diff --git a/src/go/memory-consolidation/gaps.go b/src/go/memory-consolidation/gaps.go
index ff51e3b5..7a020f9a 100644
--- a/src/go/memory-consolidation/gaps.go
+++ b/src/go/memory-consolidation/gaps.go
@@ -14,8 +14,10 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"math"
 	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"sort"
 	"strings"
+	"sync"
 	"time"
 )
 
@@ -33,6 +35,13 @@ type Compressor func(entry map[string]any) string
 // the oracle fails silent (entry_id None) — nil lookup keeps that shape.
 type EntryLookup func(slug string) *int
 
+// Compile-time seam assertions (Phase B): the seam types stay honest.
+var (
+	_ Clock       = frozenClock
+	_ Compressor  = compressEntry
+	_ EntryLookup = EntryLookup(nil)
+)
+
 // frozenClock pins MC_FROZEN_NOW (scripts/mc_freeze_seams/sitecustomize.py)
 // — the instant the frozen truth was captured at.
 var frozenClock Clock = func() time.Time {
@@ -244,27 +253,11 @@ func consolidateMemory(memoryText string, score float64, washCount int, entryID
 // word overlap + tag overlap*2 + confidence*3, score>0 gate, stable
 // descending sort, limit cut.
 func getRelevantKnowledge(query string, limit int, knowledge []map[string]any) []map[string]any {
-	qw := map[string]bool{}
-	for _, w := range strings.Fields(strings.ToLower(query)) {
-		qw[w] = true
-	}
-	type scored struct {
-		s float64
-		k map[string]any
-	}
-	var sc []scored
-	for _, k := range knowledge {
-		cw := map[string]bool{}
-		content, _ := k["content"].(string)
-		for _, w := range strings.Fields(strings.ToLower(content)) {
-			cw[w] = true
-		}
-		overlap := 0
-		for w := range cw {
-			if qw[w] {
-				overlap++
-			}
-		}
+	qw := wordSet(query)
+	return scoredTop(knowledge, limit, func(k map[string]any) (float64, bool) {
+		cw := wordSet(asString(k["content"]))
+		overlap := len(intersect(qw, cw))
+		tagOverlap := 0
 		seen := map[string]bool{}
 		if tags, ok := k["tags"].([]any); ok {
 			for _, t := range tags {
@@ -273,7 +266,6 @@ func getRelevantKnowledge(query string, limit int, knowledge []map[string]any) [
 				}
 			}
 		}
-		tagOverlap := 0
 		for w := range qw {
 			if seen[w] {
 				tagOverlap++
@@ -281,67 +273,55 @@ func getRelevantKnowledge(query string, limit int, knowledge []map[string]any) [
 		}
 		confidence, _ := k["confidence"].(float64)
 		score := float64(overlap) + float64(tagOverlap*2) + confidence*3
-		if score > 0 {
-			sc = append(sc, scored{score, k})
+		return score, score > 0
+	})
+}
+
+// scoredTop is the shared relevance ranking (Phase B: one generic over the
+// three get_relevant_* fns — score-and-gate per item, stable descending
+// sort, limit cut; the oracle's sort stability is preserved).
+func scoredTop[T any](items []T, limit int, score func(T) (float64, bool)) []T {
+	type pair struct {
+		s  float64
+		it T
+	}
+	var ps []pair
+	for _, it := range items {
+		if s, ok := score(it); ok {
+			ps = append(ps, pair{s, it})
 		}
 	}
-	sort.SliceStable(sc, func(i, j int) bool { return sc[i].s > sc[j].s })
-	out := make([]map[string]any, 0)
-	for i := 0; i < len(sc) && i < limit; i++ {
-		out = append(out, sc[i].k)
+	sort.SliceStable(ps, func(i, j int) bool { return ps[i].s > ps[j].s })
+	out := make([]T, 0, min(limit, len(ps)))
+	for i := 0; i < len(ps) && i < limit; i++ {
+		out = append(out, ps[i].it)
 	}
 	return out
 }
 
+func asString(v any) string { s, _ := v.(string); return s }
+
 // getRelevantLessons mirrors MemoryConsolidation.get_relevant_lessons:
 // trigger+lesson word overlap, overlap>0 gate, stable descending sort,
 // limit cut.
 func getRelevantLessons(query string, limit int, lessons []map[string]any) []map[string]any {
 	qw := wordSet(query)
-	type scored struct {
-		n int
-		l map[string]any
-	}
-	var sc []scored
-	for _, l := range lessons {
-		trigger, _ := l["trigger"].(string)
-		lesson, _ := l["lesson"].(string)
-		overlap := len(intersect(qw, wordSet(trigger))) + len(intersect(qw, wordSet(lesson)))
-		if overlap > 0 {
-			sc = append(sc, scored{overlap, l})
-		}
-	}
-	sort.SliceStable(sc, func(i, j int) bool { return sc[i].n > sc[j].n })
-	out := make([]map[string]any, 0)
-	for i := 0; i < len(sc) && i < limit; i++ {
-		out = append(out, sc[i].l)
-	}
-	return out
+	return scoredTop(lessons, limit, func(l map[string]any) (float64, bool) {
+		overlap := len(intersect(qw, wordSet(asString(l["trigger"])))) +
+			len(intersect(qw, wordSet(asString(l["lesson"]))))
+		return float64(overlap), overlap > 0
+	})
 }
 
 // getRelevantConnections mirrors MemoryConsolidation.get_relevant_connections:
 // from_concept+to_concept word overlap, overlap>0 gate, stable sort, limit.
 func getRelevantConnections(query string, limit int, connections []map[string]any) []map[string]any {
 	qw := wordSet(query)
-	type scored struct {
-		n int
-		c map[string]any
-	}
-	var sc []scored
-	for _, c := range connections {
-		from, _ := c["from_concept"].(string)
-		to, _ := c["to_concept"].(string)
-		overlap := len(intersect(qw, wordSet(from))) + len(intersect(qw, wordSet(to)))
-		if overlap > 0 {
-			sc = append(sc, scored{overlap, c})
-		}
-	}
-	sort.SliceStable(sc, func(i, j int) bool { return sc[i].n > sc[j].n })
-	out := make([]map[string]any, 0)
-	for i := 0; i < len(sc) && i < limit; i++ {
-		out = append(out, sc[i].c)
-	}
-	return out
+	return scoredTop(connections, limit, func(c map[string]any) (float64, bool) {
+		overlap := len(intersect(qw, wordSet(asString(c["from_concept"])))) +
+			len(intersect(qw, wordSet(asString(c["to_concept"]))))
+		return float64(overlap), overlap > 0
+	})
 }
 
 // wordSet mirrors Python set(s.lower().split()) (whitespace-run split).
@@ -455,3 +435,18 @@ func saveJSONList(path string, items []map[string]any) {
 	}
 	_ = os.WriteFile(path, data, 0o644)
 }
+
+// LoadConsolidationStore (Phase B language advantage): fans the three
+// store loads across goroutines — the oracle's __init__ reads them
+// sequentially; the reads are independent pure file loads, and the results
+// are assembled in the oracle's field order (knowledge, lessons,
+// connections).
+func LoadConsolidationStore(dir string) (knowledge, lessons, connections []map[string]any) {
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+	wg.Add(3)
+	go func() { defer wg.Done(); knowledge = LoadKnowledge(filepath.Join(dir, "knowledge.json")) }()
+	go func() { defer wg.Done(); lessons = LoadLessons(filepath.Join(dir, "lessons.json")) }()
+	go func() { defer wg.Done(); connections = LoadConnections(filepath.Join(dir, "connections.json")) }()
+	wg.Wait()
+	return knowledge, lessons, connections
+}
diff --git a/src/go/memory-consolidation/gaps_test.go b/src/go/memory-consolidation/gaps_test.go
index eb161797..a76ac8c0 100644
--- a/src/go/memory-consolidation/gaps_test.go
+++ b/src/go/memory-consolidation/gaps_test.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ package main
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"testing"
 )
 
@@ -80,3 +81,22 @@ func TestGapStatusShape(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("status dir: got %v", st["consolidation_dir"])
 	}
 }
+
+// TestGapConcurrentStoreLoad pins the Phase B fan-out: three independent
+// file loads raced, assembled in oracle field order.
+func TestGapConcurrentStoreLoad(t *testing.T) {
+	dir := t.TempDir()
+	SaveKnowledge(filepath.Join(dir, "knowledge.json"), []map[string]any{{"id": "k1"}})
+	SaveLessons(filepath.Join(dir, "lessons.json"), []map[string]any{{"id": "lesson-0"}})
+	SaveConnections(filepath.Join(dir, "connections.json"), nil)
+	k, l, c := LoadConsolidationStore(dir)
+	if len(k) != 1 || k[0]["id"] != "k1" {
+		t.Errorf("knowledge fan-out: got %v", k)
+	}
+	if len(l) != 1 || l[0]["id"] != "lesson-0" {
+		t.Errorf("lessons fan-out: got %v", l)
+	}
+	if len(c) != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("connections fan-out (absent file): got %v", c)
+	}
+}