diff --git a/internal/application/service/extract.go b/internal/application/service/extract.go
index 1f34e4e35..8b945819f 100644
--- a/internal/application/service/extract.go
+++ b/internal/application/service/extract.go
@@ -202,6 +202,16 @@ func (s *ChunkExtractService) Handle(ctx context.Context, t *asynq.Task) error {
 	ctx = logger.WithField(ctx, "extract", p.ChunkID)
 	ctx = context.WithValue(ctx, types.TenantIDContextKey, p.TenantID)
 
+	// A newer attempt (re-upload / edit / reparse) has superseded this one:
+	// skip before opening the span or registering the FinalizeSubtask defer.
+	// The chunk this task references was deleted by the new attempt's cleanup,
+	// and decrementing here would drain the new attempt's counter.
+	if attemptSuperseded(ctx, s.tracker(), p.KnowledgeID, p.Attempt) {
+		logger.Infof(ctx, "graph extract: attempt %d superseded for %s, skipping stale enrichment",
+			p.Attempt, p.KnowledgeID)
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	// Open a postprocess subspan keyed by chunk ordinal so the trace
 	// shows real per-chunk graph extraction time. Skipped silently when
 	// upstream didn't pass the parent attempt (legacy in-flight tasks)
diff --git a/internal/application/service/knowledge.go b/internal/application/service/knowledge.go
index 26801d233..9da6d3a4b 100644
--- a/internal/application/service/knowledge.go
+++ b/internal/application/service/knowledge.go
@@ -169,6 +169,20 @@ func attemptFromCtx(ctx context.Context) int {
 	return 0
 }
 
+// attemptSuperseded reports whether a newer parse attempt has started for the
+// knowledge since this enrichment subtask was enqueued. Stale subtasks from a
+// previous upload/edit/reparse that is still draining must NOT touch the new
+// attempt's chunks or decrement its pending_subtasks_count — doing so would
+// race-promote the row to completed before the new attempt finishes. An attempt
+// of 0 predates attempt tracking (or tracking is disabled) and is never treated
+// as superseded.
+func attemptSuperseded(ctx context.Context, tracker SpanTracker, knowledgeID string, attempt int) bool {
+	if attempt <= 0 || knowledgeID == "" {
+		return false
+	}
+	return tracker.LatestAttempt(ctx, knowledgeID) > attempt
+}
+
 // beginStage / endStage / failStage / skipStage are the by-name shims
 // the pipeline uses so call sites don't have to thread *Span values
 // through the existing function signatures. Each helper looks up the
diff --git a/internal/application/service/knowledge_process.go b/internal/application/service/knowledge_process.go
index 5d0049afb..cadc45f2e 100644
--- a/internal/application/service/knowledge_process.go
+++ b/internal/application/service/knowledge_process.go
@@ -142,9 +142,15 @@ type ProcessChunksOptions struct {
 	Metadata     map[string]string
 }
 
-// finalizeIndexedKnowledgeState marks a document searchable as soon as chunks
-// and indexes are persisted; post-processing tasks should not keep parsing UI
-// indicators alive once retrieval can use the document.
+// finalizeIndexedKnowledgeState makes a document retrievable as soon as chunks
+// and indexes are persisted (enable_status=enabled), but it deliberately does
+// NOT mark the row completed when enrichment is still expected. Whenever the
+// document still has work to fan out — pending multimodal image tasks, or text
+// chunks that feed summary/question/graph generation — parse_status stays
+// "processing" so KnowledgePostProcess remains the single authority that drives
+// processing → finalizing → completed. Marking the row completed here would make
+// post-process hit its "non-processing status" guard and skip the summary
+// fan-out, stranding summary_status on "pending" forever.
 func finalizeIndexedKnowledgeState(
 	knowledge *types.Knowledge,
 	totalStorageSize int64,
@@ -152,16 +158,14 @@ func finalizeIndexedKnowledgeState(
 	hasPendingMultimodal bool,
 	now time.Time,
 ) {
-	if hasPendingMultimodal {
+	if hasPendingMultimodal || textChunkCount > 0 {
 		knowledge.ParseStatus = types.ParseStatusProcessing
 		knowledge.SummaryStatus = types.SummaryStatusNone
 	} else {
+		// No text chunks and no pending multimodal work: there is nothing for
+		// post-process to enrich, so complete immediately.
 		knowledge.ParseStatus = types.ParseStatusCompleted
-		if textChunkCount > 0 {
-			knowledge.SummaryStatus = types.SummaryStatusPending
-		} else {
-			knowledge.SummaryStatus = types.SummaryStatusNone
-		}
+		knowledge.SummaryStatus = types.SummaryStatusNone
 	}
 
 	knowledge.EnableStatus = "enabled"
@@ -897,6 +901,15 @@ func (s *knowledgeService) ProcessSummaryGeneration(ctx context.Context, t *asyn
 		ctx = context.WithValue(ctx, types.LanguageContextKey, payload.Language)
 	}
 
+	// A newer attempt (re-upload / edit / reparse) has superseded this one:
+	// skip before opening the span or registering the FinalizeSubtask defer
+	// so we neither read stale chunks nor decrement the new attempt's counter.
+	if attemptSuperseded(ctx, s.tracker(), payload.KnowledgeID, payload.Attempt) {
+		logger.Infof(ctx, "summary: attempt %d superseded for %s, skipping stale enrichment",
+			payload.Attempt, payload.KnowledgeID)
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	// Open a subspan under the parent attempt's postprocess stage so the
 	// trace surface shows the real summary-generation duration (LLM call
 	// + chunk write + index) instead of just the upstream's enqueue time.
@@ -1200,11 +1213,15 @@ func (s *knowledgeService) ProcessQuestionGeneration(ctx context.Context, t *asy
 	// what we already log to stdout.
 	var qSpan *Span
 	var qErr error
+	// Set when a newer attempt supersedes this run; suppresses the
+	// FinalizeSubtask decrement so a stale task can't drain the new
+	// attempt's counter.
+	superseded := false
 	// Decrement enrichment counter on terminal exit (success OR final
 	// retry failure). Runs AFTER the stats-log defer below — defers
 	// unwind LIFO, so this one declared first executes last.
 	defer func() {
-		if (qErr == nil || isFinalAsynqAttempt(ctx)) && payload.KnowledgeID != "" {
+		if !superseded && (qErr == nil || isFinalAsynqAttempt(ctx)) && payload.KnowledgeID != "" {
 			if _, _, ferr := s.repo.FinalizeSubtask(ctx, payload.KnowledgeID); ferr != nil {
 				logger.Warnf(ctx, "question: FinalizeSubtask failed for %s: %v", payload.KnowledgeID, ferr)
 			}
@@ -1287,6 +1304,17 @@ func (s *knowledgeService) ProcessQuestionGeneration(ctx context.Context, t *asy
 
 	logger.Infof(ctx, "Processing question generation for knowledge: %s", payload.KnowledgeID)
 
+	// A newer attempt has superseded this one: skip before opening the span
+	// so we don't read stale chunks. superseded suppresses the counter
+	// decrement in the defer above; qSpan stays nil so the stats defer no-ops.
+	if attemptSuperseded(ctx, s.tracker(), payload.KnowledgeID, payload.Attempt) {
+		superseded = true
+		exitStatus = "superseded"
+		logger.Infof(ctx, "question: attempt %d superseded for %s, skipping stale enrichment",
+			payload.Attempt, payload.KnowledgeID)
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	// Open the postprocess.question subspan now that we have payload.Attempt.
 	// Closes via the defer above.
 	qSpan = s.beginPostprocessSubspan(ctx, payload.KnowledgeID, payload.Attempt, "postprocess.question",
@@ -2245,6 +2273,18 @@ func (s *knowledgeService) ProcessManualUpdate(ctx context.Context, t *asynq.Tas
 		return nil
 	}
 
+	// Allocate a fresh span-tracking attempt for this manual (re)index.
+	// Without it attemptFromCtx stays 0, so processChunks drops all stage
+	// spans and KnowledgePostProcess falls back to LatestAttempt — piling
+	// this run's summary/wiki subspans onto the previous attempt's trace.
+	attempt := 0
+	if root, n, err := s.tracker().OpenAttempt(ctx, knowledge.ID, payload.LangfuseTraceID); err == nil && root != nil {
+		attempt = n
+	} else if err != nil {
+		logger.Warnf(ctx, "ProcessManualUpdate: OpenAttempt failed for %s: %v", knowledge.ID, err)
+	}
+	ctx = withAttempt(ctx, attempt)
+
 	// Cleanup old resources (indexes, chunks, graph) for update operations
 	if payload.NeedCleanup {
 		if err := s.cleanupKnowledgeResources(ctx, knowledge); err != nil {
diff --git a/internal/application/service/knowledge_process_status_test.go b/internal/application/service/knowledge_process_status_test.go
index d7e815bcb..efc8a5fc5 100644
--- a/internal/application/service/knowledge_process_status_test.go
+++ b/internal/application/service/knowledge_process_status_test.go
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ func TestFinalizeIndexedKnowledgeState(t *testing.T) {
 		wantSummaryStatus    string
 	}{
 		{
-			name:              "text document is completed once chunks are indexed",
+			name:              "text document stays processing so post-process can fan out enrichment",
 			textChunkCount:    2,
-			wantParseStatus:   types.ParseStatusCompleted,
-			wantSummaryStatus: types.SummaryStatusPending,
+			wantParseStatus:   types.ParseStatusProcessing,
+			wantSummaryStatus: types.SummaryStatusNone,
 		},
 		{
 			name:              "empty indexed document is completed without summary work",