
+    if (state === grpc.connectivityState.CONNECTING) {
+      return;
+    }
+    // READY→IDLE is grpc-js's normal path after the active connection drops.
+    if (state === grpc.connectivityState.IDLE) {
+      if (previousConnectivity === grpc.connectivityState.READY) {
+        this.notify(GRPCChannelStatus.DISCONNECT);
+      }
+      return;
+    }
+    this.notify(GRPCChannelStatus.DISCONNECT);
   }
 
   private notify(status: GRPCChannelStatus): void {
     if (this.lastStatus === status) {
       return;
     }
+    const previous = this.lastStatus;
     this.lastStatus = status;
+    this.logStatusTransition(status, previous);
+
     for (const listener of this.listeners) {
       try {
         listener.statusChanged(status);
       } catch (err) {
-        logger.error('GRPCChannelListener failed: %s', err);
+        logger.error(`GRPCChannelListener failed: ${err}`);
       }
     }
   }
+
+  /** Error-level connectivity logs; skipped on deliberate shutdown (closed). Throttled. */
+  private logStatusTransition(status: GRPCChannelStatus, previous: GRPCChannelStatus | null): void {
+    if (this.closed) {
+      return;
+    }
+    const backends = this.grpcServers.join(',') || config.collectorAddress || '';
+    if (status === GRPCChannelStatus.DISCONNECT) {
+      if (previous === GRPCChannelStatus.CONNECTED) {
+        logChannelDisconnected(
+          `gRPC channel disconnected from backends [${backends}]; reconnecting with exponential backoff`,
+        );
+      } else {
+        logChannelDisconnected(
+          `gRPC channel not connected to backends [${backends}]; connecting with exponential backoff`,
+        );
+      }
+    } else if (status === GRPCChannelStatus.CONNECTED && previous === GRPCChannelStatus.DISCONNECT) {
+      logChannelRecovered(`gRPC channel recovered; connected to backends [${backends}]`);
+    }
+  }
 }

diff --git a/src/agent/core/remote/ServiceManagementClient.ts b/src/agent/core/remote/ServiceManagementClient.ts
index a558caf..53c0e19 100644
--- a/src/agent/core/remote/ServiceManagementClient.ts
+++ b/src/agent/core/remote/ServiceManagementClient.ts

@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@
 import { GRPCChannelStatus } from './GRPCChannelStatus';
 
 const logger = createLogger(__filename);
-const logHeartbeatError = throttled(logger, 'error', 30000);
+const logKeepAliveError = throttled(logger, 'error', 30000);
+const logPropertiesError = throttled(logger, 'error', 30000);
 
 export default class ServiceManagementClient implements BootService, GRPCChannelListener {
   private closed = false;
@@ -115,39 +116,46 @@
     const reportProperties =
       Math.abs(this.sendPropertiesCounter++) % ServiceManagementClient.PROPERTIES_REPORT_PERIOD_FACTOR === 0;
 
+    // Separate try/catch per RPC. Properties ticks are mutually exclusive with keepAlive
+    // (same if/else as Java PROPERTIES_REPORT_PERIOD_FACTOR / master).
     if (reportProperties) {
-      this.managementServiceClient.reportInstanceProperties(
-        this.instanceProperties,
-        new grpc.Metadata(),
-        options,
-        (error) => {
-          if (error) {
-            logHeartbeatError('Failed to send instance properties', error);
-            this.reportGrpcError(error);
-          }
-        },
-      );
+      try {
+        this.managementServiceClient.reportInstanceProperties(
+          this.instanceProperties,
+          new grpc.Metadata(),
+          options,
+          (error) => {
+            if (error) {
+              logPropertiesError('Failed to send instance properties', error);
+              this.reportGrpcError(error);
+            }
+          },
+        );
+      } catch (error) {
+        logPropertiesError('Failed to send instance properties', error);
+        this.reportGrpcError(error);
+      }
       return;
     }
 
-    this.managementServiceClient.keepAlive(this.keepAlivePkg, new grpc.Metadata(), options, (error) => {
-      if (error) {
-        logHeartbeatError('Failed to send heartbeat', error);
-        this.reportGrpcError(error);
-      }
-    });
+    try {
+      this.managementServiceClient.keepAlive(this.keepAlivePkg, new grpc.Metadata(), options, (error) => {
+        if (error) {
+          logKeepAliveError('Failed to send heartbeat', error);
+          this.reportGrpcError(error);
+        }
+      });
+    } catch (error) {
+      logKeepAliveError('Failed to send heartbeat', error);
+      this.reportGrpcError(error);
+    }
   }
 
   private createManagementClient(): ManagementServiceClient | undefined {
     if (!this.channelManager) {
       return undefined;
     }
-
-    return new ManagementServiceClient(
-      config.collectorAddress,
-      grpc.credentials.createInsecure(),
-      this.channelManager.getClientOptions(),
-    );
+    return this.channelManager.createClient(ManagementServiceClient);
   }
   private reportGrpcError(error: unknown): void {
     if (this.closed) {
@@ -156,9 +164,4 @@
 
     this.channelManager?.reportError(error);
   }
-
-  flush(): Promise<unknown> | null {
-    logger.warn('ServiceManagementClient does not need flush().');
-    return null;
-  }
 }

diff --git a/src/agent/core/remote/TraceSegmentServiceClient.ts b/src/agent/core/remote/TraceSegmentServiceClient.ts
index 3f1812d..c85e491 100644
--- a/src/agent/core/remote/TraceSegmentServiceClient.ts
+++ b/src/agent/core/remote/TraceSegmentServiceClient.ts

@@ -28,10 +28,11 @@
 import GRPCChannelManager from './GRPCChannelManager';
 import { GRPCChannelListener } from './GRPCChannelListener';
 import { GRPCChannelStatus } from './GRPCChannelStatus';
+import { coalesceReport, flushCoalesced, FLUSH_WAIT_MS, ReportCoalesceState, runCollectStream } from './coalesceReport';
 
 const logger = createLogger(__filename);
-const logReportError = throttled(logger, 'error', 30000);
 const logBufferFull = throttled(logger, 'warn', 30000);
+const logDiscardedBatch = throttled(logger, 'warn', 30000);
 
 export default class TraceSegmentServiceClient implements BootService, GRPCChannelListener {
   private closed = false;
@@ -40,7 +41,9 @@
   private reporterClient?: TraceSegmentReportServiceClient;
   private readonly buffer: Segment[] = [];
   private timeout?: NodeJS.Timeout;
-  private reporting?: Promise<void>;
+  private readonly reportState: ReportCoalesceState = {};
+  /** Monotonic count of segments discarded after report failure (for throttled logs). */
+  private discardedSegmentTotal = 0;
   private segmentFinishedListener?: (segment: Segment) => void;
 
   prepare(): void {
@@ -58,7 +61,7 @@
 
       if (this.buffer.length >= config.maxBufferSize) {
         logBufferFull(
-          `Trace buffer reached maximum size (${config.maxBufferSize}); discarding oldest segments. The collector at ${config.collectorAddress} is likely unreachable.`,
+          `Trace buffer reached maximum size (${config.maxBufferSize}); discarding oldest segments. Configured backends [${config.collectorAddress}] are likely unreachable.`,
         );
         this.buffer.shift();
       }
@@ -87,7 +90,7 @@
       this.timeout = undefined;
     }
 
-    this.reporting = undefined;
+    this.reportState.reporting = undefined;
     this.reporterClient = undefined;
     this.buffer.length = 0;
     this.channelManager = undefined;
@@ -107,12 +110,7 @@
     if (!this.channelManager) {
       return undefined;
     }
-
-    return new TraceSegmentReportServiceClient(
-      config.collectorAddress,
-      grpc.credentials.createInsecure(),
-      this.channelManager.getClientOptions(),
-    );
+    return this.channelManager.createClient(TraceSegmentReportServiceClient);
   }
 
   private scheduleNextReport(): void {
@@ -131,19 +129,11 @@
   }
 
   private reportOnce(): Promise<void> {
-    if (this.closed) {
-      return Promise.resolve();
-    }
-
-    if (this.reporting) {
-      return this.reporting;
-    }
-
-    this.reporting = this.doReport().finally(() => {
-      this.reporting = undefined;
-    });
-
-    return this.reporting;
+    return coalesceReport(
+      this.reportState,
+      () => this.doReport(),
+      () => this.closed,
+    );
   }
 
   private doReport(): Promise<void> {
@@ -153,7 +143,12 @@
         return;
       }
 
-      emitter.emit('segments-sent');
+      try {
+        emitter.emit('segments-sent');
+      } catch (error) {
+        // Listener errors must not reject the report promise (host unhandledRejection).
+        logger.debug(`segments-sent listener failed: ${error}`);
+      }
 
       if (this.buffer.length === 0) {
         resolve();
@@ -165,41 +160,34 @@
         return;
       }
 
-      let stream: ReturnType<TraceSegmentReportServiceClient['collect']> | undefined;
-      try {
-        stream = this.reporterClient.collect(
-          new grpc.Metadata(),
-          { deadline: Date.now() + config.traceTimeout },
-          (error) => {
-            if (error) {
-              logReportError('Failed to report trace data', error);
-              this.reportGrpcError(error);
+      // Take ownership. On failure discard once (never re-send): disconnect-window
+      // data is already protected by READY→IDLE → DISCONNECT (status !== CONNECTED skips splice).
+      const batch = this.buffer.splice(0, this.buffer.length);
+      const client = this.reporterClient;
+      void runCollectStream({
+        open: (onStatus) =>
+          client.collect(new grpc.Metadata(), { deadline: Date.now() + config.traceTimeout }, onStatus),
+        writeAll: (stream) => {
+          for (const segment of batch) {
+            if (segment) {
+              if (logger._isDebugEnabled) {
+                logger.debug('Sending segment ', { segment });
+              }
+              stream.write(segment.transform());
             }
-            resolve();
-          },
-        );
-
-        for (const segment of this.buffer) {
-          if (segment) {
-            if (logger._isDebugEnabled) {
-              logger.debug('Sending segment ', { segment });
-            }
-            stream.write(segment.transform());
           }
-        }
-      } catch (error) {
-        logReportError('Failed to report trace data', error);
-        this.reportGrpcError(error);
-        resolve();
-      } finally {
-        this.buffer.length = 0;
-        try {
-          stream?.end();
-        } catch (error) {
-          logReportError('Failed to end trace collect stream', error);
-          resolve();
-        }
-      }
+        },
+        onFailure: (reason, error) => {
+          this.discardedSegmentTotal += batch.length;
+          logDiscardedBatch(
+            `Discarded ${batch.length} trace segment(s) after report failure (${reason}) (total discarded: ${this.discardedSegmentTotal})`,
+            error,
+          );
+          this.reportGrpcError(error);
+        },
+        openFailureReason: 'Failed to report trace data',
+        endFailureReason: 'Failed to end trace collect stream',
+      }).then(resolve);
     });
   }
 
@@ -211,6 +199,9 @@
     this.channelManager?.reportError(error);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Best-effort: one shared FLUSH_WAIT_MS budget for forceReport of remaining buffer, then in-flight wait.
+   */
   flush(): Promise<unknown> | null {
     if (this.closed) {
       return null;
@@ -221,11 +212,12 @@
       this.timeout = undefined;
     }
 
-    if (this.buffer.length === 0) {
-      this.scheduleNextReport();
-      return null;
-    }
-
-    return this.reportOnce().finally(() => this.scheduleNextReport());
+    return flushCoalesced(
+      this.reportState,
+      () => this.doReport(),
+      () => this.closed,
+      () => this.buffer.length > 0,
+      FLUSH_WAIT_MS,
+    ).finally(() => this.scheduleNextReport());
   }
 }

diff --git a/src/agent/core/remote/coalesceReport.ts b/src/agent/core/remote/coalesceReport.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f64e67c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/agent/core/remote/coalesceReport.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,188 @@
+/*!
+ *
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ * contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+ * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+ * The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+ * (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+ * the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ *
+ */
+
+/** Single-flight report guard: if a report is in flight, return it; otherwise start one. */
+export type ReportCoalesceState = {
+  reporting?: Promise<void>;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Total budget for one flushCoalesced call (force pending + wait prior in-flight).
+ * agent.flush() uses the same constant per phase (SpanContext, then services) so the
+ * outer wait is never shorter than what the inner path can consume.
+ */
+export const FLUSH_WAIT_MS = 2000;
+
+/** Minimal client-streaming surface used by Trace / Meter collect. */
+export type CollectStream = {
+  write(message: unknown): void;
+  end(): void;
+  cancel(): void;
+};
+
+/** Resolve when `promise` settles or `ms` elapses — never rejects. */
+export function awaitWithTimeout(promise: Promise<unknown>, ms: number): Promise<void> {
+  return new Promise((resolve) => {
+    let settled = false;
+    const done = (): void => {
+      if (settled) {
+        return;
+      }
+      settled = true;
+      clearTimeout(timer);
+      resolve();
+    };
+    const timer = setTimeout(done, ms);
+    timer.unref?.();
+    promise.then(done, done);
+  });
+}
+
+function beginFlight(
+  state: ReportCoalesceState,
+  doReport: () => Promise<void>,
+  isClosed: () => boolean,
+): Promise<void> {
+  // Assign before invoking doReport so sync re-entry (e.g. segments-sent → flush) sees the guard.
+  let flight!: Promise<void>;
+  state.reporting = flight = Promise.resolve()
+    .then(() => {
+      if (isClosed()) {
+        return;
+      }
+      return doReport();
+    })
+    .catch(() => undefined)
+    .finally(() => {
+      if (state.reporting === flight) {
+        state.reporting = undefined;
+      }
+    });
+  return flight;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Never rejects — callers (timers with `void`, flush) must not see unhandled rejections.
+ */
+export function coalesceReport(
+  state: ReportCoalesceState,
+  doReport: () => Promise<void>,
+  isClosed: () => boolean,
+): Promise<void> {
+  if (isClosed()) {
+    return Promise.resolve();
+  }
+
+  if (state.reporting) {
+    return state.reporting.catch(() => undefined);
+  }
+
+  return beginFlight(state, doReport, isClosed);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Always start a new report flight (ignores an existing in-flight promise).
+ * Used by flush() after a bounded wait times out so remaining buffer/snapshot is attempted.
+ */
+export function forceReport(
+  state: ReportCoalesceState,
+  doReport: () => Promise<void>,
+  isClosed: () => boolean,
+): Promise<void> {
+  if (isClosed()) {
+    return Promise.resolve();
+  }
+  return beginFlight(state, doReport, isClosed);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Shared Trace/Meter flush: one total `budgetMs` for forceReport of pending data, then
+ * waiting on any prior in-flight work (deadline shared — never 2× the constant).
+ * Pending has priority: an in-flight batch already had one attempt.
+ */
+export async function flushCoalesced(
+  state: ReportCoalesceState,
+  doReport: () => Promise<void>,
+  isClosed: () => boolean,
+  hasPending: () => boolean,
+  budgetMs: number = FLUSH_WAIT_MS,
+): Promise<void> {
+  const deadline = Date.now() + budgetMs;
+  const remaining = (): number => Math.max(0, deadline - Date.now());
+  const inflight = state.reporting;
+
+  if (!isClosed() && hasPending()) {
+    await awaitWithTimeout(forceReport(state, doReport, isClosed), remaining());
+  }
+  if (inflight) {
+    await awaitWithTimeout(inflight, remaining());
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Shared client-streaming collect: open → write → end, with once-only failure + cancel.
+ */
+export function runCollectStream(options: {
+  open: (onStatus: (error: Error | null) => void) => CollectStream;
+  writeAll: (stream: CollectStream) => void;
+  onFailure: (reason: string, error: unknown) => void;
+  openFailureReason: string;
+  endFailureReason: string;
+}): Promise<void> {
+  return new Promise((resolve) => {
+    let failed = false;
+    const fail = (reason: string, error: unknown): void => {
+      if (failed) {
+        return;
+      }
+      failed = true;
+      options.onFailure(reason, error);
+    };
+
+    let stream: CollectStream | undefined;
+    try {
+      stream = options.open((error) => {
+        if (error) {
+          fail(options.openFailureReason, error);
+        }
+        resolve();
+      });
+      options.writeAll(stream);
+      try {
+        stream.end();
+      } catch (error) {
+        fail(options.endFailureReason, error);
+        try {
+          stream.cancel();
+        } catch {
+          /* ignore */
+        }
+        resolve();
+      }
+    } catch (error) {
+      fail(options.openFailureReason, error);
+      try {
+        stream?.cancel();
+      } catch {
+        /* ignore */
+      }
+      resolve();
+    }
+  });
+}

diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 33d67a2..047569b 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 import { createLogger } from './logging';
 import PluginInstaller from './core/PluginInstaller';
 import SpanContext from './trace/context/SpanContext';
+import { awaitWithTimeout, FLUSH_WAIT_MS } from './agent/core/remote/coalesceReport';
 
 const logger = createLogger(__filename);
 
@@ -56,18 +57,20 @@
       return null;
     }
 
-    const spanContextFlush = SpanContext.flush();
-    if (!spanContextFlush) {
-      return ServiceManager.INSTANCE.flush();
-    }
-
-    return new Promise((resolve) => {
-      spanContextFlush.then(() => {
-        const serviceFlush = ServiceManager.INSTANCE.flush();
-        if (!serviceFlush) resolve(null);
-        else serviceFlush.then(() => resolve(null));
-      });
-    });
+    // Bound waits so a stuck in-flight RPC (or SpanContext waiting on the flush
+    // request's own open span) cannot stall hosts (e.g. Lambda) for the gRPC deadline.
+    // Each phase uses FLUSH_WAIT_MS; Trace/Meter flushCoalesced shares one budget internally
+    // so the service wait is never shorter than force-pending + wait-in-flight.
+    return (async () => {
+      const spanContextFlush = SpanContext.flush(FLUSH_WAIT_MS);
+      if (spanContextFlush) {
+        await spanContextFlush;
+      }
+      const serviceFlush = ServiceManager.INSTANCE.flush();
+      if (serviceFlush) {
+        await awaitWithTimeout(serviceFlush, FLUSH_WAIT_MS);
+      }
+    })();
   }
 
   destroy(): void {

diff --git a/src/logging/index.ts b/src/logging/index.ts
index 32db1aa..e8c84db 100644
--- a/src/logging/index.ts
+++ b/src/logging/index.ts

@@ -22,14 +22,15 @@
 
 type LoggerLevelAware = Logger & {
   _isDebugEnabled: boolean;
-  _isInfoEnabled: boolean;
 };
 
 export function createLogger(name: string): LoggerLevelAware {
-  const loggingLevel = (process.env.SW_AGENT_LOGGING_LEVEL || 'error').toLowerCase();
+  const loggingLevel = (process.env.SW_AGENT_LOGGING_LEVEL || 'warn').toLowerCase();
 
   const logger = winston.createLogger({
     level: loggingLevel,
+    // No format.splat(): user data (e.g. span operation URLs) must not be treated as
+    // printf format strings, and Error args must not expand full stacks into the buffer.
     format: winston.format.json(),
     defaultMeta: {
       file: name,
@@ -52,11 +53,9 @@
 
   const loggerLevel = logger.levels[logger.level];
   const _isDebugEnabled = loggerLevel >= logger.levels.debug;
-  const _isInfoEnabled = loggerLevel >= logger.levels.info;
 
   Object.assign(logger, {
     _isDebugEnabled,
-    _isInfoEnabled,
   });
 
   const nop = (): void => {

diff --git a/src/trace/context/SpanContext.ts b/src/trace/context/SpanContext.ts
index bd19926..fba2e87 100644
--- a/src/trace/context/SpanContext.ts
+++ b/src/trace/context/SpanContext.ts

@@ -233,16 +233,43 @@
     ContextManager.restore(span);
   }
 
-  static flush(): Promise<any> | null {
-    // This function explicitly returns null instead of a resolved Promise in case of nothing to flush so that in this
-    // case passing control back to the event loop can be avoided. Even a resolved Promise will run other things in
-    // the event loop when it is awaited and before it continues.
+  /**
+   * Wait until unfinished segments drain (`nTotalSegments === 0`).
+   * Returns null when there is nothing to wait for (avoids yielding to the event loop).
+   * When `timeoutMs` is set, the waiter removes itself on timeout so long-lived processes
+   * that call `agent.flush()` while traffic keeps `nTotalSegments > 0` do not leak resolvers.
+   */
+  static flush(timeoutMs?: number): Promise<any> | null {
+    if (!SpanContext.nTotalSegments) {
+      return null;
+    }
 
-    return !SpanContext.nTotalSegments
-      ? null
-      : new Promise((resolve: (value: unknown) => void) => {
-          SpanContext.flushResolve.push(resolve);
-        });
+    return new Promise((resolve: (value: unknown) => void) => {
+      let settled = false;
+      let timer: NodeJS.Timeout | undefined;
+
+      const entry = (value: unknown): void => {
+        if (settled) {
+          return;
+        }
+        settled = true;
+        if (timer) {
+          clearTimeout(timer);
+        }
+        const idx = SpanContext.flushResolve.indexOf(entry);
+        if (idx >= 0) {
+          SpanContext.flushResolve.splice(idx, 1);
+        }
+        resolve(value);
+      };
+
+      SpanContext.flushResolve.push(entry);
+
+      if (timeoutMs != null && timeoutMs >= 0) {
+        timer = setTimeout(() => entry(null), timeoutMs);
+        timer.unref?.();
+      }
+    });
   }
 
   traceId(): string {

diff --git a/tests/plugins/common/Dockerfile.agent b/tests/plugins/common/Dockerfile.agent
index 5e907d4..7db6a1c 100644
--- a/tests/plugins/common/Dockerfile.agent
+++ b/tests/plugins/common/Dockerfile.agent

@@ -14,13 +14,18 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 ARG SW_NODE_VERSION
-
 FROM node:${SW_NODE_VERSION}
 
-ARG ROOT=.
-
 WORKDIR /app
-
-ADD $ROOT /app
-
-RUN npm install request && npm install
+# Install deps before copying sources so package-lock / Dockerfile edits alone
+# bust the npm ci layer; source edits reuse the cached install.
+# Plugin e2e needs the full tree in the image (no src mount).
+# Remote-e2e uses the image-built src/ (including prepared src/proto); only test
+# scripts are bind-mounted at runtime.
+#
+# --ignore-scripts: `prepare` needs scripts/ + protos (copied next). Then rebuild
+# packages whose install scripts are required for natives/protoc in this image.
+COPY package.json package-lock.json ./
+RUN npm ci --ignore-scripts
+COPY . .
+RUN npm rebuild grpc-tools protobufjs && npm run prepare

diff --git a/tests/plugins/common/base-compose.yml b/tests/plugins/common/base-compose.yml
index 504dfa9..10eb7d5 100644
--- a/tests/plugins/common/base-compose.yml
+++ b/tests/plugins/common/base-compose.yml

@@ -30,6 +30,17 @@
       timeout: 60s
       retries: 120
 
+  # Same image/healthcheck as collector but no host port — for remote-e2e multi-collector cases.
+  collector-no-host-port:
+    image: ghcr.io/apache/skywalking-agent-test-tool/mock-collector:fa81b1b6d9caef484a65b5019efa28cac4e3d21d
+    networks:
+      - traveling-light
+    healthcheck:
+      test: [ "CMD", "bash", "-c", "cat < /dev/null > /dev/tcp/127.0.0.1/12800" ]
+      interval: 5s
+      timeout: 60s
+      retries: 120
+
   agent:
     build:
       context: ../../../

diff --git a/tests/remote-e2e/common/server.ts b/tests/remote-e2e/common/server.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1fca36d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/remote-e2e/common/server.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+/*!
+ *
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ * contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+ * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+ * The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+ * (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+ * the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ *
+ */
+
+import agent from '../../../src';
+import * as http from 'http';
+
+agent.start({ serviceName: 'server', maxBufferSize: 1000 });
+
+const server = http.createServer((req, res) => {
+  const url = req.url || '/';
+  if (url === '/ping' || url.startsWith('/probe/')) {
+    res.statusCode = 200;
+    res.end('ok');
+    return;
+  }
+  if (url === '/flush') {
+    const deadlineMs = 8000;
+    let completed = false;
+    const timer = setTimeout(() => {
+      if (completed) {
+        return;
+      }
+      completed = true;
+      // Distinguish hung flush from success (helpers assert status + body).
+      res.statusCode = 504;
+      res.end('flush deadline');
+    }, deadlineMs);
+    void Promise.resolve(agent.flush())
+      .catch(() => undefined)
+      .finally(() => {
+        if (completed) {
+          return;
+        }
+        completed = true;
+        clearTimeout(timer);
+        res.statusCode = 200;
+        res.end('flushed');
+      });
+    return;
+  }
+  res.statusCode = 404;
+  res.end('not found');
+});
+
+server.listen(5000, () => console.info('Listening on port 5000...'));

diff --git a/tests/remote-e2e/static-failover/docker-compose.yml b/tests/remote-e2e/static-failover/docker-compose.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aba99e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/remote-e2e/static-failover/docker-compose.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+#
+# Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+# contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+# this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+# The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+# (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+# the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+
+version: '2.1'
+
+services:
+  collector-a:
+    extends:
+      file: ../../plugins/common/base-compose.yml
+      service: collector-no-host-port
+    ports:
+      - '12810:12800'
+    networks:
+      - traveling-light
+
+  collector-b:
+    extends:
+      file: ../../plugins/common/base-compose.yml
+      service: collector-no-host-port
+    ports:
+      - '12811:12800'
+    networks:
+      - traveling-light
+
+  server:
+    build:
+      context: ../../..
+      dockerfile: tests/plugins/common/Dockerfile.agent
+      args:
+        - SW_NODE_VERSION=${SW_NODE_VERSION:-22}
+    ports:
+      - '5010:5000'
+    environment:
+      SW_AGENT_COLLECTOR_BACKEND_SERVICES: collector-a:19876,collector-b:19876
+      SW_AGENT_RUNTIME_METRICS_REPORTER_ACTIVE: 'false'
+    volumes:
+      # Image already ran `npm run prepare` (generated src/proto). Do not bind-mount host
+      # src/ over it — a checkout without protocol/ submodule would hide stubs and only
+      # fail as an opaque server health-check timeout.
+      - ../common:/app/tests/remote-e2e/common
+      - .:/app/tests/remote-e2e/static-failover
+    entrypoint: ['bash', '-c', 'npx ts-node /app/tests/remote-e2e/common/server.ts']
+    depends_on:
+      collector-a:
+        condition: service_healthy
+      collector-b:
+        condition: service_healthy
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ['CMD', 'bash', '-c', 'cat < /dev/null > /dev/tcp/127.0.0.1/5000']
+      interval: 5s
+      timeout: 60s
+      retries: 120
+    networks:
+      - traveling-light
+
+networks:
+  traveling-light:

diff --git a/tests/remote-e2e/static-failover/test.ts b/tests/remote-e2e/static-failover/test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5230691
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/remote-e2e/static-failover/test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+/*!
+ *
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ * contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+ * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+ * The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+ * (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+ * the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ *
+ */
+
+/* eslint-env jest */
+
+import waitForExpect from 'wait-for-expect';
+import { StartedDockerComposeEnvironment } from 'testcontainers';
+import { createRemoteE2eContext } from '../support/helpers';
+
+const e2e = createRemoteE2eContext(__dirname, {
+  serverPort: 5010,
+  collectorAHttpPort: 12810,
+  collectorBHttpPort: 12811,
+});
+
+describe('remote-e2e static failover', () => {
+  let compose: StartedDockerComposeEnvironment | undefined;
+
+  beforeAll(async () => {
+    compose = await e2e.upCompose();
+  });
+
+  afterAll(async () => {
+    if (compose) {
+      await compose.down();
+    }
+  });
+
+  it('fails over to the standby collector after the active one stops', async () => {
+    if (!compose) {
+      throw new Error('Docker Compose environment failed to start');
+    }
+
+    await waitForExpect(async () => e2e.pingServer());
+    await e2e.flushServer();
+
+    const activeInfo = { activeService: '' as 'collector-a' | 'collector-b', standbyHttpPort: 0 };
+    let ambiguousProbe: string | undefined;
+    await waitForExpect(async () => {
+      const resolved = await e2e.resolveActiveCollector();
+      if (resolved.kind === 'ambiguous') {
+        ambiguousProbe = resolved.probePath;
+        return;
+      }
+      if (resolved.kind === 'pending') {
+        throw new Error(`Probe ${resolved.probePath} not received by either collector yet`);
+      }
+      activeInfo.activeService = resolved.activeService;
+      activeInfo.standbyHttpPort = resolved.standbyHttpPort;
+    });
+    expect(ambiguousProbe).toBeUndefined();
+    expect(activeInfo.activeService).toMatch(/^collector-[ab]$/);
+    await e2e.stopComposeService(compose, activeInfo.activeService);
+
+    await waitForExpect(
+      async () => {
+        await e2e.pingServer();
+        await e2e.flushServer();
+        await e2e.assertCollectorReceivedPing(activeInfo.standbyHttpPort);
+      },
+      120000,
+      3000,
+    );
+  }, 300000);
+});

diff --git a/tests/remote-e2e/support/helpers.ts b/tests/remote-e2e/support/helpers.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5646fe2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/remote-e2e/support/helpers.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,146 @@
+/*!
+ *
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ * contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+ * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+ * The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+ * (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+ * the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ *
+ */
+
+/* eslint-env jest */
+
+import * as path from 'path';
+import { DockerComposeEnvironment, StartedDockerComposeEnvironment, Wait } from 'testcontainers';
+import axios from 'axios';
+
+export type RemoteE2ePorts = {
+  serverPort: number;
+  collectorAHttpPort: number;
+  collectorBHttpPort: number;
+};
+
+export function createRemoteE2eContext(caseDir: string, ports: RemoteE2ePorts) {
+  const rootDir = path.resolve(caseDir);
+  const { serverPort, collectorAHttpPort, collectorBHttpPort } = ports;
+
+  async function pingServer(): Promise<void> {
+    const response = await axios.get(`http://localhost:${serverPort}/ping`);
+    expect(response.status).toBe(200);
+  }
+
+  async function flushServer(): Promise<void> {
+    const response = await axios.get(`http://localhost:${serverPort}/flush`, {
+      validateStatus: () => true,
+    });
+    expect(response.status).toBe(200);
+    expect(response.data).toBe('flushed');
+  }
+
+  async function collectorReceiveData(port: number): Promise<string> {
+    return String((await axios.get(`http://localhost:${port}/receiveData`)).data);
+  }
+
+  async function collectorHasPing(port: number): Promise<boolean> {
+    const data = await collectorReceiveData(port);
+    return data.includes('operationName: GET:/ping');
+  }
+
+  async function assertCollectorReceivedPing(port: number): Promise<void> {
+    const data = await collectorReceiveData(port);
+    expect(data).toContain('serviceName: server');
+    expect(data).toContain('operationName: GET:/ping');
+    expect(data).toContain("http.status_code, value: '200'");
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Identify which mock collector the agent is currently reporting to via a
+   * unique per-probe path.
+   * - pending: neither has the probe yet (caller may retry)
+   * - ambiguous: both received it (fail outside waitForExpect — do not retry)
+   * - ready: exactly one collector has the probe
+   */
+  async function resolveActiveCollector(): Promise<
+    | {
+        kind: 'ready';
+        activeService: 'collector-a' | 'collector-b';
+        standbyService: 'collector-a' | 'collector-b';
+        activeHttpPort: number;
+        standbyHttpPort: number;
+      }
+    | { kind: 'pending'; probePath: string }
+    | { kind: 'ambiguous'; probePath: string }
+  > {
+    const token = `p${Date.now().toString(36)}${Math.random().toString(36).slice(2, 8)}`;
+    const probePath = `/probe/${token}`;
+    const needle = `operationName: GET:${probePath}`;
+
+    const probeRes = await axios.get(`http://localhost:${serverPort}${probePath}`);
+    expect(probeRes.status).toBe(200);
+    await flushServer();
+
+    const aData = await collectorReceiveData(collectorAHttpPort);
+    const bData = await collectorReceiveData(collectorBHttpPort);
+    const aHas = aData.includes(needle);
+    const bHas = bData.includes(needle);
+
+    if (!aHas && !bHas) {
+      return { kind: 'pending', probePath };
+    }
+    if (aHas && bHas) {
+      return { kind: 'ambiguous', probePath };
+    }
+    if (aHas) {
+      return {
+        kind: 'ready',
+        activeService: 'collector-a',
+        standbyService: 'collector-b',
+        activeHttpPort: collectorAHttpPort,
+        standbyHttpPort: collectorBHttpPort,
+      };
+    }
+    return {
+      kind: 'ready',
+      activeService: 'collector-b',
+      standbyService: 'collector-a',
+      activeHttpPort: collectorBHttpPort,
+      standbyHttpPort: collectorAHttpPort,
+    };
+  }
+
+  async function upCompose(): Promise<StartedDockerComposeEnvironment> {
+    // Server depends_on collectors with service_healthy — waiting on server alone is enough.
+    // compose `build:` for the agent image — Docker layer cache invalidates on lockfile/Dockerfile change.
+    return new DockerComposeEnvironment(rootDir, 'docker-compose.yml')
+      .withWaitStrategy('server-1', Wait.forHealthCheck())
+      .up();
+  }
+
+  /** Stop one compose service (Compose v2 / testcontainers: `<service>-1`). */
+  async function stopComposeService(
+    compose: StartedDockerComposeEnvironment,
+    service: 'collector-a' | 'collector-b',
+  ): Promise<void> {
+    await compose.getContainer(`${service}-1`).stop();
+  }
+
+  return {
+    rootDir,
+    pingServer,
+    flushServer,
+    collectorHasPing,
+    assertCollectorReceivedPing,
+    resolveActiveCollector,
+    upCompose,
+    stopComposeService,
+  };
+}

diff --git a/tests/remote/BackendAddressResolver.test.ts b/tests/remote/BackendAddressResolver.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2cdca8d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/remote/BackendAddressResolver.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+/*!
+ *
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ * contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+ * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+ * The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+ * (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+ * the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ *
+ */
+
+/* eslint-env jest */
+
+import {
+  buildNativeGrpcTarget,
+  parseStaticBackendAddresses,
+  tryParseHostPort,
+} from '../../src/agent/core/remote/BackendAddressResolver';
+
+describe('BackendAddressResolver (comma-separated static backends)', () => {
+  it('parses comma-separated host:port entries', () => {
+    expect(parseStaticBackendAddresses('a:11800, b:11800 ,c:11800')).toEqual(['a:11800', 'b:11800', 'c:11800']);
+  });
+
+  it('drops invalid entries', () => {
+    expect(parseStaticBackendAddresses('good:11800,bad,also-bad:xyz,:9')).toEqual(['good:11800']);
+  });
+
+  it('supports bracketed IPv6 literals', () => {
+    expect(parseStaticBackendAddresses('[::1]:11800, [2001:db8::1]:11800')).toEqual([
+      '[::1]:11800',
+      '[2001:db8::1]:11800',
+    ]);
+    expect(tryParseHostPort('[::1]:11800')).toBe('[::1]:11800');
+  });
+
+  it('rejects unbracketed IPv6 host:port', () => {
+    expect(tryParseHostPort('2001:db8::1:11800')).toBeNull();
+    expect(parseStaticBackendAddresses('2001:db8::1:11800,good:11800')).toEqual(['good:11800']);
+  });
+
+  it('buildNativeGrpcTarget uses plain host:port for a single address', () => {
+    expect(buildNativeGrpcTarget(['oap.example.com:11800'])).toBe('oap.example.com:11800');
+    expect(buildNativeGrpcTarget(['10.0.0.1:11800'])).toBe('10.0.0.1:11800');
+  });
+
+  it('buildNativeGrpcTarget uses sw-static for multiple addresses', () => {
+    expect(buildNativeGrpcTarget(['10.0.0.1:11800', '10.0.0.2:11800'])).toBe(
+      'sw-static:///10.0.0.1:11800,10.0.0.2:11800',
+    );
+    expect(buildNativeGrpcTarget(['collector-a:19876', 'collector-b:19876'])).toBe(
+      'sw-static:///collector-a:19876,collector-b:19876',
+    );
+  });
+});

diff --git a/tests/remote/GRPCChannelManager.test.ts b/tests/remote/GRPCChannelManager.test.ts
index ad6f16e..cf17f37 100644
--- a/tests/remote/GRPCChannelManager.test.ts
+++ b/tests/remote/GRPCChannelManager.test.ts

@@ -22,64 +22,173 @@
 import * as grpc from '@grpc/grpc-js';
 import GRPCChannelManager from '../../src/agent/core/remote/GRPCChannelManager';
 import { GRPCChannelStatus } from '../../src/agent/core/remote/GRPCChannelStatus';
+import config from '../../src/config/AgentConfig';
 
 const mockShutdownNow = jest.fn();
 const mockGetConnectivityState = jest.fn();
 const mockWatchConnectivityState = jest.fn();
+const mockIsConnected = jest.fn(() => true);
+const mockNewBuilder = jest.fn();
+const mockWithChannelOptions = jest.fn().mockReturnThis();
 
 jest.mock('../../src/agent/core/remote/GRPCChannel', () => ({
   __esModule: true,
   default: {
-    newBuilder: jest.fn(() => ({
-      addManagedChannelBuilder: jest.fn().mockReturnThis(),
-      addChannelDecorator: jest.fn().mockReturnThis(),
-      build: jest.fn(() => ({
-        getChannel: () => ({
-          getConnectivityState: mockGetConnectivityState,
-          watchConnectivityState: mockWatchConnectivityState,
-        }),
-        getClientOptions: () => ({ channelOverride: {} }),
-        isConnected: jest.fn(() => true),
-        shutdownNow: mockShutdownNow,
-      })),
+    newBuilder: (...args: unknown[]) => mockNewBuilder(...args),
+  },
+}));
+
+function installChannelMock(): void {
+  mockNewBuilder.mockImplementation(() => ({
+    withChannelOptions: mockWithChannelOptions,
+    addManagedChannelBuilder: jest.fn().mockReturnThis(),
+    addChannelDecorator: jest.fn().mockReturnThis(),
+    build: jest.fn(() => ({
+      getChannel: () => ({
+        getConnectivityState: mockGetConnectivityState,
+        watchConnectivityState: mockWatchConnectivityState,
+      }),
+      getClientOptions: () => ({ channelOverride: {} }),
+      isConnected: mockIsConnected,
+      getConnectivityState: mockGetConnectivityState,
+      shutdownNow: mockShutdownNow,
     })),
-  },
-}));
+  }));
+}
 
-jest.mock('../../src/config/AgentConfig', () => ({
-  __esModule: true,
-  default: {
-    collectorAddress: '127.0.0.1:11800',
-  },
-}));
+describe('GRPCChannelManager (native grpc-js multi-backend failover)', () => {
+  const originalCollector = config.collectorAddress;
+  const originalSecure = config.secure;
 
-describe('GRPCChannelManager initial connectivity', () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
     jest.clearAllMocks();
+    installChannelMock();
     mockWatchConnectivityState.mockImplementation(() => undefined);
-  });
-
-  it('notifies CONNECTED when channel is already READY at boot', () => {
     mockGetConnectivityState.mockReturnValue(grpc.connectivityState.READY);
-
-    const listener = { statusChanged: jest.fn() };
-    const manager = new GRPCChannelManager();
-
-    manager.addChannelListener(listener);
-    manager.boot();
-
-    expect(listener.statusChanged).toHaveBeenCalledWith(GRPCChannelStatus.CONNECTED);
+    mockIsConnected.mockReturnValue(true);
+    config.collectorAddress = '127.0.0.1:11800';
+    config.secure = false;
+    jest.spyOn(Math, 'random').mockReturnValue(0);
   });
 
-  it('notifies DISCONNECT when channel is not READY at boot', () => {
-    mockGetConnectivityState.mockReturnValue(grpc.connectivityState.CONNECTING);
+  afterEach(() => {
+    config.collectorAddress = originalCollector;
+    config.secure = originalSecure;
+    jest.restoreAllMocks();
+  });
 
+  it('notifies CONNECTED when channel is READY after boot', () => {
     const listener = { statusChanged: jest.fn() };
     const manager = new GRPCChannelManager();
-
     manager.addChannelListener(listener);
     manager.boot();
+    expect(mockNewBuilder).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(mockWatchConnectivityState).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(listener.statusChanged).toHaveBeenCalledWith(GRPCChannelStatus.CONNECTED);
+    expect(mockWithChannelOptions).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    const options = mockWithChannelOptions.mock.calls[0][0];
+    expect(options['grpc.enable_http_proxy']).toBe(0);
+    expect(options['grpc.keepalive_time_ms']).toBeUndefined();
+    manager.shutdown();
+  });
 
+  it('uses plain host:port target for a single backend', () => {
+    config.collectorAddress = 'oap.example.com:11800';
+    const manager = new GRPCChannelManager();
+    manager.boot();
+    expect(mockNewBuilder.mock.calls[0][0]).toBe('oap.example.com:11800');
+    manager.shutdown();
+  });
+
+  it('builds sw-static multi-address target for multiple backends', () => {
+    config.collectorAddress = '10.0.0.1:11800,10.0.0.2:11800';
+    const manager = new GRPCChannelManager();
+    manager.boot();
+    const target = mockNewBuilder.mock.calls[0][0] as string;
+    expect(target.startsWith('sw-static:///')).toBe(true);
+    expect(target).toContain('10.0.0.1:11800');
+    expect(target).toContain('10.0.0.2:11800');
+    manager.shutdown();
+  });
+
+  it('preserves config address order in the channel target (LB shuffles endpoints)', () => {
+    config.collectorAddress = 'a:11800,b:11800';
+    jest.spyOn(Math, 'random').mockReturnValue(0.99);
+    const manager = new GRPCChannelManager();
+    manager.boot();
+    expect(mockNewBuilder.mock.calls[0][0]).toBe('sw-static:///a:11800,b:11800');
+    manager.shutdown();
+  });
+
+  it('preserves address order under TLS for stable authority', () => {
+    config.secure = true;
+    config.collectorAddress = 'a:11800,b:11800';
+    jest.spyOn(Math, 'random').mockReturnValue(0.99);
+    const manager = new GRPCChannelManager();
+    manager.boot();
+    expect(mockNewBuilder.mock.calls[0][0]).toBe('sw-static:///a:11800,b:11800');
+    manager.shutdown();
+  });
+
+  it('notifies DISCONNECT when collector addresses are empty', () => {
+    config.collectorAddress = '';
+    const listener = { statusChanged: jest.fn() };
+    const manager = new GRPCChannelManager();
+    manager.addChannelListener(listener);
+    manager.boot();
+    expect(mockNewBuilder).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
     expect(listener.statusChanged).toHaveBeenCalledWith(GRPCChannelStatus.DISCONNECT);
+    manager.shutdown();
+  });
+
+  it('does not rebuild on network error while READY', () => {
+    const manager = new GRPCChannelManager();
+    manager.boot();
+    mockNewBuilder.mockClear();
+    mockShutdownNow.mockClear();
+    manager.reportError({ code: grpc.status.UNAVAILABLE, message: 'transient' });
+    expect(mockNewBuilder).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(mockShutdownNow).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    manager.shutdown();
+  });
+
+  it('does not rebuild on UNAUTHENTICATED (auth is not fixed by rotating backends)', () => {
+    config.collectorAddress = 'a:11800,b:11800';
+    const manager = new GRPCChannelManager();
+    manager.boot();
+    const targetBefore = mockNewBuilder.mock.calls[0][0];
+    mockNewBuilder.mockClear();
+    manager.reportError({ code: grpc.status.UNAUTHENTICATED, message: 'bad token' });
+    expect(mockNewBuilder).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(targetBefore).toContain('sw-static:///');
+    manager.shutdown();
+  });
+
+  it('does not treat CONNECTING as DISCONNECT', () => {
+    mockGetConnectivityState.mockReturnValue(grpc.connectivityState.CONNECTING);
+    const listener = { statusChanged: jest.fn() };
+    const manager = new GRPCChannelManager();
+    manager.addChannelListener(listener);
+    manager.boot();
+    expect(mockNewBuilder).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(mockWatchConnectivityState).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(listener.statusChanged).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith(GRPCChannelStatus.DISCONNECT);
+    expect(listener.statusChanged).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith(GRPCChannelStatus.CONNECTED);
+    manager.shutdown();
+  });
+
+  it('treats READY then IDLE as DISCONNECT', () => {
+    mockGetConnectivityState.mockReturnValue(grpc.connectivityState.READY);
+    const listener = { statusChanged: jest.fn() };
+    const manager = new GRPCChannelManager();
+    manager.addChannelListener(listener);
+    manager.boot();
+    expect(listener.statusChanged).toHaveBeenCalledWith(GRPCChannelStatus.CONNECTED);
+
+    mockGetConnectivityState.mockReturnValue(grpc.connectivityState.IDLE);
+    const watchCb = mockWatchConnectivityState.mock.calls[0][2] as (err?: Error) => void;
+    watchCb();
+    expect(listener.statusChanged).toHaveBeenCalledWith(GRPCChannelStatus.DISCONNECT);
+    manager.shutdown();
   });
 });

diff --git a/tests/remote/MeterSender.test.ts b/tests/remote/MeterSender.test.ts
index c1a3018..8fde7aa 100644
--- a/tests/remote/MeterSender.test.ts
+++ b/tests/remote/MeterSender.test.ts

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 
 const mockChannelManager = {
   addChannelListener: jest.fn(),
-  getClientOptions: jest.fn(() => ({})),
+  createClient: jest.fn((ClientCtor: new (...args: unknown[]) => unknown) => new ClientCtor()),
   reportError: jest.fn(),
 };
 
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 const mockStream = {
   write: jest.fn(),
   end: jest.fn(),
+  cancel: jest.fn(),
 };
 
 const mockSnapshot = () => ({ collectedAt: 1_000_000 + sampleSequence++ * 500, cpu: 1 });
@@ -101,6 +102,7 @@
     mockChannelManager.reportError.mockClear();
     mockStream.write.mockReset();
     mockStream.end.mockReset();
+    mockStream.cancel.mockReset();
     pendingCollectCallback = undefined;
     sender = new MeterSender();
     sender.prepare();
@@ -130,6 +132,7 @@
 
     const reportPromise = (sender as unknown as { reportBufferedMetrics: () => Promise<void> }).reportBufferedMetrics();
     await Promise.resolve();
+    await Promise.resolve();
     pendingCollectCallback?.(null);
     await reportPromise;
 
@@ -149,6 +152,7 @@
 
     const reportPromise = (sender as unknown as { reportBufferedMetrics: () => Promise<void> }).reportBufferedMetrics();
     await Promise.resolve();
+    await Promise.resolve();
     pendingCollectCallback?.(null);
     await reportPromise;
 
@@ -178,10 +182,61 @@
 
     jest.advanceTimersByTime(1000);
     await Promise.resolve();
+    await Promise.resolve();
     pendingCollectCallback?.(null);
     await Promise.resolve();
 
     expect(collector.sample).toHaveBeenCalled();
     expect(mockStream.write).toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
+
+  it('flush drains a new snapshot after an in-flight report', async () => {
+    (sender as unknown as { latestSnapshot?: { collectedAt: number } }).latestSnapshot = {
+      collectedAt: 1,
+    };
+    const first = (sender as unknown as { reportBufferedMetrics: () => Promise<void> }).reportBufferedMetrics();
+    await Promise.resolve();
+    await Promise.resolve();
+
+    (sender as unknown as { latestSnapshot?: { collectedAt: number } }).latestSnapshot = {
+      collectedAt: 2,
+    };
+    const second = (sender as unknown as { flush: () => Promise<void> | null }).flush();
+
+    pendingCollectCallback?.(null);
+    await first;
+    await Promise.resolve();
+    await Promise.resolve();
+    pendingCollectCallback?.(null);
+    await second;
+
+    expect(mockStream.write.mock.calls.length).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(2);
+  });
+
+  it('keeps snapshot when disconnected instead of consuming it', async () => {
+    sender.statusChanged(GRPCChannelStatus.DISCONNECT);
+    (sender as unknown as { latestSnapshot?: { collectedAt: number } }).latestSnapshot = {
+      collectedAt: 99,
+    };
+    await (sender as unknown as { reportBufferedMetrics: () => Promise<void> }).reportBufferedMetrics();
+    expect((sender as unknown as { latestSnapshot?: { collectedAt: number } }).latestSnapshot?.collectedAt).toBe(99);
+  });
+
+  it('reports meter failure once when sync end fails and callback also errors', async () => {
+    (sender as unknown as { latestSnapshot?: { collectedAt: number } }).latestSnapshot = {
+      collectedAt: 7,
+    };
+    mockStream.end.mockImplementation(() => {
+      throw new Error('end failed');
+    });
+
+    const report = (sender as unknown as { reportBufferedMetrics: () => Promise<void> }).reportBufferedMetrics();
+    await Promise.resolve();
+    await Promise.resolve();
+    pendingCollectCallback?.(new Error('callback error'));
+    await report;
+
+    expect(mockChannelManager.reportError).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(mockStream.cancel).toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
 });

diff --git a/tests/remote/TraceSegmentServiceClient.test.ts b/tests/remote/TraceSegmentServiceClient.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7921efc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/remote/TraceSegmentServiceClient.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,130 @@
+/*!
+ *
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ * contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+ * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+ * The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+ * (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+ * the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ *
+ */
+
+/* eslint-env jest */
+
+import TraceSegmentServiceClient from '../../src/agent/core/remote/TraceSegmentServiceClient';
+import { GRPCChannelStatus } from '../../src/agent/core/remote/GRPCChannelStatus';
+import ServiceManager from '../../src/agent/core/boot/ServiceManager';
+import Segment from '../../src/trace/context/Segment';
+
+const mockStream = {
+  write: jest.fn(),
+  end: jest.fn(),
+  cancel: jest.fn(),
+};
+
+let pendingCollectCallback: ((error: Error | null) => void) | undefined;
+const mockCollect = jest.fn((_meta: unknown, _opts: unknown, cb: (error: Error | null) => void) => {
+  pendingCollectCallback = cb;
+  return mockStream;
+});
+const mockCreateClient = jest.fn(() => ({ collect: mockCollect }));
+const mockChannelManager = {
+  addChannelListener: jest.fn(),
+  createClient: mockCreateClient,
+  reportError: jest.fn(),
+};
+
+jest.mock('../../src/agent/core/boot/ServiceManager', () => ({
+  __esModule: true,
+  default: {
+    INSTANCE: {
+      findService: jest.fn(() => mockChannelManager),
+    },
+  },
+}));
+
+function fakeSegment(): Segment {
+  return {
+    transform: () => ({ fake: true }),
+  } as unknown as Segment;
+}
+
+describe('TraceSegmentServiceClient flush / coalesce', () => {
+  let client: TraceSegmentServiceClient;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    jest.clearAllMocks();
+    pendingCollectCallback = undefined;
+    mockStream.write.mockReset();
+    mockStream.end.mockReset();
+    mockStream.cancel.mockReset();
+    mockCollect.mockImplementation((_meta, _opts, cb) => {
+      pendingCollectCallback = cb;
+      return mockStream;
+    });
+    (ServiceManager.INSTANCE.findService as jest.Mock).mockReturnValue(mockChannelManager);
+
+    client = new TraceSegmentServiceClient();
+    client.prepare();
+    client.statusChanged(GRPCChannelStatus.CONNECTED);
+    client.boot();
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    client.shutdown();
+  });
+
+  it('flush while a report is in flight runs a second report and drains the buffer', async () => {
+    const buffer = (client as unknown as { buffer: Segment[] }).buffer;
+    buffer.push(fakeSegment());
+
+    const reportOnce = (client as unknown as { reportOnce: () => Promise<void> }).reportOnce.bind(client);
+    const first = reportOnce();
+    await Promise.resolve();
+    expect(mockCollect).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(buffer.length).toBe(0);
+
+    // Segment arrives while first report is still in flight.
+    buffer.push(fakeSegment());
+    const flushPromise = client.flush();
+    expect(flushPromise).not.toBeNull();
+
+    pendingCollectCallback?.(null);
+    await first;
+    await Promise.resolve();
+    await Promise.resolve();
+
+    // Second report should have started for the buffered segment (forceReport).
+    expect(mockCollect).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+    pendingCollectCallback?.(null);
+    await flushPromise;
+
+    expect(buffer.length).toBe(0);
+    expect(mockStream.write.mock.calls.length).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(2);
+  });
+
+  it('discardBatch runs at most once when sync end fails and callback also errors', async () => {
+    const buffer = (client as unknown as { buffer: Segment[] }).buffer;
+    buffer.push(fakeSegment());
+    mockStream.end.mockImplementation(() => {
+      throw new Error('end failed');
+    });
+
+    const reportOnce = (client as unknown as { reportOnce: () => Promise<void> }).reportOnce.bind(client);
+    const p = reportOnce();
+    await Promise.resolve();
+    pendingCollectCallback?.(new Error('callback error'));
+    await p;
+
+    expect(mockChannelManager.reportError).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(mockStream.cancel).toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+});

diff --git a/tests/remote/coalesceReport.test.ts b/tests/remote/coalesceReport.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a4558c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/remote/coalesceReport.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,164 @@
+/*!
+ *
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ * contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+ * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+ * The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+ * (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+ * the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ *
+ */
+
+/* eslint-env jest */
+
+import {
+  awaitWithTimeout,
+  coalesceReport,
+  flushCoalesced,
+  forceReport,
+  ReportCoalesceState,
+} from '../../src/agent/core/remote/coalesceReport';
+
+describe('coalesceReport', () => {
+  it('is single-flight: concurrent callers share the in-flight promise', async () => {
+    const state: ReportCoalesceState = {};
+    let starts = 0;
+    let finish!: () => void;
+    const gate = new Promise<void>((r) => {
+      finish = r;
+    });
+    const doReport = jest.fn(async () => {
+      starts += 1;
+      await gate;
+    });
+
+    const a = coalesceReport(state, doReport, () => false);
+    const b = coalesceReport(state, doReport, () => false);
+    await Promise.resolve();
+    expect(starts).toBe(1);
+    finish();
+    await Promise.all([a, b]);
+    expect(starts).toBe(1);
+  });
+
+  it('never rejects when doReport rejects', async () => {
+    const state: ReportCoalesceState = {};
+    await expect(
+      coalesceReport(
+        state,
+        async () => {
+          throw new Error('boom');
+        },
+        () => false,
+      ),
+    ).resolves.toBeUndefined();
+  });
+
+  it('forceReport starts a new flight even when one is in progress', async () => {
+    const state: ReportCoalesceState = {};
+    let starts = 0;
+    let finishFirst!: () => void;
+    const firstGate = new Promise<void>((r) => {
+      finishFirst = r;
+    });
+    const doReport = jest.fn(async () => {
+      starts += 1;
+      if (starts === 1) {
+        await firstGate;
+      }
+    });
+
+    const first = coalesceReport(state, doReport, () => false);
+    await Promise.resolve();
+    expect(starts).toBe(1);
+
+    const second = forceReport(state, doReport, () => false);
+    await Promise.resolve();
+    expect(starts).toBe(2);
+
+    finishFirst();
+    await Promise.all([first, second]);
+  });
+
+  it('flushCoalesced forces pending before waiting on in-flight', async () => {
+    const state: ReportCoalesceState = {};
+    let starts = 0;
+    let finishFirst!: () => void;
+    let finishSecond!: () => void;
+    const firstGate = new Promise<void>((r) => {
+      finishFirst = r;
+    });
+    const secondGate = new Promise<void>((r) => {
+      finishSecond = r;
+    });
+    const doReport = jest.fn(async () => {
+      starts += 1;
+      if (starts === 1) {
+        await firstGate;
+      } else {
+        await secondGate;
+      }
+    });
+
+    void coalesceReport(state, doReport, () => false);
+    await Promise.resolve();
+    expect(starts).toBe(1);
+
+    const flushPromise = flushCoalesced(
+      state,
+      doReport,
+      () => false,
+      () => true,
+      80,
+    );
+
+    await Promise.resolve();
+    await Promise.resolve();
+    // Pending is forced while the first flight is still blocked (not after a full wait).
+    expect(starts).toBe(2);
+
+    finishSecond();
+    await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 30));
+    finishFirst();
+    await flushPromise;
+    expect(starts).toBe(2);
+  });
+
+  it('flushCoalesced still awaits forceReport when in-flight would exhaust the budget', async () => {
+    const state: ReportCoalesceState = {};
+    let forceDone = false;
+    const never = new Promise<void>(() => undefined);
+    state.reporting = never;
+
+    const doReport = jest.fn(async () => {
+      await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 40));
+      forceDone = true;
+    });
+
+    await flushCoalesced(
+      state,
+      doReport,
+      () => false,
+      () => true,
+      100,
+    );
+    // Under wait-then-force, budget is spent on `never` and flush returns before force finishes.
+    expect(forceDone).toBe(true);
+    expect(doReport).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
+
+  it('awaitWithTimeout resolves when the timer wins', async () => {
+    const never = new Promise<void>(() => undefined);
+    const started = Date.now();
+    await awaitWithTimeout(never, 50);
+    expect(Date.now() - started).toBeLessThan(500);
+  });
+});