diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9f3d9e4..de10096 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@agility/cli",
-  "version": "1.0.0-beta.13.24",
+  "version": "1.0.0-beta.13.26",
   "description": "Agility CLI for working with your content. (Public Beta)",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
diff --git a/src/lib/pushers/container-pusher.ts b/src/lib/pushers/container-pusher.ts
index 0576a95..218d901 100644
--- a/src/lib/pushers/container-pusher.ts
+++ b/src/lib/pushers/container-pusher.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,23 @@
 import * as mgmtApi from "@agility/management-sdk";
 import { ApiClient } from "@agility/management-sdk";
 import { getLoggerForGuid, state } from "core/state";
+import { fileOperations } from "core";
 import { ContainerMapper } from "lib/mappers/container-mapper";
 import { ModelMapper } from "lib/mappers/model-mapper";
 import { Logs } from "core/logs";
 import { FailureDetail, PusherResult } from "types/sourceData";
 import { preflightReport } from "../preflight/preflight-report";
 
+/**
+ * Persist the target container to the local disk cache (agility-files/{targetGuid}/containers/{id}.json),
+ * mirroring what a download-containers.ts pull would produce. Without this, ContainerMapper.getMappedEntity
+ * (which only reads from disk) can't distinguish a container that was just created/updated in this same run
+ * from one that was genuinely deleted since the last sync (PROD-2346).
+ */
+function cacheTargetContainer(targetGuid: string, container: mgmtApi.Container) {
+  new fileOperations(targetGuid).exportFiles("containers", container.contentViewID.toString(), container);
+}
+
 /**
  * Container pusher with enhanced version-based comparison
  * Uses lastModifiedDate for intelligent update decisions
@@ -104,6 +115,7 @@ export async function pushContainers(
 
           if (!state.preflight) {
             containerMapper.addMapping(sourceContainer, targetByRef);
+            cacheTargetContainer(targetGuid[0], targetByRef);
           }
           logger.container.skipped(sourceContainer, "already exists on target; mapping row created", targetGuid[0]);
           preflightReport.record({
@@ -208,6 +220,7 @@ export async function pushContainers(
             }
 
             containerMapper.updateMapping(sourceContainer, updateResult, sourceMapping);
+            cacheTargetContainer(targetGuid[0], updateResult);
             successful++;
           } else {
             logger.container.error(sourceContainer, "Failed to update container", targetGuid[0]);
@@ -251,6 +264,7 @@ export async function pushContainers(
           if (createResult) {
             logger.container.created(sourceContainer, "created", targetGuid[0]);
             containerMapper.addMapping(sourceContainer, createResult);
+            cacheTargetContainer(targetGuid[0], createResult);
             successful++;
           } else {
             logger.container.error(sourceContainer, "Failed to create container", targetGuid[0]);
diff --git a/src/lib/pushers/tests/container-pusher.test.ts b/src/lib/pushers/tests/container-pusher.test.ts
index ab22c5f..b57d4c1 100644
--- a/src/lib/pushers/tests/container-pusher.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/pushers/tests/container-pusher.test.ts
@@ -233,6 +233,112 @@ describe("pushContainers — adopt existing target container by referenceName (P
   });
 });
 
+// ─── pushContainers — PROD-2346 local cache write ─────────────────────────────
+
+describe("pushContainers — writes local container cache file (PROD-2346)", () => {
+  function cachedContainerPath(guid: string, contentViewID: number): string {
+    return path.join(tmpDir, guid, "containers", `${contentViewID}.json`);
+  }
+
+  it("writes the target container to disk after a successful create", async () => {
+    const created = makeContainer({
+      contentViewID: 501,
+      contentDefinitionID: 1,
+      lastModifiedDate: "01/01/2024 10:00AM",
+    });
+    const saveContainer = jest.fn().mockResolvedValue(created);
+    state.cachedApiClient = { containerMethods: { saveContainer } } as any;
+
+    const { pushContainers } = await import("../container-pusher");
+
+    const sourceContainer = makeContainer({ contentDefinitionID: 1 });
+
+    const result = await pushContainers([sourceContainer], []);
+    expect(result.successful).toBe(1);
+
+    const cachePath = cachedContainerPath("tgt-cont-u", 501);
+    expect(fs.existsSync(cachePath)).toBe(true);
+    expect(JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(cachePath, "utf8"))).toMatchObject({
+      contentViewID: 501,
+      referenceName: created.referenceName,
+      lastModifiedDate: "01/01/2024 10:00AM",
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("writes the target container to disk after a successful update", async () => {
+    const referenceName = "UpdateCacheTest";
+
+    // First run: create the container, establishing the mapping and initial cache file.
+    const created = makeContainer({
+      contentViewID: 502,
+      contentDefinitionID: 1,
+      referenceName,
+      lastModifiedDate: "01/01/2024 10:00AM",
+    });
+    const saveContainer = jest.fn().mockResolvedValue(created);
+    state.cachedApiClient = { containerMethods: { saveContainer } } as any;
+
+    const { pushContainers } = await import("../container-pusher");
+
+    const sourceV1 = makeContainer({
+      contentViewID: 900,
+      contentDefinitionID: 1,
+      referenceName,
+      lastModifiedDate: "01/01/2024 10:00AM",
+    });
+    await pushContainers([sourceV1], []);
+
+    // Second run: source changed, target unchanged → update path.
+    const updated = makeContainer({
+      contentViewID: 502,
+      contentDefinitionID: 1,
+      referenceName,
+      lastModifiedDate: "06/01/2025 10:00AM",
+    });
+    saveContainer.mockResolvedValue(updated);
+
+    const sourceV2 = { ...sourceV1, lastModifiedDate: "06/01/2025 10:00AM" };
+    const targetUnchanged = { ...created };
+
+    const result = await pushContainers([sourceV2], [targetUnchanged]);
+    expect(result.successful).toBe(1);
+
+    const cachePath = cachedContainerPath("tgt-cont-u", 502);
+    expect(fs.existsSync(cachePath)).toBe(true);
+    expect(JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(cachePath, "utf8"))).toMatchObject({
+      contentViewID: 502,
+      referenceName,
+      lastModifiedDate: "06/01/2025 10:00AM",
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("writes the target container to disk after adopting by referenceName (PROD-2307)", async () => {
+    const saveContainer = jest.fn();
+    state.cachedApiClient = { containerMethods: { saveContainer } } as any;
+
+    const { pushContainers } = await import("../container-pusher");
+
+    const source = makeContainer({ referenceName: "AdoptCacheTest", contentDefinitionID: 500 });
+    const target = makeContainer({
+      contentViewID: 503,
+      referenceName: "AdoptCacheTest",
+      contentDefinitionID: 500,
+      lastModifiedDate: "01/01/2024 10:00AM",
+    });
+
+    const result = await pushContainers([source], [target]);
+    expect(result.skipped).toBe(1);
+    expect(saveContainer).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+    const cachePath = cachedContainerPath("tgt-cont-u", 503);
+    expect(fs.existsSync(cachePath)).toBe(true);
+    expect(JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(cachePath, "utf8"))).toMatchObject({
+      contentViewID: 503,
+      referenceName: "AdoptCacheTest",
+    });
+  });
+});
+
 // ─── pushContainers — result shape ────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 describe("pushContainers — result shape", () => {