diff --git a/crates/tinyagents-integration-tests/tests/live_prompt_cache.rs b/crates/tinyagents-integration-tests/tests/live_prompt_cache.rs
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+//! LIVE end-to-end proof for Anthropic prompt caching through the local ladder.
+//!
+//! The test is opt-in (`PROMPT_CACHE_LIVE=1`) and uses the loopback ladder's
+//! Anthropic Messages-compatible endpoint. It sends two different user turns
+//! under the same large cacheable system prefix, then requires the second
+//! response to report provider cache-read tokens. No credential is logged.
+
+use tinyinference::cache::CachePolicy;
+use tinyinference::message::Message;
+use tinyinference::model::{ChatModel, ModelRequest, PromptSegment, SegmentRole};
+use tinyinference::providers::anthropic::AnthropicModel;
+
+const LADDER_URL: &str = "http://127.0.0.1:6969/v1";
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn live_ladder_reuses_an_anthropic_prompt_cache_breakpoint() {
+    if std::env::var("PROMPT_CACHE_LIVE").as_deref() != Ok("1") {
+        eprintln!("skipping live prompt-cache check: set PROMPT_CACHE_LIVE=1");
+        return;
+    }
+    let Ok(api_key) = std::env::var("LADDER_API_KEY") else {
+        eprintln!("skipping live prompt-cache check: LADDER_API_KEY is not set");
+        return;
+    };
+
+    let model = AnthropicModel::with_base_url(api_key, LADDER_URL).with_model("flash");
+    // Anthropic caches only prefixes above its provider-specific minimum. This
+    // deliberately stays comfortably above the common 1,024-token floor while
+    // remaining bounded and deterministic.
+    let stable_prefix = format!(
+        "cache-test-run-{} ",
+        std::time::SystemTime::now()
+            .duration_since(std::time::UNIX_EPOCH)
+            .expect("system clock after Unix epoch")
+            .as_nanos()
+    ) + &std::iter::repeat_n(
+        "You are a precise test assistant. Preserve these operating rules exactly. ",
+        180,
+    )
+    .collect::<String>();
+    let request = |question: &str| {
+        ModelRequest::new(vec![
+            Message::system(stable_prefix.clone()),
+            Message::user(question),
+        ])
+        .with_cache_segments(vec![
+            PromptSegment {
+                id: "system".into(),
+                role: SegmentRole::System,
+                cacheable: true,
+            },
+            PromptSegment {
+                id: "turn".into(),
+                role: SegmentRole::Volatile,
+                cacheable: false,
+            },
+        ])
+        .with_cache_policy(CachePolicy {
+            protect_prompt_prefix: true,
+            ..CachePolicy::default()
+        })
+        .with_timeout_ms(90_000)
+        .with_max_tokens(8)
+    };
+
+    let first = model
+        .invoke(&(), request("Reply with exactly: one"))
+        .await
+        .expect("first cached-prefix request succeeds");
+    let second = model
+        .invoke(&(), request("Reply with exactly: two"))
+        .await
+        .expect("second cached-prefix request succeeds");
+
+    let _first_usage = first.usage.expect("first response reports usage");
+    let second_usage = second.usage.expect("second response reports usage");
+    assert!(
+        second_usage.cache_read_tokens > 0,
+        "second request did not reuse the stable prefix (cache read tokens: {})",
+        second_usage.cache_read_tokens
+    );
+}
diff --git a/vendor/tinyinference b/vendor/tinyinference
index dbf7897e..d2e377ae 160000
--- a/vendor/tinyinference
+++ b/vendor/tinyinference
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit dbf7897e8752a395c376fec563c12552b19032bf
+Subproject commit d2e377ae19a6d27785927f4564526653ae8a8906