tables: keep wrapped labels in TSR output

* tables: prefer rect edges in cell-grid fallback

* Bump version from 1.8.1 to 1.8.2

napi/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@firecrawl/pdf-inspector",
-  "version": "1.6.2",
+  "version": "1.8.3",
   "description": "Fast PDF classification and text extraction. Detect text-based vs scanned PDFs, extract text by region with quality checks. Native Rust performance via napi-rs.",
   "main": "index.js",
   "types": "index.d.ts",

napi/src/lib.rs

@@ -99,6 +99,13 @@ pub struct PageRegionTexts {
     pub regions: Vec<RegionText>,
 }
 
+/// Vector-grid detection result compatible with `extractTablesWithStructure*`.
+#[napi(object)]
+pub struct VectorGridDetectionJs {
+    pub structure_tokens: Vec<String>,
+    pub cell_bboxes: Vec<Vec<f64>>,
+}
+
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Helpers
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -317,6 +324,53 @@ pub fn extract_tables_in_regions(
     })
 }
 
+/// Detect a vector ruled-line / rectangle grid inside one page region.
+///
+/// Returns TSR-compatible structure tokens plus crop-pixel cell bboxes, or
+/// `null` when the region does not contain a valid vector grid.
+///
+/// `pageIdx` is 0-indexed. `regionPdfPtBbox` is `[x1,y1,x2,y2]` in PDF
+/// points with top-left origin. `renderDpi` is the DPI of the crop image that
+/// will consume the returned cell bboxes.
+#[napi]
+pub fn detect_vector_grid_in_region(
+    buffer: Buffer,
+    page_idx: u32,
+    region_pdf_pt_bbox: Vec<f64>,
+    render_dpi: f64,
+) -> Result<Option<VectorGridDetectionJs>> {
+    let bytes: Vec<u8> = buffer.to_vec();
+    let region = if region_pdf_pt_bbox.len() == 4 {
+        [
+            region_pdf_pt_bbox[0] as f32,
+            region_pdf_pt_bbox[1] as f32,
+            region_pdf_pt_bbox[2] as f32,
+            region_pdf_pt_bbox[3] as f32,
+        ]
+    } else {
+        [0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0]
+    };
+
+    catch_panic("detect_vector_grid_in_region", move || {
+        let result = pdf_inspector::detect_vector_grid_in_region_mem(
+            &bytes,
+            page_idx,
+            region,
+            render_dpi as f32,
+        )
+        .map_err(|e| to_napi_err(e, "detect_vector_grid_in_region"))?;
+
+        Ok(result.map(|r| VectorGridDetectionJs {
+            structure_tokens: r.structure_tokens,
+            cell_bboxes: r
+                .cell_bboxes
+                .into_iter()
+                .map(|bbox| bbox.into_iter().map(|v| v as f64).collect())
+                .collect(),
+        }))
+    })
+}
+
 /// One cropped table region plus its raw structure-recovery output, for
 /// `extractTablesWithStructure`.
 ///
@@ -422,6 +476,54 @@ pub fn extract_tables_with_structure_cells(
     })
 }
 
+/// One result from `extractTablesWithStructureAuto` — markdown plus a
+/// diagnostic flag identifying which path produced it.
+///
+/// `fallbackReason` is `null` when the TSR-hybrid path produced the
+/// markdown directly. When stage 1's quality check fires (the cells
+/// look like a SLANet detection pathology — phantom rows or multi-row
+/// content in a single cell), the auto path may expand the TSR cells
+/// in-place or run the heuristic table extractor on the same region.
+/// `fallbackReason` carries the diagnostic label (for example
+/// `"multi_row_in_cell_expanded"` or `"phantom_empty_row"`).
+#[napi(object)]
+pub struct TableExtractionResultJs {
+    pub markdown: String,
+    pub fallback_reason: Option<String>,
+}
+
+/// Auto-fallback variant of [`extractTablesWithStructure`].
+///
+/// Runs the TSR-hybrid path, checks the resulting cells for known
+/// SLANet detection pathologies, expands multi-row cells in-place when
+/// possible, and otherwise falls back to the heuristic
+/// `extractTablesInRegions` for inputs where the TSR path looks
+/// compromised.
+///
+/// On clean inputs this returns identical markdown to
+/// `extractTablesWithStructure`; on flagged inputs `fallbackReason` is
+/// set to the recovery path that produced the result.
+#[napi]
+pub fn extract_tables_with_structure_auto(
+    buffer: Buffer,
+    inputs: Vec<TsrTableInputJs>,
+) -> Result<Vec<TableExtractionResultJs>> {
+    let bytes: Vec<u8> = buffer.to_vec();
+    let parsed = parse_tsr_inputs(&inputs);
+
+    catch_panic("extract_tables_with_structure_auto", move || {
+        let result = pdf_inspector::extract_tables_with_structure_auto_mem(&bytes, &parsed)
+            .map_err(|e| to_napi_err(e, "extract_tables_with_structure_auto"))?;
+        Ok(result
+            .into_iter()
+            .map(|r| TableExtractionResultJs {
+                markdown: r.markdown,
+                fallback_reason: r.fallback_reason,
+            })
+            .collect())
+    })
+}
+
 fn parse_tsr_inputs(inputs: &[TsrTableInputJs]) -> Vec<pdf_inspector::TsrTableInput> {
     inputs
         .iter()

napi/test.mjs

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import {
   extractText,
   extractTextWithPositions,
   extractTextInRegions,
+  detectVectorGridInRegion,
   extractPagesMarkdown,
 } from './index.js';
 
@@ -90,6 +91,17 @@ assert.equal(typeof regionResults[0].regions[0].text, 'string');
 assert.equal(typeof regionResults[0].regions[0].needsOcr, 'boolean');
 console.log('  extractTextInRegions: OK');
 
+// --- detectVectorGridInRegion ---
+console.log('Testing detectVectorGridInRegion...');
+const vectorGrid = detectVectorGridInRegion(fixture, 0, [0, 0, 600, 800], 72);
+assert.ok(vectorGrid === null || typeof vectorGrid === 'object');
+if (vectorGrid) {
+  assert.ok(Array.isArray(vectorGrid.structureTokens));
+  assert.ok(Array.isArray(vectorGrid.cellBboxes));
+  assert.ok(vectorGrid.cellBboxes.every(bbox => Array.isArray(bbox) && bbox.length === 4));
+}
+console.log('  detectVectorGridInRegion: OK');
+
 // --- extractPagesMarkdown ---
 console.log('Testing extractPagesMarkdown...');
 

src/bin/detect_pdf.rs

@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 //! CLI tool for detecting PDF type (text-based vs scanned)
 
-use pdf_inspector::{detect_pdf_type, process_pdf_with_options, PdfOptions, PdfType, ProcessMode};
+use pdf_inspector::{
+    detect_pdf_type, detector::estimate_page_count_from_bytes, process_pdf_with_options,
+    PdfOptions, PdfType, ProcessMode,
+};
 use std::env;
 use std::fmt::Write;
+use std::fs;
 use std::process;
 use std::time::Instant;
 
@@ -64,6 +68,32 @@ fn pdf_type_str(pdf_type: &PdfType) -> &'static str {
     }
 }
 
+fn page_count_hint(pdf_path: &str) -> Option<u32> {
+    fs::read(pdf_path)
+        .ok()
+        .map(|bytes| estimate_page_count_from_bytes(&bytes))
+        .filter(|&count| count > 0)
+}
+
+fn print_error(e: &pdf_inspector::PdfError, pdf_path: &str, json_output: bool) {
+    if json_output {
+        if let Some(count) = page_count_hint(pdf_path) {
+            println!(
+                r#"{{"error":"{}","page_count_hint":{}}}"#,
+                json_escape(&e.to_string()),
+                count
+            );
+        } else {
+            println!(r#"{{"error":"{}"}}"#, json_escape(&e.to_string()));
+        }
+    } else {
+        eprintln!("Error: {}", e);
+        if let Some(count) = page_count_hint(pdf_path) {
+            eprintln!("Page count hint: {}", count);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 fn run_analyze(pdf_path: &str, json_output: bool, start: Instant) {
     match process_pdf_with_options(pdf_path, PdfOptions::new().mode(ProcessMode::Analyze)) {
         Ok(result) => {
@@ -135,11 +165,7 @@ fn run_analyze(pdf_path: &str, json_output: bool, start: Instant) {
             }
         }
         Err(e) => {
-            if json_output {
-                println!(r#"{{"error":"{}"}}"#, e);
-            } else {
-                eprintln!("Error: {}", e);
-            }
+            print_error(&e, pdf_path, json_output);
             process::exit(1);
         }
     }
@@ -236,11 +262,7 @@ fn run_detect_only(pdf_path: &str, json_output: bool, start: Instant) {
             }
         }
         Err(e) => {
-            if json_output {
-                println!(r#"{{"error":"{}"}}"#, e);
-            } else {
-                eprintln!("Error: {}", e);
-            }
+            print_error(&e, pdf_path, json_output);
             process::exit(1);
         }
     }

src/detector.rs

@@ -97,26 +97,9 @@ pub fn detect_pdf_type_with_config<P: AsRef<Path>>(
 ) -> Result<PdfTypeResult, PdfError> {
     crate::validate_pdf_file(&path)?;
 
-    // First, load metadata only (fast operation)
-    let metadata = match Document::load_metadata(&path) {
-        Ok(m) => m,
-        Err(ref e) if crate::is_encrypted_lopdf_error(e) => {
-            Document::load_metadata_with_password(&path, "")?
-        }
-        Err(e) => return Err(e.into()),
-    };
+    let (doc, page_count) = crate::load_document_from_path(&path)?;
 
-    // Then load the full document for content inspection
-    // We use filtered loading to skip heavy objects we don't need
-    let doc = match Document::load(&path) {
-        Ok(d) => d,
-        Err(ref e) if crate::is_encrypted_lopdf_error(e) => {
-            Document::load_with_password(&path, "")?
-        }
-        Err(e) => return Err(e.into()),
-    };
-
-    detect_from_document(&doc, metadata.page_count, &config)
+    detect_from_document(&doc, page_count, &config)
 }
 
 /// Detect PDF type from memory buffer
@@ -131,25 +114,64 @@ pub fn detect_pdf_type_mem_with_config(
 ) -> Result<PdfTypeResult, PdfError> {
     crate::validate_pdf_bytes(buffer)?;
 
-    // Load metadata first (fast)
-    let metadata = match Document::load_metadata_mem(buffer) {
-        Ok(m) => m,
-        Err(ref e) if crate::is_encrypted_lopdf_error(e) => {
-            Document::load_metadata_mem_with_password(buffer, "")?
-        }
-        Err(e) => return Err(e.into()),
-    };
+    let (doc, page_count) = crate::load_document_from_mem(buffer)?;
 
-    // Load document for inspection
-    let doc = match Document::load_mem(buffer) {
-        Ok(d) => d,
-        Err(ref e) if crate::is_encrypted_lopdf_error(e) => {
-            Document::load_mem_with_options(buffer, lopdf::LoadOptions::with_password(""))?
-        }
-        Err(e) => return Err(e.into()),
-    };
+    detect_from_document(&doc, page_count, &config)
+}
 
-    detect_from_document(&doc, metadata.page_count, &config)
+/// Heuristic page-count fallback for malformed PDFs that cannot be parsed.
+///
+/// This scans raw bytes for page dictionaries (`/Type /Page`) while excluding
+/// the page tree node (`/Type /Pages`). It is intended as a low-confidence hint
+/// for diagnostics; parsed page-tree counts remain authoritative.
+pub fn estimate_page_count_from_bytes(buffer: &[u8]) -> u32 {
+    let mut count = 0u32;
+    let mut pos = 0usize;
+
+    while let Some(rel_idx) = find_bytes(&buffer[pos..], b"/Type") {
+        let mut value_pos = pos + rel_idx + b"/Type".len();
+        value_pos = skip_pdf_whitespace(buffer, value_pos);
+
+        if buffer.get(value_pos) == Some(&b'/') {
+            let name_start = value_pos + 1;
+            let name_end = name_start + b"Page".len();
+            if name_end <= buffer.len()
+                && &buffer[name_start..name_end] == b"Page"
+                && buffer
+                    .get(name_end)
+                    .is_none_or(|b| is_pdf_name_delimiter(*b))
+            {
+                count += 1;
+            }
+        }
+
+        pos += rel_idx + b"/Type".len();
+    }
+
+    count
+}
+
+fn find_bytes(haystack: &[u8], needle: &[u8]) -> Option<usize> {
+    haystack.windows(needle.len()).position(|w| w == needle)
+}
+
+fn skip_pdf_whitespace(buffer: &[u8], mut pos: usize) -> usize {
+    while pos < buffer.len() && is_pdf_whitespace(buffer[pos]) {
+        pos += 1;
+    }
+    pos
+}
+
+fn is_pdf_whitespace(byte: u8) -> bool {
+    matches!(byte, b'\0' | b'\t' | b'\n' | 0x0C | b'\r' | b' ')
+}
+
+fn is_pdf_name_delimiter(byte: u8) -> bool {
+    is_pdf_whitespace(byte)
+        || matches!(
+            byte,
+            b'(' | b')' | b'<' | b'>' | b'[' | b']' | b'{' | b'}' | b'/' | b'%'
+        )
 }
 
 /// Detection logic on a pre-loaded document.

src/extractor/mod.rs

@@ -36,26 +36,14 @@ pub(crate) use layout::ColumnRegion;
 /// Extract text from PDF file as plain string
 pub fn extract_text<P: AsRef<Path>>(path: P) -> Result<String, PdfError> {
     crate::validate_pdf_file(&path)?;
-    let doc = match Document::load(&path) {
-        Ok(d) => d,
-        Err(ref e) if crate::is_encrypted_lopdf_error(e) => {
-            Document::load_with_password(&path, "")?
-        }
-        Err(e) => return Err(e.into()),
-    };
+    let (doc, _) = crate::load_document_from_path(&path)?;
     extract_text_from_doc(&doc)
 }
 
 /// Extract text from PDF memory buffer
 pub fn extract_text_mem(buffer: &[u8]) -> Result<String, PdfError> {
     crate::validate_pdf_bytes(buffer)?;
-    let doc = match Document::load_mem(buffer) {
-        Ok(d) => d,
-        Err(ref e) if crate::is_encrypted_lopdf_error(e) => {
-            Document::load_mem_with_options(buffer, lopdf::LoadOptions::with_password(""))?
-        }
-        Err(e) => return Err(e.into()),
-    };
+    let (doc, _) = crate::load_document_from_mem(buffer)?;
     extract_text_from_doc(&doc)
 }
 
@@ -91,13 +79,7 @@ pub(crate) fn extract_text_with_positions_and_rects<P: AsRef<Path>>(
     page_filter: Option<&HashSet<u32>>,
 ) -> Result<PageExtraction, PdfError> {
     crate::validate_pdf_file(&path)?;
-    let doc = match Document::load(&path) {
-        Ok(d) => d,
-        Err(ref e) if crate::is_encrypted_lopdf_error(e) => {
-            Document::load_with_password(&path, "")?
-        }
-        Err(e) => return Err(e.into()),
-    };
+    let (doc, _) = crate::load_document_from_path(&path)?;
     let font_cmaps = FontCMaps::from_doc(&doc);
     let (extraction, _thresholds, _gid_pages) =
         extract_positioned_text_from_doc(&doc, &font_cmaps, page_filter)?;
@@ -124,13 +106,7 @@ pub(crate) fn extract_text_with_positions_mem_and_rects(
     page_filter: Option<&HashSet<u32>>,
 ) -> Result<PageExtraction, PdfError> {
     crate::validate_pdf_bytes(buffer)?;
-    let doc = match Document::load_mem(buffer) {
-        Ok(d) => d,
-        Err(ref e) if crate::is_encrypted_lopdf_error(e) => {
-            Document::load_mem_with_options(buffer, lopdf::LoadOptions::with_password(""))?
-        }
-        Err(e) => return Err(e.into()),
-    };
+    let (doc, _) = crate::load_document_from_mem(buffer)?;
     let font_cmaps = FontCMaps::from_doc(&doc);
     let (extraction, _thresholds, _gid_pages) =
         extract_positioned_text_from_doc(&doc, &font_cmaps, page_filter)?;

src/tables/detect_rects.rs

@@ -1587,25 +1587,69 @@ fn detect_row_stripe_table_from_cell_rects(
         return None;
     }
 
-    // Derive columns from text X-position clustering
+    // Derive columns from text X-position clustering, but prefer rect
+    // X-edges when they already provide a tighter scaffold.  Some PDFs draw
+    // only the row-index cells in the body plus a full header row; that is
+    // not dense enough for `try_build_grid`, but the header rects still define
+    // the real columns.  Text starts inside wide cells can otherwise split the
+    // table into spurious sub-columns.
     let columns = cluster_x_positions(&page_items, 15.0);
-    if columns.len() < 2 {
+    let text_col_edges = if columns.len() >= 2 {
+        let mut edges: Vec<f32> = Vec::with_capacity(columns.len() + 1);
+        let min_x = page_items.iter().map(|(_, i)| i.x).reduce(f32::min)?;
+        edges.push(min_x - 5.0);
+        for pair in columns.windows(2) {
+            edges.push((pair[0] + pair[1]) / 2.0);
+        }
+        let max_x_right = page_items
+            .iter()
+            .map(|(_, i)| i.x + i.width)
+            .reduce(f32::max)?;
+        edges.push(max_x_right + 5.0);
+        Some(edges)
+    } else {
+        None
+    };
+
+    let rect_col_edges = {
+        let mut x_vals = Vec::with_capacity(content_rects.len() * 2);
+        for &&(x, _, w, _) in &content_rects {
+            x_vals.push(x);
+            x_vals.push(x + w);
+        }
+        let mut edges = snap_edges(&x_vals, 6.0);
+        edges.sort_by(|a, b| a.total_cmp(b));
+        if (3..=26).contains(&edges.len()) {
+            Some(edges)
+        } else {
+            None
+        }
+    };
+
+    let col_edges = match (rect_col_edges, text_col_edges) {
+        (Some(rect_edges), Some(text_edges)) if rect_edges.len() <= text_edges.len() => {
+            debug!(
+                "  cell-rect using {} rect-derived columns over {} text clusters",
+                rect_edges.len() - 1,
+                text_edges.len() - 1
+            );
+            rect_edges
+        }
+        (_, Some(text_edges)) => text_edges,
+        (Some(rect_edges), None) => rect_edges,
+        (None, None) => {
+            debug!(
+                "  cell-rect rejected: only {} columns from text clustering",
+                columns.len()
+            );
+            return None;
+        }
+    };
+
+    if col_edges.len() < 3 {
         return None;
     }
 
-    // Build column edges
-    let mut col_edges: Vec<f32> = Vec::with_capacity(columns.len() + 1);
-    let min_x = page_items.iter().map(|(_, i)| i.x).reduce(f32::min)?;
-    col_edges.push(min_x - 5.0);
-    for pair in columns.windows(2) {
-        col_edges.push((pair[0] + pair[1]) / 2.0);
-    }
-    let max_x_right = page_items
-        .iter()
-        .map(|(_, i)| i.x + i.width)
-        .reduce(f32::max)?;
-    col_edges.push(max_x_right + 5.0);
-
     let num_cols = col_edges.len() - 1;
     let num_rows = row_edges.len() - 1;
 

tests/integration_tests.rs

@@ -1,16 +1,94 @@
 //! Integration tests for pdf-to-markdown library
 
-use pdf_inspector::detector::{DetectionConfig, ScanStrategy};
+use pdf_inspector::detector::{estimate_page_count_from_bytes, DetectionConfig, ScanStrategy};
 use pdf_inspector::extractor::group_into_lines;
 use pdf_inspector::types::TextLine;
 use pdf_inspector::{
-    detect_pdf_type, extract_pages_markdown, extract_pages_markdown_mem,
-    extract_tables_in_regions_mem, extract_text, extract_text_in_regions_mem,
-    extract_text_with_positions, process_pdf_mem, process_pdf_with_options, to_markdown,
-    MarkdownOptions, PdfError, PdfOptions, PdfType, TextItem,
+    detect_pdf_type, detect_vector_grid_in_region_mem, extract_pages_markdown,
+    extract_pages_markdown_mem, extract_tables_in_regions_mem, extract_text,
+    extract_text_in_regions_mem, extract_text_with_positions, process_pdf_mem,
+    process_pdf_with_options, to_markdown, MarkdownOptions, PdfError, PdfOptions, PdfType,
+    TextItem,
 };
 use std::collections::HashSet;
 
+fn make_minimal_text_pdf() -> Vec<u8> {
+    let mut pdf = b"%PDF-1.4\n".to_vec();
+    let mut offsets = vec![0usize];
+
+    fn add_object(pdf: &mut Vec<u8>, offsets: &mut Vec<usize>, id: usize, body: &str) {
+        offsets.push(pdf.len());
+        pdf.extend_from_slice(format!("{id} 0 obj\n").as_bytes());
+        pdf.extend_from_slice(body.as_bytes());
+        pdf.extend_from_slice(b"\nendobj\n");
+    }
+
+    add_object(
+        &mut pdf,
+        &mut offsets,
+        1,
+        "<< /Type /Catalog /Pages 2 0 R >>",
+    );
+    add_object(
+        &mut pdf,
+        &mut offsets,
+        2,
+        "<< /Type /Pages /Kids [3 0 R] /Count 1 >>",
+    );
+    add_object(
+        &mut pdf,
+        &mut offsets,
+        3,
+        "<< /Type /Page /Parent 2 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Resources << /Font << /F1 5 0 R >> >> /Contents 4 0 R >>",
+    );
+
+    let content = "BT /F1 12 Tf 100 700 Td (Hello World) Tj 0 -14 Td (Second Line) Tj 0 -14 Td (Third Line) Tj ET";
+    add_object(
+        &mut pdf,
+        &mut offsets,
+        4,
+        &format!(
+            "<< /Length {} >>\nstream\n{}\nendstream",
+            content.len(),
+            content
+        ),
+    );
+    add_object(
+        &mut pdf,
+        &mut offsets,
+        5,
+        "<< /Type /Font /Subtype /Type1 /BaseFont /Helvetica >>",
+    );
+
+    let xref_start = pdf.len();
+    pdf.extend_from_slice(format!("xref\n0 {}\n", offsets.len()).as_bytes());
+    pdf.extend_from_slice(b"0000000000 65535 f \n");
+    for offset in offsets.iter().skip(1) {
+        pdf.extend_from_slice(format!("{offset:010} 00000 n \n").as_bytes());
+    }
+    pdf.extend_from_slice(
+        format!(
+            "trailer\n<< /Size {} /Root 1 0 R >>\nstartxref\n{}\n%%EOF",
+            offsets.len(),
+            xref_start
+        )
+        .as_bytes(),
+    );
+
+    pdf
+}
+
+fn truncate_eof_marker(mut pdf: Vec<u8>) -> Vec<u8> {
+    assert!(pdf.ends_with(b"%%EOF"));
+    pdf.pop();
+    pdf
+}
+
+fn add_leading_tab(mut pdf: Vec<u8>) -> Vec<u8> {
+    pdf.insert(0, b'\t');
+    pdf
+}
+
 // Helper to create test TextItems
 fn make_text_item(text: &str, x: f32, y: f32, font_size: f32, page: u32) -> TextItem {
     use pdf_inspector::types::ItemType;
@@ -826,6 +904,73 @@ fn test_bom_prefixed_pdf_header_not_rejected() {
     }
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn test_process_pdf_mem_repairs_truncated_eof_marker() {
+    let pdf = truncate_eof_marker(make_minimal_text_pdf());
+
+    let result = process_pdf_mem(&pdf).expect("truncated %%EO marker should be repaired");
+
+    assert_eq!(result.pdf_type, PdfType::TextBased);
+    assert_eq!(result.page_count, 1);
+    assert!(
+        result
+            .markdown
+            .as_deref()
+            .unwrap_or_default()
+            .contains("Hello World"),
+        "repaired PDF should still extract text"
+    );
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_process_pdf_mem_repairs_leading_tab_and_truncated_eof() {
+    let pdf = add_leading_tab(truncate_eof_marker(make_minimal_text_pdf()));
+
+    let result = process_pdf_mem(&pdf).expect("leading whitespace + %%EO should be repaired");
+
+    assert_eq!(result.pdf_type, PdfType::TextBased);
+    assert_eq!(result.page_count, 1);
+    assert!(
+        result
+            .markdown
+            .as_deref()
+            .unwrap_or_default()
+            .contains("Hello World"),
+        "repaired PDF should still extract text"
+    );
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_detect_pdf_type_repairs_container_from_path() {
+    let pdf = add_leading_tab(truncate_eof_marker(make_minimal_text_pdf()));
+    let dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+    let path = dir.path().join("broken-container.pdf");
+    std::fs::write(&path, pdf).unwrap();
+
+    let result = detect_pdf_type(&path).expect("detector should use shared repair loader");
+
+    assert_eq!(result.pdf_type, PdfType::TextBased);
+    assert_eq!(result.page_count, 1);
+    assert_eq!(result.pages_with_text, 1);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_extract_text_mem_uses_container_repair() {
+    let pdf = truncate_eof_marker(make_minimal_text_pdf());
+
+    let text = pdf_inspector::extractor::extract_text_mem(&pdf)
+        .expect("plain text extraction should use shared repair loader");
+
+    assert!(text.contains("Hello World"));
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_estimate_page_count_from_bytes_excludes_pages_tree() {
+    let pdf = add_leading_tab(truncate_eof_marker(make_minimal_text_pdf()));
+
+    assert_eq!(estimate_page_count_from_bytes(&pdf), 1);
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn test_not_a_pdf_detect_pdf_type_mem() {
     // Verify detect_pdf_type_mem is also guarded
@@ -1560,6 +1705,292 @@ fn synthetic_dense_table_pdf() -> Vec<u8> {
     bytes
 }
 
+fn synthetic_vector_grid_pdf(two_tables: bool) -> Vec<u8> {
+    use lopdf::content::{Content, Operation};
+    use lopdf::{dictionary, Document, Object, Stream};
+
+    fn push_grid(
+        operations: &mut Vec<Operation>,
+        x_left: i64,
+        x_mid: i64,
+        x_right: i64,
+        y_top: i64,
+        y_mid: i64,
+        y_bottom: i64,
+    ) {
+        for y in [y_top, y_mid, y_bottom] {
+            operations.push(Operation::new("m", vec![x_left.into(), y.into()]));
+            operations.push(Operation::new("l", vec![x_right.into(), y.into()]));
+        }
+        for x in [x_left, x_mid, x_right] {
+            operations.push(Operation::new("m", vec![x.into(), y_bottom.into()]));
+            operations.push(Operation::new("l", vec![x.into(), y_top.into()]));
+        }
+        operations.push(Operation::new("S", vec![]));
+    }
+
+    fn push_text(operations: &mut Vec<Operation>, x: i64, y: i64, text: &str) {
+        operations.push(Operation::new(
+            "Tm",
+            vec![1.into(), 0.into(), 0.into(), 1.into(), x.into(), y.into()],
+        ));
+        operations.push(Operation::new("Tj", vec![Object::string_literal(text)]));
+    }
+
+    let mut doc = Document::with_version("1.5");
+    let pages_id = doc.new_object_id();
+    let page_id = doc.new_object_id();
+    let font_id = doc.new_object_id();
+    let content_id = doc.new_object_id();
+
+    doc.objects.insert(
+        font_id,
+        dictionary! {
+            "Type" => "Font",
+            "Subtype" => "Type1",
+            "BaseFont" => "Helvetica",
+        }
+        .into(),
+    );
+
+    let mut operations = Vec::new();
+    push_grid(&mut operations, 50, 130, 210, 740, 710, 670);
+    if two_tables {
+        push_grid(&mut operations, 50, 130, 210, 560, 530, 490);
+    }
+
+    operations.push(Operation::new("BT", vec![]));
+    operations.push(Operation::new("Tf", vec!["F1".into(), 10.into()]));
+    push_text(&mut operations, 70, 724, "A1");
+    push_text(&mut operations, 150, 724, "B1");
+    push_text(&mut operations, 70, 688, "A2");
+    push_text(&mut operations, 150, 688, "B2");
+    if two_tables {
+        push_text(&mut operations, 70, 544, "C1");
+        push_text(&mut operations, 150, 544, "D1");
+        push_text(&mut operations, 70, 508, "C2");
+        push_text(&mut operations, 150, 508, "D2");
+    }
+    operations.push(Operation::new("ET", vec![]));
+
+    let content = Content { operations }.encode().unwrap();
+    doc.objects
+        .insert(content_id, Stream::new(dictionary! {}, content).into());
+
+    doc.objects.insert(
+        page_id,
+        dictionary! {
+            "Type" => "Page",
+            "Parent" => pages_id,
+            "MediaBox" => vec![0.into(), 0.into(), 300.into(), 800.into()],
+            "Resources" => dictionary! {
+                "Font" => dictionary! {
+                    "F1" => font_id,
+                },
+            },
+            "Contents" => content_id,
+        }
+        .into(),
+    );
+    doc.objects.insert(
+        pages_id,
+        dictionary! {
+            "Type" => "Pages",
+            "Kids" => vec![page_id.into()],
+            "Count" => 1,
+        }
+        .into(),
+    );
+    let catalog_id = doc.add_object(dictionary! {
+        "Type" => "Catalog",
+        "Pages" => pages_id,
+    });
+    doc.trailer.set("Root", catalog_id);
+
+    let mut bytes = Vec::new();
+    doc.save_to(&mut bytes).unwrap();
+    bytes
+}
+
+fn synthetic_vector_grid_three_row_pdf() -> Vec<u8> {
+    use lopdf::content::{Content, Operation};
+    use lopdf::{dictionary, Document, Object, Stream};
+
+    let mut doc = Document::with_version("1.5");
+    let pages_id = doc.new_object_id();
+    let page_id = doc.new_object_id();
+    let font_id = doc.new_object_id();
+    let content_id = doc.new_object_id();
+
+    doc.objects.insert(
+        font_id,
+        dictionary! {
+            "Type" => "Font",
+            "Subtype" => "Type1",
+            "BaseFont" => "Helvetica",
+        }
+        .into(),
+    );
+
+    let mut operations = Vec::new();
+    for y in [740, 710, 680, 650] {
+        operations.push(Operation::new("m", vec![50.into(), y.into()]));
+        operations.push(Operation::new("l", vec![210.into(), y.into()]));
+    }
+    for x in [50, 130, 210] {
+        operations.push(Operation::new("m", vec![x.into(), 650.into()]));
+        operations.push(Operation::new("l", vec![x.into(), 740.into()]));
+    }
+    operations.push(Operation::new("S", vec![]));
+
+    operations.push(Operation::new("BT", vec![]));
+    operations.push(Operation::new("Tf", vec!["F1".into(), 10.into()]));
+    for (x, y, text) in [
+        (70, 724, "Branch"),
+        (150, 724, "Deposits"),
+        (70, 694, "Oak"),
+        (150, 694, "100"),
+        (70, 664, "Boardwalk"),
+        (150, 664, "200"),
+    ] {
+        operations.push(Operation::new(
+            "Tm",
+            vec![1.into(), 0.into(), 0.into(), 1.into(), x.into(), y.into()],
+        ));
+        operations.push(Operation::new("Tj", vec![Object::string_literal(text)]));
+    }
+    operations.push(Operation::new("ET", vec![]));
+
+    let content = Content { operations }.encode().unwrap();
+    doc.objects
+        .insert(content_id, Stream::new(dictionary! {}, content).into());
+    doc.objects.insert(
+        page_id,
+        dictionary! {
+            "Type" => "Page",
+            "Parent" => pages_id,
+            "MediaBox" => vec![0.into(), 0.into(), 300.into(), 800.into()],
+            "Resources" => dictionary! {
+                "Font" => dictionary! {
+                    "F1" => font_id,
+                },
+            },
+            "Contents" => content_id,
+        }
+        .into(),
+    );
+    doc.objects.insert(
+        pages_id,
+        dictionary! {
+            "Type" => "Pages",
+            "Kids" => vec![page_id.into()],
+            "Count" => 1,
+        }
+        .into(),
+    );
+    let catalog_id = doc.add_object(dictionary! {
+        "Type" => "Catalog",
+        "Pages" => pages_id,
+    });
+    doc.trailer.set("Root", catalog_id);
+
+    let mut bytes = Vec::new();
+    doc.save_to(&mut bytes).unwrap();
+    bytes
+}
+
+fn assert_close(actual: f32, expected: f32) {
+    assert!(
+        (actual - expected).abs() < 0.75,
+        "expected {actual} to be close to {expected}"
+    );
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_detect_vector_grid_in_region_line_pdf() {
+    use pdf_inspector::{extract_tables_with_structure_mem, TsrTableInput};
+
+    let buf = synthetic_vector_grid_pdf(false);
+    let crop = [50.0_f32, 60.0, 210.0, 130.0];
+    let detected = detect_vector_grid_in_region_mem(&buf, 0, crop, 72.0)
+        .unwrap()
+        .expect("ruled vector table should be detected");
+
+    assert_eq!(detected.cell_bboxes.len(), 4);
+    assert_eq!(
+        detected
+            .structure_tokens
+            .iter()
+            .filter(|tok| tok.as_str() == "<td></td>")
+            .count(),
+        4
+    );
+    assert_eq!(detected.structure_tokens.first().unwrap(), "<table>");
+    assert_eq!(detected.structure_tokens.last().unwrap(), "</table>");
+
+    let first = &detected.cell_bboxes[0];
+    assert_close(first[0], 0.0);
+    assert_close(first[1], 0.0);
+    assert_close(first[2], 80.0);
+    assert_close(first[3], 30.0);
+
+    let markdown = extract_tables_with_structure_mem(
+        &buf,
+        &[TsrTableInput {
+            page: 0,
+            crop_pdf_pt_bbox: crop,
+            render_dpi: 72.0,
+            structure_tokens: detected.structure_tokens,
+            cell_bboxes: detected.cell_bboxes,
+        }],
+    )
+    .unwrap()
+    .remove(0);
+
+    assert!(markdown.contains("A1"));
+    assert!(markdown.contains("B1"));
+    assert!(markdown.contains("A2"));
+    assert!(markdown.contains("B2"));
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_detect_vector_grid_in_region_text_pdf_returns_none() {
+    let buf = make_minimal_text_pdf();
+    let detected =
+        detect_vector_grid_in_region_mem(&buf, 0, [0.0, 0.0, 300.0, 800.0], 72.0).unwrap();
+    assert!(detected.is_none());
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_detect_vector_grid_in_region_filters_to_requested_table() {
+    use pdf_inspector::{extract_tables_with_structure_mem, TsrTableInput};
+
+    let buf = synthetic_vector_grid_pdf(true);
+    let second_table_crop = [50.0_f32, 240.0, 210.0, 310.0];
+    let detected = detect_vector_grid_in_region_mem(&buf, 0, second_table_crop, 72.0)
+        .unwrap()
+        .expect("second ruled table should be detected");
+
+    assert_eq!(detected.cell_bboxes.len(), 4);
+    let markdown = extract_tables_with_structure_mem(
+        &buf,
+        &[TsrTableInput {
+            page: 0,
+            crop_pdf_pt_bbox: second_table_crop,
+            render_dpi: 72.0,
+            structure_tokens: detected.structure_tokens,
+            cell_bboxes: detected.cell_bboxes,
+        }],
+    )
+    .unwrap()
+    .remove(0);
+
+    assert!(markdown.contains("C1"));
+    assert!(markdown.contains("D2"));
+    assert!(!markdown.contains("A1"));
+    assert!(!markdown.contains("B2"));
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn test_extract_tables_with_structure_real_pdf_bits_pilani() {
     use pdf_inspector::{extract_tables_with_structure_mem, TsrTableInput};
@@ -1908,6 +2339,473 @@ fn test_extract_tables_with_structure_separator_after_thead() {
     assert_eq!(mds[0], "|Department|Core Courses|\n|---|---|\n|BIO|8.23|\n");
 }
 
+// =========================================================================
+// extract_tables_with_structure_auto_mem tests (TSR + heuristic fallback)
+// =========================================================================
+
+#[test]
+fn test_auto_passes_through_clean_tsr_output() {
+    use pdf_inspector::{extract_tables_with_structure_auto_mem, TsrTableInput};
+
+    let buf = synthetic_dense_table_pdf();
+    let tokens: Vec<String> = [
+        "<table>",
+        "<thead>",
+        "<tr>",
+        "<th></th>",
+        "<th></th>",
+        "</tr>",
+        "</thead>",
+        "<tbody>",
+        "<tr>",
+        "<td></td>",
+        "<td></td>",
+        "</tr>",
+        "<tr>",
+        "<td></td>",
+        "<td></td>",
+        "</tr>",
+        "</tbody>",
+        "</table>",
+    ]
+    .into_iter()
+    .map(String::from)
+    .collect();
+    // Cells fit each visible row cleanly. Same shape as the existing
+    // dense-overlap regression test — TSR should produce clean output
+    // and the auto wrapper should pass through with no fallback.
+    let cell_bboxes = vec![
+        poly(10.0, 72.0, 100.0, 112.0),
+        poly(90.0, 72.0, 180.0, 112.0),
+        poly(10.0, 88.8, 100.0, 128.8),
+        poly(90.0, 88.8, 180.0, 128.8),
+        poly(10.0, 105.6, 100.0, 145.6),
+        poly(90.0, 105.6, 180.0, 145.6),
+    ];
+
+    let results = extract_tables_with_structure_auto_mem(
+        &buf,
+        &[TsrTableInput {
+            page: 0,
+            crop_pdf_pt_bbox: [0.0, 0.0, 200.0, 800.0],
+            render_dpi: 72.0,
+            structure_tokens: tokens,
+            cell_bboxes,
+        }],
+    )
+    .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(results.len(), 1);
+    assert!(
+        results[0].fallback_reason.is_none(),
+        "expected no fallback, got {:?}",
+        results[0].fallback_reason
+    );
+    assert!(results[0].markdown.contains("Oak Street"));
+    assert!(results[0].markdown.contains("Boardwalk"));
+    assert!(!results[0].markdown.contains("Oak Street Boardwalk"));
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_auto_expands_multi_row_in_cell() {
+    use pdf_inspector::{extract_tables_with_structure_auto_mem, TsrTableInput};
+
+    let buf = synthetic_dense_table_pdf();
+    // TSR returns only 2 rows for what's actually 3 visible PDF rows.
+    // Row 1's cells are tall enough to encompass both Oak Street and
+    // Boardwalk text — the FNBO row-undercount pattern.
+    let tokens: Vec<String> = [
+        "<table>",
+        "<thead>",
+        "<tr>",
+        "<th></th>",
+        "<th></th>",
+        "</tr>",
+        "</thead>",
+        "<tbody>",
+        "<tr>",
+        "<td></td>",
+        "<td></td>",
+        "</tr>",
+        "</tbody>",
+        "</table>",
+    ]
+    .into_iter()
+    .map(String::from)
+    .collect();
+    // Header row at top-left y=[88, 105] (covers "Branch Name"/"Deposits"
+    // at native y=700, top-left y≈92-103). The "data" row at top-left
+    // y=[105, 145] is intentionally tall — covers BOTH the Oak Street
+    // line (top-left y≈108-119) AND the Boardwalk line (y≈124-135).
+    let cell_bboxes = vec![
+        poly(10.0, 88.0, 100.0, 105.0),
+        poly(90.0, 88.0, 180.0, 105.0),
+        poly(10.0, 105.0, 100.0, 145.0),
+        poly(90.0, 105.0, 180.0, 145.0),
+    ];
+
+    let results = extract_tables_with_structure_auto_mem(
+        &buf,
+        &[TsrTableInput {
+            page: 0,
+            crop_pdf_pt_bbox: [0.0, 0.0, 200.0, 800.0],
+            render_dpi: 72.0,
+            structure_tokens: tokens,
+            cell_bboxes,
+        }],
+    )
+    .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(results.len(), 1);
+    assert_eq!(
+        results[0].fallback_reason.as_deref(),
+        Some("multi_row_in_cell_expanded"),
+        "expected multi_row_in_cell_expanded, got {:?}",
+        results[0].fallback_reason
+    );
+    // The in-place expansion should preserve all three PDF rows.
+    let md = &results[0].markdown;
+    assert!(md.contains("Oak Street"), "missing Oak Street: {md}");
+    assert!(md.contains("Boardwalk"), "missing Boardwalk: {md}");
+    assert!(md.contains("100"), "missing 100: {md}");
+    assert!(md.contains("200"), "missing 200: {md}");
+    assert!(
+        !md.contains("Oak Street Boardwalk"),
+        "rows should not remain compressed: {md}"
+    );
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_auto_expands_under_counted_vector_grid_rows() {
+    use pdf_inspector::{extract_tables_with_structure_auto_mem, TsrTableInput};
+
+    let buf = synthetic_vector_grid_three_row_pdf();
+    let tokens: Vec<String> = [
+        "<table>",
+        "<thead>",
+        "<tr>",
+        "<th></th>",
+        "<th></th>",
+        "</tr>",
+        "</thead>",
+        "<tbody>",
+        "<tr>",
+        "<td></td>",
+        "<td></td>",
+        "</tr>",
+        "</tbody>",
+        "</table>",
+    ]
+    .into_iter()
+    .map(String::from)
+    .collect();
+    let crop = [50.0, 60.0, 210.0, 150.0];
+    let cell_bboxes = vec![
+        poly(0.0, 0.0, 80.0, 30.0),
+        poly(80.0, 0.0, 160.0, 30.0),
+        poly(0.0, 30.0, 80.0, 90.0),
+        poly(80.0, 30.0, 160.0, 90.0),
+    ];
+
+    let results = extract_tables_with_structure_auto_mem(
+        &buf,
+        &[TsrTableInput {
+            page: 0,
+            crop_pdf_pt_bbox: crop,
+            render_dpi: 72.0,
+            structure_tokens: tokens,
+            cell_bboxes,
+        }],
+    )
+    .unwrap();
+
+    assert_eq!(results.len(), 1);
+    assert_eq!(
+        results[0].fallback_reason.as_deref(),
+        Some("multi_row_in_cell_expanded")
+    );
+    let md = &results[0].markdown;
+    assert!(md.contains("|Branch|Deposits|"), "missing header: {md}");
+    assert!(md.contains("|Oak|100|"), "missing row 1: {md}");
+    assert!(md.contains("|Boardwalk|200|"), "missing row 2: {md}");
+    assert!(
+        !md.contains("Oak Boardwalk"),
+        "rows stayed compressed: {md}"
+    );
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_auto_keeps_wrapped_header_vector_grid_doc51() {
+    use pdf_inspector::{extract_tables_with_structure_auto_mem, TsrTableInput};
+
+    let buf = std::fs::read("tests/fixtures/government_positions_women.pdf").unwrap();
+    let crop = [0.0, 0.0, 612.0, 792.0];
+    let grid = detect_vector_grid_in_region_mem(&buf, 0, crop, 200.0)
+        .unwrap()
+        .expect("expected doc 51 vector grid");
+    assert_eq!(
+        grid.cell_bboxes.len(),
+        36,
+        "doc 51 should have a 9x4 vector grid"
+    );
+
+    let results = extract_tables_with_structure_auto_mem(
+        &buf,
+        &[TsrTableInput {
+            page: 0,
+            crop_pdf_pt_bbox: crop,
+            render_dpi: 200.0,
+            structure_tokens: grid.structure_tokens,
+            cell_bboxes: grid.cell_bboxes,
+        }],
+    )
+    .unwrap();
+
+    assert_eq!(results.len(), 1);
+    let r = &results[0];
+    assert!(
+        r.fallback_reason.is_none(),
+        "wrapped header/label text should not trigger heuristic fallback: {:?}\n{}",
+        r.fallback_reason,
+        r.markdown
+    );
+    let md = &r.markdown;
+    assert!(md.contains("Government Position"), "missing header: {md}");
+    assert!(
+        md.contains("Aquino Administration"),
+        "missing Aquino header: {md}"
+    );
+    assert!(
+        md.contains("Ramos Administration"),
+        "missing Ramos header: {md}"
+    );
+    assert!(
+        md.contains("City Municipal Councilor"),
+        "row label was truncated: {md}"
+    );
+    assert!(
+        !md.contains("|Position||Administration"),
+        "heuristic fallback split the header row: {md}"
+    );
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_auto_returns_empty_inputs() {
+    use pdf_inspector::extract_tables_with_structure_auto_mem;
+    let buf = synthetic_dense_table_pdf();
+    let results = extract_tables_with_structure_auto_mem(&buf, &[]).unwrap();
+    assert!(results.is_empty());
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_auto_does_not_fire_on_legit_rowspan_cell() {
+    use pdf_inspector::{extract_tables_with_structure_auto_mem, TsrTableInput};
+
+    let buf = synthetic_dense_table_pdf();
+    // 2 columns, 3 rows in the visible PDF. SLANet emits a 2-row table
+    // where the LEFT cell of row 1 is a rowspan=2 cell that legitimately
+    // covers Oak Street + Boardwalk on two visual lines. The right
+    // column has two normal rows. multi_row_in_cell must NOT fire on
+    // the rowspan=2 cell.
+    let tokens: Vec<String> = [
+        "<table>",
+        "<thead>",
+        "<tr>",
+        "<th></th>",
+        "<th></th>",
+        "</tr>",
+        "</thead>",
+        "<tbody>",
+        "<tr>",
+        // First data cell explicitly declares rowspan=2.
+        "<td",
+        " rowspan=\"2\"",
+        ">",
+        "</td>",
+        "<td></td>",
+        "</tr>",
+        "<tr>",
+        "<td></td>",
+        "</tr>",
+        "</tbody>",
+        "</table>",
+    ]
+    .into_iter()
+    .map(String::from)
+    .collect();
+    // Header row, then a tall left cell covering both data lines, plus
+    // two narrow right cells (one per line).
+    let cell_bboxes = vec![
+        poly(10.0, 88.0, 100.0, 105.0),
+        poly(90.0, 88.0, 180.0, 105.0),
+        poly(10.0, 105.0, 100.0, 145.0), // rowspan=2 — covers both lines
+        poly(90.0, 105.0, 180.0, 122.0), // row 1 only
+        poly(90.0, 122.0, 180.0, 145.0), // row 2 only
+    ];
+
+    let results = extract_tables_with_structure_auto_mem(
+        &buf,
+        &[TsrTableInput {
+            page: 0,
+            crop_pdf_pt_bbox: [0.0, 0.0, 200.0, 800.0],
+            render_dpi: 72.0,
+            structure_tokens: tokens,
+            cell_bboxes,
+        }],
+    )
+    .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(results.len(), 1);
+    assert!(
+        results[0].fallback_reason.is_none(),
+        "rowspan=2 cell containing 2 visual lines should not trip multi_row_in_cell, got reason={:?}",
+        results[0].fallback_reason,
+    );
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_auto_expands_when_heuristic_region_is_empty() {
+    use pdf_inspector::{extract_tables_with_structure_auto_mem, TsrTableInput};
+
+    let buf = synthetic_dense_table_pdf();
+    // Same shape as the multi_row_in_cell regression — a tall data cell
+    // that catches Oak Street + Boardwalk. The crop bbox we pass points
+    // at a strip of the page that has NO text items, so the old heuristic
+    // fallback would be empty. Expansion uses the cell bboxes directly.
+    let tokens: Vec<String> = [
+        "<table>",
+        "<thead>",
+        "<tr>",
+        "<th></th>",
+        "<th></th>",
+        "</tr>",
+        "</thead>",
+        "<tbody>",
+        "<tr>",
+        "<td></td>",
+        "<td></td>",
+        "</tr>",
+        "</tbody>",
+        "</table>",
+    ]
+    .into_iter()
+    .map(String::from)
+    .collect();
+    // Cell bboxes overlap the actual PDF text (so multi_row_in_cell
+    // fires) — but the crop_pdf_pt_bbox we hand to the heuristic is a
+    // wholly-empty region of the page. The heuristic should return "".
+    let cell_bboxes = vec![
+        poly(10.0, 88.0, 100.0, 105.0),
+        poly(90.0, 88.0, 180.0, 105.0),
+        poly(10.0, 105.0, 100.0, 145.0),
+        poly(90.0, 105.0, 180.0, 145.0),
+    ];
+
+    let results = extract_tables_with_structure_auto_mem(
+        &buf,
+        &[TsrTableInput {
+            page: 0,
+            // Crop is at the BOTTOM of the page where there's no text.
+            crop_pdf_pt_bbox: [0.0, 0.0, 200.0, 50.0],
+            render_dpi: 72.0,
+            structure_tokens: tokens,
+            cell_bboxes,
+        }],
+    )
+    .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(results.len(), 1);
+    let r = &results[0];
+    assert_eq!(
+        r.fallback_reason.as_deref(),
+        Some("multi_row_in_cell_expanded"),
+        "expected expansion despite empty heuristic region, got {:?}",
+        r.fallback_reason,
+    );
+    assert!(
+        r.markdown.contains("|Oak Street|100|"),
+        "missing row 1: {}",
+        r.markdown
+    );
+    assert!(
+        r.markdown.contains("|Boardwalk|200|"),
+        "missing row 2: {}",
+        r.markdown
+    );
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_auto_isolates_per_input_failures() {
+    use pdf_inspector::{extract_tables_with_structure_auto_mem, TsrTableInput};
+
+    let buf = synthetic_dense_table_pdf();
+    let good_tokens: Vec<String> = [
+        "<table>",
+        "<thead>",
+        "<tr>",
+        "<th></th>",
+        "<th></th>",
+        "</tr>",
+        "</thead>",
+        "<tbody>",
+        "<tr>",
+        "<td></td>",
+        "<td></td>",
+        "</tr>",
+        "<tr>",
+        "<td></td>",
+        "<td></td>",
+        "</tr>",
+        "</tbody>",
+        "</table>",
+    ]
+    .into_iter()
+    .map(String::from)
+    .collect();
+    // A clean input that should pass through with no fallback.
+    let good_input = TsrTableInput {
+        page: 0,
+        crop_pdf_pt_bbox: [0.0, 0.0, 200.0, 800.0],
+        render_dpi: 72.0,
+        structure_tokens: good_tokens,
+        cell_bboxes: vec![
+            poly(10.0, 72.0, 100.0, 112.0),
+            poly(90.0, 72.0, 180.0, 112.0),
+            poly(10.0, 88.8, 100.0, 128.8),
+            poly(90.0, 88.8, 180.0, 128.8),
+            poly(10.0, 105.6, 100.0, 145.6),
+            poly(90.0, 105.6, 180.0, 145.6),
+        ],
+    };
+    // A bad input that targets a non-existent page. The detection
+    // helper short-circuits on missing pages with Ok(None), so this
+    // shouldn't itself crash, but pairing it with a flagged input
+    // exercises the per-input control flow regardless. The point of
+    // this test is that one input's outcome doesn't poison the other.
+    let bad_input = TsrTableInput {
+        page: 9999,
+        crop_pdf_pt_bbox: [0.0, 0.0, 100.0, 100.0],
+        render_dpi: 72.0,
+        structure_tokens: vec![
+            "<table>".into(),
+            "<tr>".into(),
+            "<td></td>".into(),
+            "</tr>".into(),
+            "</table>".into(),
+        ],
+        cell_bboxes: vec![poly(0.0, 0.0, 50.0, 50.0)],
+    };
+
+    let results = extract_tables_with_structure_auto_mem(&buf, &[good_input, bad_input]).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(results.len(), 2);
+    // Good input still produces non-empty TSR markdown with no fallback.
+    assert!(
+        results[0].fallback_reason.is_none(),
+        "good input should pass through, got reason={:?}",
+        results[0].fallback_reason,
+    );
+    assert!(results[0].markdown.contains("Oak Street"));
+    // Bad input collapses to empty markdown but doesn't take the
+    // batch down with it.
+    assert_eq!(results[1].markdown, "");
+}
+
 // =========================================================================
 // extract_pages_markdown_mem tests
 // =========================================================================