diff --git a/pkg/recon/dedup.go b/pkg/recon/dedup.go
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+package recon
+
+import (
+	"crypto/sha256"
+	"encoding/hex"
+
+	"github.com/salvacybersec/keyhunter/pkg/engine"
+)
+
+// Dedup removes duplicate findings from a recon sweep using
+// SHA256(ProviderName|KeyMasked|Source) as the dedup key.
+//
+// The operation is stable: input order is preserved and first-seen metadata
+// (DetectedAt, Confidence, VerifyStatus, etc.) wins when a later duplicate
+// would otherwise overwrite it. Two findings with the same provider and
+// masked key but different Source URLs are kept separate, so callers can
+// see every distinct location where a leaked key was found.
+//
+// Callers (e.g. Engine.SweepAll from Plan 09-01) should invoke Dedup on the
+// aggregated finding slice before persisting to storage. A nil or empty
+// input returns nil.
+//
+// Note: this package uses engine.Finding directly rather than a local alias
+// so it compiles independently of Plan 09-01 during parallel execution.
+func Dedup(in []engine.Finding) []engine.Finding {
+	if len(in) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+	seen := make(map[string]struct{}, len(in))
+	out := make([]engine.Finding, 0, len(in))
+	for _, f := range in {
+		sum := sha256.Sum256([]byte(f.ProviderName + "|" + f.KeyMasked + "|" + f.Source))
+		key := hex.EncodeToString(sum[:])
+		if _, dup := seen[key]; dup {
+			continue
+		}
+		seen[key] = struct{}{}
+		out = append(out, f)
+	}
+	return out
+}