diff --git a/meshai/config.py b/meshai/config.py
index 7aa291d..9ee8c43 100644
--- a/meshai/config.py
+++ b/meshai/config.py
@@ -499,6 +499,53 @@ class EnvironmentalConfig:
     geocoder: GeocoderConfig = field(default_factory=GeocoderConfig)
 
 
+@dataclass
+class SinkConfig:
+    """Named notification sink — transport defined once, referenced by name.
+
+    Phase A of routing revamp: transports defined once in sinks block,
+    referenced by name in toggles/rules (Phase B).
+    """
+
+    type: str = "mesh_broadcast"  # mesh_broadcast|mesh_dm|email|webhook
+
+    # Mesh broadcast
+    channel: int = 0  # Channel index (>= 0, 0 is valid primary channel)
+
+    # Mesh DM
+    node_ids: list = field(default_factory=list)
+
+    # Email (SMTP)
+    smtp_host: str = ""
+    smtp_port: int = 587
+    smtp_user: str = ""
+    smtp_password: str = ""
+    smtp_tls: bool = True
+    from_address: str = ""
+    recipients: list = field(default_factory=list)
+
+    # Webhook
+    webhook_url: str = ""
+    webhook_headers: dict = field(default_factory=dict)
+
+    def validate(self) -> list[str]:
+        """Validate sink config, return list of errors."""
+        errors = []
+        if self.type not in ("mesh_broadcast", "mesh_dm", "email", "webhook"):
+            errors.append(f"Invalid sink type: {self.type}")
+        if self.type == "mesh_broadcast" and self.channel < 0:
+            errors.append(f"Channel must be >= 0, got {self.channel}")
+        if self.type == "mesh_dm" and not self.node_ids:
+            errors.append("mesh_dm sink requires node_ids")
+        if self.type == "email" and not self.smtp_host:
+            errors.append("email sink requires smtp_host")
+        if self.type == "email" and not self.recipients:
+            errors.append("email sink requires recipients")
+        if self.type == "webhook" and not self.webhook_url:
+            errors.append("webhook sink requires webhook_url")
+        return errors
+
+
 @dataclass
 class NotificationRuleConfig:
     """Self-contained notification rule with inline delivery config."""
@@ -642,6 +689,7 @@ class NotificationsConfig:
     toggles: dict = field(default_factory=_default_toggles)  # family -> NotificationToggle
     digest: DigestConfig = field(default_factory=DigestConfig)
     rules: list = field(default_factory=list)  # List of NotificationRuleConfig
+    sinks: dict = field(default_factory=dict)  # name -> SinkConfig
 
 @dataclass
 class DashboardConfig:
@@ -785,6 +833,11 @@ def _dict_to_dataclass(cls, data: dict):
                     name: _dict_to_dataclass(NotificationToggle, t) if isinstance(t, dict) else t
                     for name, t in value["toggles"].items()
                 }
+            if "sinks" in value and isinstance(value["sinks"], dict):
+                notifications.sinks = {
+                    name: _dict_to_dataclass(SinkConfig, s) if isinstance(s, dict) else s
+                    for name, s in value["sinks"].items()
+                }
             if "channels" in value and isinstance(value["channels"], list) and value["channels"]:
                 _migrate_legacy_channels(notifications, value)
             kwargs[key] = notifications
diff --git a/meshai/dashboard/api/notification_routes.py b/meshai/dashboard/api/notification_routes.py
index a3f0e55..fb61dc9 100644
--- a/meshai/dashboard/api/notification_routes.py
+++ b/meshai/dashboard/api/notification_routes.py
@@ -33,6 +33,11 @@ class ChannelTestRequest(BaseModel):
     headers: Optional[Dict[str, str]] = {}
 
 
+class SinkTestRequest(BaseModel):
+    """Request body for sink connectivity test."""
+    name: str  # Sink name from config
+
+
 class RuleSourcesRequest(BaseModel):
     """Request body for rule sources health check."""
     categories: List[str] = []
@@ -303,3 +308,94 @@ async def send_rule_live(request: Request, rule_index: int):
     )
 
     return result
+
+
+# =============================================================================
+# SINKS ENDPOINTS (Phase A of routing revamp)
+# =============================================================================
+
+@router.get("/sinks")
+async def get_sinks(request: Request):
+    """Get configured notification sinks.
+
+    Returns list of named sinks with their type and config.
+    Phase A: read-only list; Phase B adds edit endpoints.
+    """
+    config = getattr(request.app.state, "config", None)
+    if not config or not hasattr(config, "notifications"):
+        return []
+
+    sinks = getattr(config.notifications, "sinks", {})
+    if not sinks:
+        return []
+
+    result = []
+    for name, sink in sinks.items():
+        # Convert dataclass to dict if needed
+        if hasattr(sink, "__dataclass_fields__"):
+            sink_dict = {
+                "name": name,
+                "type": sink.type,
+                "channel": getattr(sink, "channel", 0),
+                "node_ids": getattr(sink, "node_ids", []),
+                "smtp_host": getattr(sink, "smtp_host", ""),
+                "smtp_port": getattr(sink, "smtp_port", 587),
+                "from_address": getattr(sink, "from_address", ""),
+                "recipients": getattr(sink, "recipients", []),
+                "webhook_url": getattr(sink, "webhook_url", ""),
+            }
+        else:
+            sink_dict = {"name": name, **sink}
+
+        result.append(sink_dict)
+
+    return result
+
+
+@router.post("/sinks/test")
+async def test_sink(request: Request, body: SinkTestRequest):
+    """Test a named sink's connectivity.
+
+    Uses the existing channel test_connection() method.
+    """
+    config = getattr(request.app.state, "config", None)
+    if not config or not hasattr(config, "notifications"):
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Notifications not configured")
+
+    sinks = getattr(config.notifications, "sinks", {})
+    if not sinks:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="No sinks configured")
+
+    if body.name not in sinks:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail=f"Sink not found: {body.name}")
+
+    sink = sinks[body.name]
+
+    # Get connector for mesh channels
+    connector = getattr(request.app.state, "connector", None)
+
+    try:
+        from ...notifications.channels import create_channel_from_sink
+        channel = create_channel_from_sink(sink, connector=connector)
+        result = await channel.test_connection()
+        return {
+            "sink": body.name,
+            "type": sink.type,
+            **result
+        }
+    except ValueError as e:
+        return {
+            "sink": body.name,
+            "type": getattr(sink, "type", "unknown"),
+            "success": False,
+            "message": str(e),
+            "error": str(e),
+        }
+    except Exception as e:
+        return {
+            "sink": body.name,
+            "type": getattr(sink, "type", "unknown"),
+            "success": False,
+            "message": f"Test failed: {str(e)}",
+            "error": str(e),
+        }
diff --git a/meshai/notifications/channels.py b/meshai/notifications/channels.py
index 6ac39ff..08113de 100644
--- a/meshai/notifications/channels.py
+++ b/meshai/notifications/channels.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import httpx
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from ..connector import MeshConnector
-    from ..config import NotificationRuleConfig
+    from ..config import NotificationRuleConfig, SinkConfig
     from .events import NotificationPayload
 
 from meshai.notifications.renderers import MeshRenderer, EmailRenderer, WebhookRenderer
@@ -837,3 +837,51 @@ def create_channel_from_dict(config: dict, connector=None) -> NotificationChanne
         )
     else:
         raise ValueError("Unknown channel type: %s" % channel_type)
+
+def create_channel_from_sink(sink: "SinkConfig", connector=None) -> NotificationChannel:
+    """Create a channel instance from a SinkConfig dataclass.
+
+    Phase A of routing revamp: sinks are named transports defined once,
+    this factory creates the channel instance for delivery.
+
+    Args:
+        sink: SinkConfig dataclass instance
+        connector: MeshConnector instance (required for mesh channels)
+
+    Returns:
+        NotificationChannel instance
+
+    Raises:
+        ValueError: If sink type is unknown or channel < 0
+    """
+    sink_type = sink.type
+
+    if sink_type == "mesh_broadcast":
+        if sink.channel < 0:
+            raise ValueError(f"Channel must be >= 0, got {sink.channel}")
+        return MeshBroadcastChannel(
+            connector=connector,
+            channel_index=sink.channel,
+        )
+    elif sink_type == "mesh_dm":
+        return MeshDMChannel(
+            connector=connector,
+            node_ids=sink.node_ids,
+        )
+    elif sink_type == "email":
+        return EmailChannel(
+            smtp_host=sink.smtp_host,
+            smtp_port=sink.smtp_port,
+            smtp_user=sink.smtp_user,
+            smtp_password=sink.smtp_password,
+            smtp_tls=sink.smtp_tls,
+            from_address=sink.from_address,
+            recipients=sink.recipients,
+        )
+    elif sink_type == "webhook":
+        return WebhookChannel(
+            url=sink.webhook_url,
+            headers=sink.webhook_headers,
+        )
+    else:
+        raise ValueError(f"Unknown sink type: {sink_type}")
diff --git a/meshai/scripts/migrate_config_routing.py b/meshai/scripts/migrate_config_routing.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b4e4baf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meshai/scripts/migrate_config_routing.py
@@ -0,0 +1,349 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""Migration script for MeshAI routing revamp Phase A: synthesize sinks.
+
+This script reads existing notification toggles and rules, extracts their
+inline transport configurations, and synthesizes named sinks.
+
+Run manually: python -m meshai.scripts.migrate_config_routing [--dry-run]
+
+The migration:
+1. Backs up the config to <path>.pre-sinks.<epoch>.bak
+2. For each toggle with inline transport config, synthesizes a named sink
+3. For each enabled rule with inline transport config, synthesizes a named sink
+4. Deduplicates identical transports into one sink
+5. Writes the sinks block to the config
+6. Does NOT remove inline fields (Phase B does that)
+
+Idempotent: refuses to run if a sinks block already exists.
+"""
+
+import argparse
+import hashlib
+import json
+import logging
+import os
+import sys
+import time
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Any, Optional
+from urllib.parse import urlparse
+
+import yaml
+
+# Setup logging
+logging.basicConfig(
+    level=logging.INFO,
+    format="%(asctime)s [%(levelname)s] %(message)s",
+    datefmt="%H:%M:%S",
+)
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+def compute_sink_hash(sink_dict: dict) -> str:
+    """Compute a stable hash of sink config for deduplication."""
+    # Sort keys for stable comparison
+    canonical = json.dumps(sink_dict, sort_keys=True)
+    return hashlib.sha256(canonical.encode()).hexdigest()[:8]
+
+
+def generate_sink_name(sink_type: str, sink_dict: dict) -> str:
+    """Generate a human-readable sink name from its config."""
+    if sink_type == "mesh_broadcast":
+        channel = sink_dict.get("channel", 0)
+        return f"mesh-ch{channel}"
+    elif sink_type == "mesh_dm":
+        node_ids = sink_dict.get("node_ids", [])
+        if node_ids:
+            first_node = node_ids[0].lstrip("!")[:8]
+            return f"dm-{first_node}"
+        return "dm-unknown"
+    elif sink_type == "email":
+        host = sink_dict.get("smtp_host", "")
+        if host:
+            # Extract domain
+            return f"email-{host.split('.')[0]}"
+        return "email-unknown"
+    elif sink_type == "webhook":
+        url = sink_dict.get("webhook_url", "")
+        if url:
+            parsed = urlparse(url)
+            return f"webhook-{parsed.netloc.split('.')[0]}"
+        return "webhook-unknown"
+    return f"sink-{sink_type}"
+
+
+def extract_sinks_from_toggle(toggle: dict) -> list[dict]:
+    """Extract ALL sink configs from a NotificationToggle's inline fields.
+    
+    Returns a list of sink dicts, one per configured transport type.
+    No precedence — every transport with non-empty config is extracted.
+    """
+    sinks = []
+
+    # Check for mesh_broadcast (broadcast_channel field)
+    broadcast_channel = toggle.get("broadcast_channel")
+    if broadcast_channel is not None:
+        sinks.append({
+            "type": "mesh_broadcast",
+            "channel": int(broadcast_channel),
+        })
+
+    # Check for mesh_dm (node_ids field)
+    node_ids = toggle.get("node_ids", [])
+    if node_ids:
+        sinks.append({
+            "type": "mesh_dm",
+            "node_ids": node_ids,
+        })
+
+    # Check for email (smtp_host field)
+    smtp_host = toggle.get("smtp_host", "")
+    if smtp_host:
+        sinks.append({
+            "type": "email",
+            "smtp_host": smtp_host,
+            "smtp_port": toggle.get("smtp_port", 587),
+            "smtp_user": toggle.get("smtp_user", ""),
+            "smtp_password": toggle.get("smtp_password", ""),
+            "smtp_tls": toggle.get("smtp_tls", True),
+            "from_address": toggle.get("from_address", ""),
+            "recipients": toggle.get("recipients", []),
+        })
+
+    # Check for webhook (webhook_url field)
+    webhook_url = toggle.get("webhook_url", "")
+    if webhook_url:
+        sinks.append({
+            "type": "webhook",
+            "webhook_url": webhook_url,
+            "webhook_headers": toggle.get("webhook_headers", {}),
+        })
+
+    return sinks
+
+
+def extract_sink_from_toggle(toggle: dict) -> Optional[dict]:
+    """Legacy wrapper - returns first sink or None. Use extract_sinks_from_toggle instead."""
+    sinks = extract_sinks_from_toggle(toggle)
+    return sinks[0] if sinks else None
+
+
+def extract_sink_from_rule(rule: dict) -> Optional[dict]:
+    """Extract sink config from a NotificationRuleConfig's inline fields."""
+    delivery_type = rule.get("delivery_type", "")
+
+    if delivery_type == "mesh_broadcast":
+        return {
+            "type": "mesh_broadcast",
+            "channel": rule.get("broadcast_channel", 0),
+        }
+    elif delivery_type == "mesh_dm":
+        return {
+            "type": "mesh_dm",
+            "node_ids": rule.get("node_ids", []),
+        }
+    elif delivery_type == "email":
+        return {
+            "type": "email",
+            "smtp_host": rule.get("smtp_host", ""),
+            "smtp_port": rule.get("smtp_port", 587),
+            "smtp_user": rule.get("smtp_user", ""),
+            "smtp_password": rule.get("smtp_password", ""),
+            "smtp_tls": rule.get("smtp_tls", True),
+            "from_address": rule.get("from_address", ""),
+            "recipients": rule.get("recipients", []),
+        }
+    elif delivery_type == "webhook":
+        return {
+            "type": "webhook",
+            "webhook_url": rule.get("webhook_url", ""),
+            "webhook_headers": rule.get("webhook_headers", {}),
+        }
+
+    return None
+
+
+def synthesize_sinks(notifications: dict) -> dict:
+    """Synthesize named sinks from toggles and rules.
+
+    Returns:
+        dict mapping sink names to sink configs
+    """
+    sinks = {}
+    hash_to_name = {}  # For deduplication
+
+    # Process toggles - extract ALL configured transports per toggle
+    toggles = notifications.get("toggles", {})
+    for toggle_name, toggle in toggles.items():
+        if not isinstance(toggle, dict):
+            continue
+
+        sink_dicts = extract_sinks_from_toggle(toggle)
+        if not sink_dicts:
+            continue
+
+        for sink_dict in sink_dicts:
+            sink_hash = compute_sink_hash(sink_dict)
+            if sink_hash in hash_to_name:
+                logger.info(f"  Toggle '{toggle_name}' reuses existing sink '{hash_to_name[sink_hash]}'")
+                continue
+
+            sink_name = generate_sink_name(sink_dict["type"], sink_dict)
+            # Handle name collisions
+            base_name = sink_name
+            counter = 2
+            while sink_name in sinks:
+                sink_name = f"{base_name}-{counter}"
+                counter += 1
+
+            sinks[sink_name] = sink_dict
+            hash_to_name[sink_hash] = sink_name
+            logger.info(f"  Toggle '{toggle_name}' → sink '{sink_name}'")
+
+    # Process rules
+    rules = notifications.get("rules", [])
+    for i, rule in enumerate(rules):
+        if not isinstance(rule, dict):
+            continue
+
+        # Only process enabled rules
+        if not rule.get("enabled", True):
+            continue
+
+        sink_dict = extract_sink_from_rule(rule)
+        if not sink_dict:
+            continue
+
+        sink_hash = compute_sink_hash(sink_dict)
+        if sink_hash in hash_to_name:
+            rule_name = rule.get("name", f"rule-{i}")
+            logger.info(f"  Rule '{rule_name}' reuses existing sink '{hash_to_name[sink_hash]}'")
+            continue
+
+        sink_name = generate_sink_name(sink_dict["type"], sink_dict)
+        # Handle name collisions
+        base_name = sink_name
+        counter = 2
+        while sink_name in sinks:
+            sink_name = f"{base_name}-{counter}"
+            counter += 1
+
+        sinks[sink_name] = sink_dict
+        hash_to_name[sink_hash] = sink_name
+        rule_name = rule.get("name", f"rule-{i}")
+        logger.info(f"  Rule '{rule_name}' → sink '{sink_name}'")
+
+    return sinks
+
+
+def load_notifications_config(config_path: Path) -> tuple[dict, dict]:
+    """Load notifications config from file.
+
+    Returns:
+        (full_config_dict, notifications_dict)
+    """
+    with open(config_path, "r") as f:
+        config = yaml.safe_load(f) or {}
+
+    # Handle both monolithic (has notifications: key) and multi-file (IS notifications) layouts
+    if "notifications" in config:
+        notifications = config["notifications"]
+    elif "toggles" in config or "rules" in config:
+        notifications = config
+    else:
+        notifications = {}
+    return config, notifications
+
+
+def backup_config(config_path: Path) -> Path:
+    """Create a timestamped backup of the config file."""
+    epoch = int(time.time())
+    backup_path = config_path.with_suffix(f".pre-sinks.{epoch}.bak")
+    import shutil
+    shutil.copy2(config_path, backup_path)
+    return backup_path
+
+
+def write_sinks_to_config(config_path: Path, sinks: dict):
+    """Write synthesized sinks block to the config file."""
+    with open(config_path, "r") as f:
+        content = f.read()
+
+    # Parse YAML to find where to insert
+    # Insert sinks after notifications.rules or at end of notifications block
+    # This is a simplified approach - in production you'd want proper YAML manipulation
+
+    # For now, read as dict, add sinks, write back
+    config = yaml.safe_load(content) or {}
+
+    if "notifications" not in config:
+        config["notifications"] = {}
+
+    config["notifications"]["sinks"] = sinks
+
+    with open(config_path, "w") as f:
+        yaml.dump(config, f, default_flow_style=False, sort_keys=False, allow_unicode=True)
+
+
+def main():
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
+        description="Migrate MeshAI config to use named sinks (Phase A)"
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--config",
+        type=Path,
+        default=Path("/data/config/notifications.yaml"),
+        help="Path to notifications config file",
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--dry-run",
+        action="store_true",
+        help="Show what would be done without making changes",
+    )
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    config_path = args.config
+
+    if not config_path.exists():
+        logger.error(f"Config file not found: {config_path}")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    logger.info(f"Loading config from {config_path}")
+    full_config, notifications = load_notifications_config(config_path)
+
+    # Check if sinks already exist
+    if notifications.get("sinks"):
+        logger.error("Sinks block already exists in config. Migration already complete.")
+        logger.info("Existing sinks: %s", list(notifications["sinks"].keys()))
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    # Synthesize sinks
+    logger.info("Synthesizing sinks from toggles and rules...")
+    sinks = synthesize_sinks(notifications)
+
+    if not sinks:
+        logger.info("No sinks to synthesize (no inline transport configs found)")
+        sys.exit(0)
+
+    logger.info(f"Synthesized {len(sinks)} sink(s):")
+    for name, sink in sinks.items():
+        logger.info(f"  {name}: {sink}")
+
+    if args.dry_run:
+        logger.info("DRY RUN - no changes made")
+        print("\n--- Would write sinks block: ---")
+        print(yaml.dump({"sinks": sinks}, default_flow_style=False))
+        return
+
+    # Backup and write
+    backup_path = backup_config(config_path)
+    logger.info(f"Backed up config to {backup_path}")
+
+    write_sinks_to_config(config_path, sinks)
+    logger.info(f"Wrote sinks block to {config_path}")
+
+    logger.info("Migration complete!")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
diff --git a/tests/test_sinks.py b/tests/test_sinks.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d5f0cc9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_sinks.py
@@ -0,0 +1,491 @@
+"""Tests for Phase A routing revamp: SinkConfig and sink utilities.
+
+Tests cover:
+1. SinkConfig dataclass conversion from dict
+2. Channel factory per sink type
+3. Migration synthesis + idempotence + dry-run
+"""
+
+import pytest
+import tempfile
+import os
+from pathlib import Path
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
+
+import yaml
+
+
+class TestSinkConfigDataclass:
+    """Tests for SinkConfig dataclass and dict conversion."""
+
+    def test_sink_config_defaults(self):
+        """SinkConfig has correct defaults."""
+        from meshai.config import SinkConfig
+
+        sink = SinkConfig()
+        assert sink.type == "mesh_broadcast"
+        assert sink.channel == 0
+        assert sink.node_ids == []
+        assert sink.smtp_host == ""
+        assert sink.recipients == []
+        assert sink.webhook_url == ""
+
+    def test_sink_config_mesh_broadcast(self):
+        """SinkConfig correctly stores mesh_broadcast config."""
+        from meshai.config import SinkConfig
+
+        sink = SinkConfig(type="mesh_broadcast", channel=2)
+        assert sink.type == "mesh_broadcast"
+        assert sink.channel == 2
+
+    def test_sink_config_mesh_dm(self):
+        """SinkConfig correctly stores mesh_dm config."""
+        from meshai.config import SinkConfig
+
+        sink = SinkConfig(type="mesh_dm", node_ids=["!abc123", "!def456"])
+        assert sink.type == "mesh_dm"
+        assert sink.node_ids == ["!abc123", "!def456"]
+
+    def test_sink_config_email(self):
+        """SinkConfig correctly stores email config."""
+        from meshai.config import SinkConfig
+
+        sink = SinkConfig(
+            type="email",
+            smtp_host="smtp.example.com",
+            smtp_port=465,
+            smtp_user="user",
+            smtp_password="pass",
+            smtp_tls=True,
+            from_address="alerts@example.com",
+            recipients=["ops@example.com"],
+        )
+        assert sink.type == "email"
+        assert sink.smtp_host == "smtp.example.com"
+        assert sink.smtp_port == 465
+        assert sink.recipients == ["ops@example.com"]
+
+    def test_sink_config_webhook(self):
+        """SinkConfig correctly stores webhook config."""
+        from meshai.config import SinkConfig
+
+        sink = SinkConfig(
+            type="webhook",
+            webhook_url="https://hooks.example.com/alert",
+            webhook_headers={"Authorization": "Bearer token"},
+        )
+        assert sink.type == "webhook"
+        assert sink.webhook_url == "https://hooks.example.com/alert"
+        assert sink.webhook_headers == {"Authorization": "Bearer token"}
+
+    def test_sink_config_validation_valid(self):
+        """SinkConfig.validate() returns empty list for valid configs."""
+        from meshai.config import SinkConfig
+
+        # Valid mesh_broadcast
+        sink = SinkConfig(type="mesh_broadcast", channel=0)
+        assert sink.validate() == []
+
+        # Valid mesh_dm
+        sink = SinkConfig(type="mesh_dm", node_ids=["!abc123"])
+        assert sink.validate() == []
+
+        # Valid email
+        sink = SinkConfig(type="email", smtp_host="smtp.test.com", recipients=["a@b.com"])
+        assert sink.validate() == []
+
+        # Valid webhook
+        sink = SinkConfig(type="webhook", webhook_url="https://example.com")
+        assert sink.validate() == []
+
+    def test_sink_config_validation_invalid_type(self):
+        """SinkConfig.validate() catches invalid type."""
+        from meshai.config import SinkConfig
+
+        sink = SinkConfig(type="invalid_type")
+        errors = sink.validate()
+        assert len(errors) == 1
+        assert "Invalid sink type" in errors[0]
+
+    def test_sink_config_validation_negative_channel(self):
+        """SinkConfig.validate() catches negative channel."""
+        from meshai.config import SinkConfig
+
+        sink = SinkConfig(type="mesh_broadcast", channel=-1)
+        errors = sink.validate()
+        assert len(errors) == 1
+        assert "must be >= 0" in errors[0]
+
+    def test_sink_config_validation_channel_zero_valid(self):
+        """SinkConfig.validate() accepts channel 0 (B6 fix verification)."""
+        from meshai.config import SinkConfig
+
+        sink = SinkConfig(type="mesh_broadcast", channel=0)
+        errors = sink.validate()
+        assert errors == []
+
+    def test_dict_to_dataclass_converts_sinks(self):
+        """_dict_to_dataclass correctly converts sinks dict to SinkConfig instances."""
+        from meshai.config import _dict_to_dataclass, Config, SinkConfig
+
+        config_dict = {
+            "notifications": {
+                "enabled": True,
+                "sinks": {
+                    "mesh-primary": {"type": "mesh_broadcast", "channel": 0},
+                    "mesh-alerts": {"type": "mesh_broadcast", "channel": 2},
+                    "dm-ops": {"type": "mesh_dm", "node_ids": ["!abcd1234"]},
+                },
+            },
+        }
+
+        config = _dict_to_dataclass(Config, config_dict)
+
+        assert hasattr(config.notifications, "sinks")
+        sinks = config.notifications.sinks
+
+        assert "mesh-primary" in sinks
+        assert isinstance(sinks["mesh-primary"], SinkConfig)
+        assert sinks["mesh-primary"].type == "mesh_broadcast"
+        assert sinks["mesh-primary"].channel == 0
+
+        assert "mesh-alerts" in sinks
+        assert isinstance(sinks["mesh-alerts"], SinkConfig)
+        assert sinks["mesh-alerts"].channel == 2
+
+        assert "dm-ops" in sinks
+        assert isinstance(sinks["dm-ops"], SinkConfig)
+        assert sinks["dm-ops"].type == "mesh_dm"
+        assert sinks["dm-ops"].node_ids == ["!abcd1234"]
+
+
+class TestCreateChannelFromSink:
+    """Tests for create_channel_from_sink factory function."""
+
+    def test_create_mesh_broadcast_channel(self):
+        """create_channel_from_sink creates MeshBroadcastChannel."""
+        from meshai.config import SinkConfig
+        from meshai.notifications.channels import (
+            create_channel_from_sink,
+            MeshBroadcastChannel,
+        )
+
+        sink = SinkConfig(type="mesh_broadcast", channel=2)
+        mock_connector = MagicMock()
+
+        channel = create_channel_from_sink(sink, connector=mock_connector)
+
+        assert isinstance(channel, MeshBroadcastChannel)
+        assert channel._channel == 2
+        assert channel._connector == mock_connector
+
+    def test_create_mesh_dm_channel(self):
+        """create_channel_from_sink creates MeshDMChannel."""
+        from meshai.config import SinkConfig
+        from meshai.notifications.channels import (
+            create_channel_from_sink,
+            MeshDMChannel,
+        )
+
+        sink = SinkConfig(type="mesh_dm", node_ids=["!abc123", "!def456"])
+        mock_connector = MagicMock()
+
+        channel = create_channel_from_sink(sink, connector=mock_connector)
+
+        assert isinstance(channel, MeshDMChannel)
+        assert channel._node_ids == ["!abc123", "!def456"]
+
+    def test_create_email_channel(self):
+        """create_channel_from_sink creates EmailChannel."""
+        from meshai.config import SinkConfig
+        from meshai.notifications.channels import (
+            create_channel_from_sink,
+            EmailChannel,
+        )
+
+        sink = SinkConfig(
+            type="email",
+            smtp_host="smtp.test.com",
+            smtp_port=587,
+            smtp_user="user",
+            smtp_password="pass",
+            smtp_tls=True,
+            from_address="alerts@test.com",
+            recipients=["ops@test.com"],
+        )
+
+        channel = create_channel_from_sink(sink)
+
+        assert isinstance(channel, EmailChannel)
+        assert channel._host == "smtp.test.com"
+        assert channel._port == 587
+        assert channel._recipients == ["ops@test.com"]
+
+    def test_create_webhook_channel(self):
+        """create_channel_from_sink creates WebhookChannel."""
+        from meshai.config import SinkConfig
+        from meshai.notifications.channels import (
+            create_channel_from_sink,
+            WebhookChannel,
+        )
+
+        sink = SinkConfig(
+            type="webhook",
+            webhook_url="https://hooks.test.com/alert",
+            webhook_headers={"X-Token": "secret"},
+        )
+
+        channel = create_channel_from_sink(sink)
+
+        assert isinstance(channel, WebhookChannel)
+        assert channel._url == "https://hooks.test.com/alert"
+        assert channel._headers == {"X-Token": "secret"}
+
+    def test_create_channel_invalid_type_raises(self):
+        """create_channel_from_sink raises ValueError for invalid type."""
+        from meshai.config import SinkConfig
+        from meshai.notifications.channels import create_channel_from_sink
+
+        sink = SinkConfig(type="invalid_type")
+
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="Unknown sink type"):
+            create_channel_from_sink(sink)
+
+    def test_create_channel_negative_channel_raises(self):
+        """create_channel_from_sink raises ValueError for negative channel."""
+        from meshai.config import SinkConfig
+        from meshai.notifications.channels import create_channel_from_sink
+
+        sink = SinkConfig(type="mesh_broadcast", channel=-1)
+
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="must be >= 0"):
+            create_channel_from_sink(sink)
+
+    def test_create_channel_zero_channel_valid(self):
+        """create_channel_from_sink accepts channel 0 (B6 fix verification)."""
+        from meshai.config import SinkConfig
+        from meshai.notifications.channels import (
+            create_channel_from_sink,
+            MeshBroadcastChannel,
+        )
+
+        sink = SinkConfig(type="mesh_broadcast", channel=0)
+        mock_connector = MagicMock()
+
+        channel = create_channel_from_sink(sink, connector=mock_connector)
+
+        assert isinstance(channel, MeshBroadcastChannel)
+        assert channel._channel == 0
+
+
+class TestMigrationSynthesis:
+    """Tests for migration script sink synthesis logic."""
+
+    def test_extract_sink_from_toggle_mesh_broadcast(self):
+        """extract_sink_from_toggle handles broadcast_channel."""
+        from meshai.scripts.migrate_config_routing import extract_sinks_from_toggle, extract_sink_from_toggle
+
+        toggle = {"broadcast_channel": 2, "enabled": True}
+        sink = extract_sink_from_toggle(toggle)
+
+        assert sink == {"type": "mesh_broadcast", "channel": 2}
+
+    def test_extract_sink_from_toggle_mesh_dm(self):
+        """extract_sink_from_toggle handles node_ids."""
+        from meshai.scripts.migrate_config_routing import extract_sinks_from_toggle, extract_sink_from_toggle
+
+        toggle = {"node_ids": ["!abc123"], "enabled": True}
+        sink = extract_sink_from_toggle(toggle)
+
+        assert sink == {"type": "mesh_dm", "node_ids": ["!abc123"]}
+
+    def test_extract_sink_from_toggle_email(self):
+        """extract_sink_from_toggle handles smtp_host."""
+        from meshai.scripts.migrate_config_routing import extract_sinks_from_toggle, extract_sink_from_toggle
+
+        toggle = {
+            "smtp_host": "smtp.test.com",
+            "smtp_port": 587,
+            "smtp_user": "user",
+            "smtp_password": "pass",
+            "smtp_tls": True,
+            "from_address": "alerts@test.com",
+            "recipients": ["ops@test.com"],
+        }
+        sink = extract_sink_from_toggle(toggle)
+
+        assert sink["type"] == "email"
+        assert sink["smtp_host"] == "smtp.test.com"
+        assert sink["recipients"] == ["ops@test.com"]
+
+    def test_extract_sink_from_toggle_webhook(self):
+        """extract_sink_from_toggle handles webhook_url."""
+        from meshai.scripts.migrate_config_routing import extract_sinks_from_toggle, extract_sink_from_toggle
+
+        toggle = {
+            "webhook_url": "https://hooks.test.com",
+            "webhook_headers": {"X-Token": "secret"},
+        }
+        sink = extract_sink_from_toggle(toggle)
+
+        assert sink == {
+            "type": "webhook",
+            "webhook_url": "https://hooks.test.com",
+            "webhook_headers": {"X-Token": "secret"},
+        }
+
+    def test_extract_sink_from_toggle_none(self):
+        """extract_sink_from_toggle returns None for toggle without transport."""
+        from meshai.scripts.migrate_config_routing import extract_sinks_from_toggle, extract_sink_from_toggle
+
+        toggle = {"enabled": True, "min_severity": "priority"}
+        sink = extract_sink_from_toggle(toggle)
+
+        assert sink is None
+
+    
+    def test_extract_sinks_from_toggle_multiple_transports(self):
+        """extract_sinks_from_toggle returns ALL configured transports."""
+        from meshai.scripts.migrate_config_routing import extract_sinks_from_toggle
+
+        toggle = {
+            "broadcast_channel": 1,
+            "node_ids": ["!abc123"],
+            "smtp_host": "",  # Empty = not configured
+            "webhook_url": "",  # Empty = not configured
+        }
+        sinks = extract_sinks_from_toggle(toggle)
+
+        assert len(sinks) == 2
+        types = {s["type"] for s in sinks}
+        assert types == {"mesh_broadcast", "mesh_dm"}
+
+    def test_extract_sinks_from_toggle_all_four_types(self):
+        """extract_sinks_from_toggle extracts all four transport types."""
+        from meshai.scripts.migrate_config_routing import extract_sinks_from_toggle
+
+        toggle = {
+            "broadcast_channel": 2,
+            "node_ids": ["!abc123"],
+            "smtp_host": "smtp.test.com",
+            "recipients": ["ops@test.com"],
+            "webhook_url": "https://hooks.test.com",
+        }
+        sinks = extract_sinks_from_toggle(toggle)
+
+        assert len(sinks) == 4
+        types = {s["type"] for s in sinks}
+        assert types == {"mesh_broadcast", "mesh_dm", "email", "webhook"}
+
+    def test_extract_sink_from_rule(self):
+        """extract_sink_from_rule handles delivery_type."""
+        from meshai.scripts.migrate_config_routing import extract_sink_from_rule
+
+        rule = {"delivery_type": "mesh_broadcast", "broadcast_channel": 3}
+        sink = extract_sink_from_rule(rule)
+
+        assert sink == {"type": "mesh_broadcast", "channel": 3}
+
+    def test_generate_sink_name_mesh_broadcast(self):
+        """generate_sink_name creates readable names for mesh_broadcast."""
+        from meshai.scripts.migrate_config_routing import generate_sink_name
+
+        name = generate_sink_name("mesh_broadcast", {"channel": 2})
+        assert name == "mesh-ch2"
+
+    def test_generate_sink_name_mesh_dm(self):
+        """generate_sink_name creates readable names for mesh_dm."""
+        from meshai.scripts.migrate_config_routing import generate_sink_name
+
+        name = generate_sink_name("mesh_dm", {"node_ids": ["!abcd1234"]})
+        assert name == "dm-abcd1234"
+
+    def test_generate_sink_name_email(self):
+        """generate_sink_name creates readable names for email."""
+        from meshai.scripts.migrate_config_routing import generate_sink_name
+
+        name = generate_sink_name("email", {"smtp_host": "smtp.example.com"})
+        assert name == "email-smtp"
+
+    def test_generate_sink_name_webhook(self):
+        """generate_sink_name creates readable names for webhook."""
+        from meshai.scripts.migrate_config_routing import generate_sink_name
+
+        name = generate_sink_name("webhook", {"webhook_url": "https://hooks.slack.com/abc"})
+        assert name == "webhook-hooks"
+
+    def test_synthesize_sinks_deduplicates(self):
+        """synthesize_sinks deduplicates identical transports."""
+        from meshai.scripts.migrate_config_routing import synthesize_sinks
+
+        notifications = {
+            "toggles": {
+                "fire": {"broadcast_channel": 2},
+                "weather": {"broadcast_channel": 2},  # Same channel
+            }
+        }
+
+        sinks = synthesize_sinks(notifications)
+
+        # Should only have one sink for channel 2
+        assert len(sinks) == 1
+        assert "mesh-ch2" in sinks
+
+    def test_synthesize_sinks_handles_collisions(self):
+        """synthesize_sinks handles name collisions."""
+        from meshai.scripts.migrate_config_routing import synthesize_sinks
+
+        notifications = {
+            "toggles": {
+                "fire": {"broadcast_channel": 0},
+                "weather": {"broadcast_channel": 1},
+                "roads": {"broadcast_channel": 2},
+            }
+        }
+
+        sinks = synthesize_sinks(notifications)
+
+        # Should have three unique sinks
+        assert len(sinks) == 3
+
+
+class TestMigrationIdempotence:
+    """Tests for migration script idempotence."""
+
+    def test_migration_refuses_if_sinks_exist(self):
+        """Migration refuses to run if sinks block already exists."""
+        from meshai.scripts.migrate_config_routing import load_notifications_config
+
+        with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(mode="w", suffix=".yaml", delete=False) as f:
+            yaml.dump({
+                "notifications": {
+                    "enabled": True,
+                    "sinks": {"mesh-primary": {"type": "mesh_broadcast"}},
+                }
+            }, f)
+            config_path = Path(f.name)
+
+        try:
+            _, notifications = load_notifications_config(config_path)
+            assert notifications.get("sinks") is not None
+            # The main() function checks this and exits
+        finally:
+            os.unlink(config_path)
+
+    def test_backup_creates_timestamped_file(self):
+        """backup_config creates properly named backup."""
+        from meshai.scripts.migrate_config_routing import backup_config
+
+        with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(mode="w", suffix=".yaml", delete=False) as f:
+            f.write("test: true\n")
+            config_path = Path(f.name)
+
+        try:
+            backup_path = backup_config(config_path)
+            assert backup_path.exists()
+            assert ".pre-sinks." in str(backup_path)
+            assert backup_path.suffix == ".bak"
+        finally:
+            os.unlink(config_path)
+            if backup_path.exists():
+                os.unlink(backup_path)