diff --git a/docs/reference/cli-command-catalogue.md b/docs/reference/cli-command-catalogue.md
index 3338bcb..7f910e2 100644
--- a/docs/reference/cli-command-catalogue.md
+++ b/docs/reference/cli-command-catalogue.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Auto-generated from `specs/*.json.gz` via `scripts/generate_cli_command_catalogu
 Lists every operation the CLI dispatches. Deprecated operations and the `internal` resource are excluded. Each row corresponds to a concrete `--api-scope` / `--api-version` combination.
 
 **Services:** 24
-**Operations:** 1961
+**Operations:** 1962
 
 ## achievement
 
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ Lists every operation the CLI dispatches. Deprecated operations and the `interna
 
 - Spec name: `basic`
 - Resources: 5
-- Operations: 57
+- Operations: 58
 
 | Resource | Method | Scope | Version | HTTP | Path | Summary |
 |----------|--------|-------|---------|------|------|---------|
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ Lists every operation the CLI dispatches. Deprecated operations and the `interna
 | `profiles` | `update-custom-attributes` | public | v1 | PUT | `/basic/v1/public/namespaces/{namespace}/users/{userId}/profiles/customAttributes` | Updates custom attributes for a user |
 | `profiles` | `update-my` | public | v1 | PUT | `/basic/v1/public/namespaces/{namespace}/users/me/profiles` | Updates my profile |
 | `profiles` | `update-my-private-custom-attributes` | public | v1 | PUT | `/basic/v1/public/namespaces/{namespace}/users/me/profiles/privateCustomAttributes` | Updates my private custom attributes |
+| `profiles` | `update-my-zip-code` | public | v1 | PATCH | `/basic/v1/public/namespaces/{namespace}/users/me/profiles/zipCode` | Updates my zip code |
 | `profiles` | `update-private-custom-attributes` | admin | v1 | PUT | `/basic/v1/admin/namespaces/{namespace}/users/{userId}/profiles/privateCustomAttributes` | Updates private custom attributes for a user |
 | `profiles` | `update-status` | admin | v1 | PATCH | `/basic/v1/admin/namespaces/{namespace}/users/{userId}/profiles/status` | Updates user profile status |
 | `profiles` | `update-status` | public | v1 | PATCH | `/basic/v1/public/namespaces/{namespace}/users/{userId}/profiles/status` | Updates user profile status |
@@ -1120,7 +1121,7 @@ Lists every operation the CLI dispatches. Deprecated operations and the `interna
 
 | Resource | Method | Scope | Version | HTTP | Path | Summary |
 |----------|--------|-------|---------|------|------|---------|
-| `blocks` | `symc` | public | v1 | PATCH | `/lobby/sync/namespaces/{namespace}/me/block` | Syncs the current user's blocked list with linked native first-party platform accounts |
+| `blocks` | `sync` | public | v1 | PATCH | `/lobby/sync/namespaces/{namespace}/me/block` | Syncs the current user's blocked list with linked native first-party platform accounts |
 | `config` | `export` | admin | v1 | GET | `/lobby/v1/admin/config/namespaces/{namespace}/export` | Exports the lobby configuration to a JSON file |
 | `config` | `get` | admin | v1 | GET | `/lobby/v1/admin/config/namespaces/{namespace}` | Retrieves the configuration for a specified namespace |
 | `config` | `get-log` | admin | v1 | GET | `/lobby/v1/admin/config/log` | Retrieves the current log configuration |
@@ -1963,8 +1964,8 @@ Lists every operation the CLI dispatches. Deprecated operations and the `interna
 | `stat-cycles` | `create` | admin | v1 | POST | `/social/v1/admin/namespaces/{namespace}/statCycles` | Creates a stat cycle |
 | `stat-cycles` | `delete` | admin | v1 | DELETE | `/social/v1/admin/namespaces/{namespace}/statCycles/{cycleId}` | Deletes stat cycle |
 | `stat-cycles` | `export` | admin | v1 | GET | `/social/v1/admin/namespaces/{namespace}/statCycles/export` | Exports all stat cycle configurations |
-| `stat-cycles` | `export` | public | v1 | GET | `/social/v1/public/namespaces/{namespace}/statCycles/{cycleId}` | Retrieves a stat cycle |
 | `stat-cycles` | `get` | admin | v1 | GET | `/social/v1/admin/namespaces/{namespace}/statCycles/{cycleId}` | Retrieves a stat cycle |
+| `stat-cycles` | `get` | public | v1 | GET | `/social/v1/public/namespaces/{namespace}/statCycles/{cycleId}` | Retrieves a stat cycle |
 | `stat-cycles` | `import` | admin | v1 | POST | `/social/v1/admin/namespaces/{namespace}/statCycles/import` | Imports stat cycle configurations |
 | `stat-cycles` | `list` | admin | v1 | GET | `/social/v1/admin/namespaces/{namespace}/statCycles` | Lists stat cycles |
 | `stat-cycles` | `list` | public | v1 | GET | `/social/v1/public/namespaces/{namespace}/statCycles` | Lists stat cycles |
diff --git a/specs/basic.json.gz b/specs/basic.json.gz
index 1f53a1d..03a3b9f 100644
Binary files a/specs/basic.json.gz and b/specs/basic.json.gz differ
diff --git a/specs/lobby.json.gz b/specs/lobby.json.gz
index 6dcb5d2..575c8b7 100644
Binary files a/specs/lobby.json.gz and b/specs/lobby.json.gz differ
diff --git a/specs/social.json.gz b/specs/social.json.gz
index f8c9a0d..da0b4c4 100644
Binary files a/specs/social.json.gz and b/specs/social.json.gz differ
diff --git a/src/catalogue/parser.rs b/src/catalogue/parser.rs
index ad6de1f..ffe5be1 100644
--- a/src/catalogue/parser.rs
+++ b/src/catalogue/parser.rs
@@ -52,8 +52,20 @@ pub fn parse_spec(service_name: &str, spec: &SwaggerSpec) -> ServiceSchema {
                 continue;
             };
 
-            let parts: Vec<&str> = x_operation_id.splitn(5, '/').collect();
-            if parts.len() < 5 {
+            // Expect exactly 5 segments: service/scope/resource/version/method.
+            // Both underflow (too few) and overflow (a stray slash that pushes
+            // the method into a 6th segment) are spec bugs. Without this
+            // check, `splitn` would silently fold the overflow into `parts[4]`
+            // and the version-parse below would fail-and-continue, dropping
+            // the operation from the CLI surface with no signal.
+            let parts: Vec<&str> = x_operation_id.split('/').collect();
+            if parts.len() != 5 {
+                debug_assert!(
+                    false,
+                    "x-operationId must have exactly 5 segments \
+                     (service/scope/resource/version/method), got {} in '{x_operation_id}'",
+                    parts.len(),
+                );
                 continue;
             }
             let scope = parts[1].to_string();
@@ -62,14 +74,22 @@ pub fn parse_spec(service_name: &str, spec: &SwaggerSpec) -> ServiceSchema {
                 continue;
             }
             let method_name = parts[4].to_string();
-            // Parse the version integer from "v1", "v2", etc. Skip the
-            // operation entirely on a non-numeric segment rather than
-            // coercing to 0 — a `0` here would create a ghost contract
-            // selectable as `--api-version v0` and could collide with a
-            // sibling on the duplicate-key panic.
+            // Parse the version integer from "v1", "v2", etc. A non-numeric
+            // segment here means the spec is malformed — assert in debug so it
+            // surfaces during development, skip in release so one bad op does
+            // not poison the whole service. Coercing to 0 would create a
+            // ghost contract selectable as `--api-version v0`.
             let api_version: ApiVersion = match parts[3].parse() {
                 Ok(v) => v,
-                Err(_) => continue,
+                Err(_) => {
+                    debug_assert!(
+                        false,
+                        "x-operationId version segment must be numeric (e.g. 'v1' style is allowed \
+                         only if ApiVersion parses it), got '{}' in '{x_operation_id}'",
+                        parts[3],
+                    );
+                    continue;
+                }
             };
 
             let http_method_upper = http_method_name.to_uppercase();
@@ -749,9 +769,21 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(names.contains(&"prefs"));
     }
 
-    /// Malformed `x-operationId` values should be skipped instead of panicking.
+    /// An `x-operationId` with fewer than 5 segments is malformed and should
+    /// trip the debug assertion so spec drift surfaces during development.
+    #[test]
+    #[cfg(debug_assertions)]
+    #[should_panic(expected = "x-operationId must have exactly 5 segments")]
+    fn test_parser_underflow_x_operation_id_asserts_in_debug() {
+        let spec = spec_from(&[("/api/v1/bans", "get", "too/few/parts", false, "")]);
+        let _ = parse_spec("test", &spec);
+    }
+
+    /// In release builds, underflow x-operationId values are skipped so one
+    /// bad entry does not poison the whole service.
     #[test]
-    fn test_skips_malformed_x_operation_id() {
+    #[cfg(not(debug_assertions))]
+    fn test_parser_underflow_x_operation_id_skips_in_release() {
         let spec = spec_from(&[
             ("/api/v1/bans", "get", "too/few/parts", false, ""),
             ("/api/v1/users", "get", "svc/admin/users/v1/list", false, ""),
@@ -761,6 +793,69 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(service.resources[0].name, "users");
     }
 
+    /// An `x-operationId` with more than 5 segments — a real spec bug seen in
+    /// `basic/public/profiles/update/v1/my-zip-code` where a stray slash split
+    /// the method name — must trip the debug assertion. Previously this was
+    /// silently dropped because `splitn(5, '/')` folded the overflow into the
+    /// last segment and the version-parse fail path skipped the op.
+    #[test]
+    #[cfg(debug_assertions)]
+    #[should_panic(expected = "x-operationId must have exactly 5 segments")]
+    fn test_parser_overflow_x_operation_id_asserts_in_debug() {
+        let spec = spec_from(&[(
+            "/basic/v1/public/namespaces/{namespace}/users/me/profiles/zipCode",
+            "put",
+            "basic/public/profiles/update/v1/my-zip-code",
+            false,
+            "",
+        )]);
+        let _ = parse_spec("basic", &spec);
+    }
+
+    /// In release builds, overflow x-operationId values are skipped (the
+    /// operation is omitted from the CLI surface) rather than panicking.
+    #[test]
+    #[cfg(not(debug_assertions))]
+    fn test_parser_overflow_x_operation_id_skips_in_release() {
+        let spec = spec_from(&[
+            (
+                "/basic/v1/public/namespaces/{namespace}/users/me/profiles/zipCode",
+                "put",
+                "basic/public/profiles/update/v1/my-zip-code",
+                false,
+                "",
+            ),
+            ("/api/v1/users", "get", "svc/admin/users/v1/list", false, ""),
+        ]);
+        let service = parse_spec("basic", &spec);
+        assert_eq!(service.resources.len(), 1);
+        assert_eq!(service.resources[0].name, "users");
+    }
+
+    /// A non-numeric version segment in an otherwise well-shaped (5-segment)
+    /// `x-operationId` should trip the debug assertion as a spec bug.
+    #[test]
+    #[cfg(debug_assertions)]
+    #[should_panic(expected = "x-operationId version segment must be numeric")]
+    fn test_parser_non_numeric_version_asserts_in_debug() {
+        let spec = spec_from(&[("/api/v1/bans", "get", "svc/admin/bans/vX/list", false, "")]);
+        let _ = parse_spec("test", &spec);
+    }
+
+    /// In release builds, a non-numeric version segment skips the operation
+    /// instead of panicking — the rest of the service still loads.
+    #[test]
+    #[cfg(not(debug_assertions))]
+    fn test_parser_non_numeric_version_skips_in_release() {
+        let spec = spec_from(&[
+            ("/api/v1/bans", "get", "svc/admin/bans/vX/list", false, ""),
+            ("/api/v1/users", "get", "svc/admin/users/v1/list", false, ""),
+        ]);
+        let service = parse_spec("test", &spec);
+        assert_eq!(service.resources.len(), 1);
+        assert_eq!(service.resources[0].name, "users");
+    }
+
     /// All non-deprecated versions of a contract should be preserved and the
     /// highest version should become the default.
     #[test]
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/baselines/basic_input_contract.json b/tests/fixtures/baselines/basic_input_contract.json
index 9f7f07b..1a2c707 100644
--- a/tests/fixtures/baselines/basic_input_contract.json
+++ b/tests/fixtures/baselines/basic_input_contract.json
@@ -986,6 +986,21 @@
       "summary": "Updates my private custom attributes",
       "x_operation_id": "basic/public/profiles/v1/update-my-private-custom-attributes"
     },
+    {
+      "http_method": "PATCH",
+      "method": "update-my-zip-code",
+      "parameters": [
+        {
+          "location": "path",
+          "name": "namespace",
+          "required": true
+        }
+      ],
+      "path": "/basic/v1/public/namespaces/{namespace}/users/me/profiles/zipCode",
+      "permissions": [],
+      "summary": "Updates my zip code",
+      "x_operation_id": "basic/public/profiles/v1/update-my-zip-code"
+    },
     {
       "http_method": "PUT",
       "method": "update-private-custom-attributes",
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/baselines/lobby_input_contract.json b/tests/fixtures/baselines/lobby_input_contract.json
index 5422178..ae55424 100644
--- a/tests/fixtures/baselines/lobby_input_contract.json
+++ b/tests/fixtures/baselines/lobby_input_contract.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "blocks": [
     {
       "http_method": "PATCH",
-      "method": "symc",
+      "method": "sync",
       "parameters": [
         {
           "location": "path",
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
       "path": "/lobby/sync/namespaces/{namespace}/me/block",
       "permissions": [],
       "summary": "Syncs the current user's blocked list with linked native first-party platform accounts",
-      "x_operation_id": "lobby/public/blocks/v1/symc"
+      "x_operation_id": "lobby/public/blocks/v1/sync"
     }
   ],
   "config": [
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/baselines/social_input_contract.json b/tests/fixtures/baselines/social_input_contract.json
index 9188764..bd46046 100644
--- a/tests/fixtures/baselines/social_input_contract.json
+++ b/tests/fixtures/baselines/social_input_contract.json
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@
     },
     {
       "http_method": "GET",
-      "method": "export",
+      "method": "get",
       "parameters": [
         {
           "location": "path",
@@ -217,10 +217,10 @@
           "required": true
         }
       ],
-      "path": "/social/v1/public/namespaces/{namespace}/statCycles/{cycleId}",
+      "path": "/social/v1/admin/namespaces/{namespace}/statCycles/{cycleId}",
       "permissions": [],
       "summary": "Retrieves a stat cycle",
-      "x_operation_id": "social/public/stat-cycles/v1/export"
+      "x_operation_id": "social/admin/stat-cycles/v1/get"
     },
     {
       "http_method": "GET",
@@ -237,10 +237,10 @@
           "required": true
         }
       ],
-      "path": "/social/v1/admin/namespaces/{namespace}/statCycles/{cycleId}",
+      "path": "/social/v1/public/namespaces/{namespace}/statCycles/{cycleId}",
       "permissions": [],
       "summary": "Retrieves a stat cycle",
-      "x_operation_id": "social/admin/stat-cycles/v1/get"
+      "x_operation_id": "social/public/stat-cycles/v1/get"
     },
     {
       "http_method": "POST",