diff --git a/src/modules/ai-runtime/internal/runtime-internal.service.spec.ts b/src/modules/ai-runtime/internal/runtime-internal.service.spec.ts
index aa3f34a..ba6d42a 100644
--- a/src/modules/ai-runtime/internal/runtime-internal.service.spec.ts
+++ b/src/modules/ai-runtime/internal/runtime-internal.service.spec.ts
@@ -94,6 +94,8 @@ describe('RuntimeInternalService', () => {
     mockSnapshotBuilder = { buildSnapshot: jest.fn() };
 
     service = new RuntimeInternalService(mockPrisma as any, mockUserAi, mockSnapshotBuilder);
+    RuntimeInternalService.persistResultFailures = 0;
+    RuntimeInternalService.notifyFailures = 0;
   });
 
   afterEach(() => {
@@ -458,6 +460,39 @@ describe('RuntimeInternalService', () => {
       }));
     });
 
+    it('increments notifyFailures counter when notification fails', async () => {
+      const loggerSpy = jest.spyOn((service as any).logger, 'error');
+      mockAiRuntimeJob.findUnique.mockResolvedValue(job);
+      mockAiRuntimeResult.findFirst.mockResolvedValue(null);
+      mockAiRuntimeResult.findUnique.mockResolvedValue(null);
+      mockAiRuntimeResult.create.mockResolvedValue({});
+      mockAiRuntimeJob.update.mockResolvedValue({});
+      mockAiLearningAnalysis.create.mockResolvedValue({});
+      mockNotification.create.mockRejectedValue(new Error('DB down'));
+
+      await service.submitResult('j1', dto);
+      // Flush pending microtasks so fire-and-forget .catch() runs
+      await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, 0));
+
+      expect(RuntimeInternalService.notifyFailures).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(1);
+      expect(loggerSpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    it('increments persistResultFailures counter when persistence fails', async () => {
+      const loggerSpy = jest.spyOn((service as any).logger, 'error');
+      mockAiRuntimeJob.findUnique.mockResolvedValue(job);
+      mockAiRuntimeResult.findFirst.mockResolvedValue(null);
+      mockAiRuntimeResult.findUnique.mockResolvedValue(null);
+      mockAiRuntimeResult.create.mockResolvedValue({});
+      mockAiRuntimeJob.update.mockResolvedValue({});
+      mockAiLearningAnalysis.create.mockRejectedValue(new Error('DB down'));
+
+      await service.submitResult('j1', dto);
+
+      expect(RuntimeInternalService.persistResultFailures).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(1);
+      expect(loggerSpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
     // ── persistResult: job type routing ──
 
     it('persists learning_state_analysis output', async () => {
diff --git a/src/modules/ai-runtime/internal/runtime-internal.service.ts b/src/modules/ai-runtime/internal/runtime-internal.service.ts
index 4d13256..90aa65d 100644
--- a/src/modules/ai-runtime/internal/runtime-internal.service.ts
+++ b/src/modules/ai-runtime/internal/runtime-internal.service.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ import { SnapshotBuilderService, SOURCE_DATA_VERSION } from '../snapshot-builder
 export class RuntimeInternalService {
   private readonly logger = new Logger(RuntimeInternalService.name);
 
+  /** Counters for fire-and-forget failures — exposed for health checks and alerting */
+  static persistResultFailures = 0;
+  static notifyFailures = 0;
+
   constructor(
     private readonly prisma: PrismaService,
     private readonly userAi: UserAiService,
@@ -267,10 +271,14 @@ export class RuntimeInternalService {
     });
 
     await this.persistResult(job, dto).catch(err => {
+      RuntimeInternalService.persistResultFailures++;
       this.logger.error(`Result persistence failed for job=${jobId}: ${err.message}`, err.stack);
     });
 
-    this.notifyJobComplete(job.userId, jobId, job.jobType, 'succeeded').catch(() => {});
+    this.notifyJobComplete(job.userId, jobId, job.jobType, 'succeeded').catch(err => {
+      RuntimeInternalService.notifyFailures++;
+      this.logger.error(`Notification failed for job=${jobId}: ${err.message}`, err.stack);
+    });
 
     return { status: 'ok', duplicate: false };
   }
@@ -599,7 +607,10 @@ export class RuntimeInternalService {
     }
 
     if (exceeded) {
-      this.notifyJobComplete(job.userId, jobId, job.jobType, 'failed').catch(() => {});
+      this.notifyJobComplete(job.userId, jobId, job.jobType, 'failed').catch(err => {
+        RuntimeInternalService.notifyFailures++;
+        this.logger.error(`Notification failed for job=${jobId}: ${err.message}`, err.stack);
+      });
     }
 
     return { status: exceeded ? 'failed' : 'pending', retryCount: newRetryCount };