2 files changed, 28 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/crates/mozart-registry/src/installer_executor/mod.rs b/crates/mozart-registry/src/installer_executor/mod.rs
index c344ba4..c29e32c 100644
--- a/crates/mozart-registry/src/installer_executor/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/mozart-registry/src/installer_executor/mod.rs
@@ -110,6 +110,30 @@ pub fn format_full_pretty_with_pretty(pretty_version: &str, pkg: &LockedPackage)
     )
 }
 
+/// Render an alias's full pretty version: the alias's own pretty form for
+/// the visible text, the alias's *normalized* version for the dev-stability
+/// gate, and the target package's source/dist references for the suffix.
+/// Mirrors `AliasPackage::getFullPrettyVersion`, where the alias decides on
+/// its own whether to append a reference based on its own stability — so a
+/// stable alias like `1.0.0` skips the suffix even when the target is a dev
+/// branch.
+pub fn format_full_pretty_alias(
+    alias_pretty: &str,
+    alias_version: &str,
+    target: &LockedPackage,
+) -> String {
+    let source_ref = target.source.as_ref().and_then(|s| s.reference.as_deref());
+    let dist_ref = target.dist.as_ref().and_then(|d| d.reference.as_deref());
+    let source_type = target.source.as_ref().map(|s| s.source_type.as_str());
+    format_full_pretty_with_refs(
+        alias_pretty,
+        alias_version,
+        source_ref,
+        dist_ref,
+        source_type,
+    )
+}
+
 /// Same as [`format_full_pretty_version_for_installed`] but lets the caller
 /// supply an alternate pretty version. Used when emitting
 /// `MarkAliasUninstalled`: the alias's `1.0.x-dev` text needs to be rendered
diff --git a/crates/mozart-registry/src/installer_executor/trace_recorder.rs b/crates/mozart-registry/src/installer_executor/trace_recorder.rs
index 159d854..b60a869 100644
--- a/crates/mozart-registry/src/installer_executor/trace_recorder.rs
+++ b/crates/mozart-registry/src/installer_executor/trace_recorder.rs
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@
 use mozart_semver::Version;
 
 use super::{
-    ExecuteContext, InstallerExecutor, PackageOperation, format_full_pretty_version,
-    format_full_pretty_with_pretty,
+    ExecuteContext, InstallerExecutor, PackageOperation, format_full_pretty_alias,
+    format_full_pretty_version,
 };
 
 /// Recording-only executor. Construct with [`TraceRecorderExecutor::new`],
@@ -84,7 +84,8 @@ impl InstallerExecutor for TraceRecorderExecutor {
                 ));
             }
             PackageOperation::MarkAliasInstalled { alias, target } => {
-                let alias_full = format_full_pretty_with_pretty(&alias.alias, target);
+                let alias_full =
+                    format_full_pretty_alias(&alias.alias, &alias.alias_normalized, target);
                 let target_full = format_full_pretty_version(target);
                 self.trace.push(format!(
                     "Marking {} ({}) as installed, alias of {} ({})",