diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index 6db6308..dca2179 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 
 import json as _json
 import tempfile
+from collections.abc import Sequence
 from pathlib import Path
 
 import pytest
@@ -35,8 +36,9 @@ def __init__(self):
 
 
 class _FakeCursor:
-    def __init__(self, store: _FakeStore):
+    def __init__(self, store: _FakeStore, pool: FakePool | None = None):
         self._s = store
+        self._pool = pool
         self.rowcount = 0
         self._row = None
         self._rows: list = []
@@ -48,6 +50,8 @@ def __exit__(self, *_):
         pass
 
     def execute(self, sql: str, params=()):
+        if self._pool is not None:
+            self._pool.call_log.append((sql, params))
         self._row = None
         self._rows = []
         self.rowcount = 0
@@ -149,7 +153,7 @@ def fetchall(self):
 
 class _FakeConn:
     def __init__(self, store: _FakeStore, pool: FakePool | None = None):
-        self._cur = _FakeCursor(store)
+        self._cur = _FakeCursor(store, pool)
         self._pool = pool
         self.rollback_called = False
 
@@ -187,6 +191,26 @@ def __init__(self):
         self._store = _FakeStore()
         self.fail_on_commit = False
         self.rollback_count = 0
+        self.call_log: list[tuple[str, Sequence]] = []
+
+    def calls_matching(self, sql_fragment: str) -> list[tuple[str, Sequence]]:
+        """Return all recorded (sql, params) pairs whose normalised SQL contains sql_fragment."""
+        frag = " ".join(sql_fragment.split()).upper()
+        return [
+            (sql, params) for sql, params in self.call_log if frag in " ".join(sql.split()).upper()
+        ]
+
+    def assert_param_at(self, sql_fragment: str, position: int, expected) -> None:
+        """Assert that the last call matching sql_fragment has params[position] == expected."""
+        matches = self.calls_matching(sql_fragment)
+        assert matches, f"No SQL call matching {sql_fragment!r} in call_log"
+        _, params = matches[-1]
+        assert 0 <= position < len(params), (
+            f"params has only {len(params)} element(s); position {position} is out of range"
+        )
+        assert params[position] == expected, (
+            f"params[{position}] expected {expected!r}, got {params[position]!r}"
+        )
 
     def getconn(self):
         return _FakeConn(self._store, self)
diff --git a/tests/test_storage.py b/tests/test_storage.py
index ded2160..31466b4 100644
--- a/tests/test_storage.py
+++ b/tests/test_storage.py
@@ -415,3 +415,65 @@ def test_matches_paper_with_none_number_never_paper_matched(self, fake_pool):
         assert paper.number is None
         result = wl.matches_for_users([paper], [])
         assert "U1" not in result
+
+
+# ── FakePool parameter capture ────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+
+class TestFakePoolParamCapture:
+    """FakePool captures bound parameters; column-value binding errors are detectable."""
+
+    def test_call_log_records_sql_and_params(self, fake_pool):
+        wl = UserWatchlist(fake_pool)
+        wl.add("U1", "alice")
+        calls = fake_pool.calls_matching("INSERT INTO user_watchlist")
+        assert calls
+        assert calls[-1][1]  # params sequence is non-empty
+
+    def test_watchlist_user_id_is_first_param(self, fake_pool):
+        wl = UserWatchlist(fake_pool)
+        wl.add("U1", "alice")
+        fake_pool.assert_param_at("INSERT INTO user_watchlist", 0, "U1")
+
+    def test_watchlist_entry_is_second_param(self, fake_pool):
+        wl = UserWatchlist(fake_pool)
+        wl.add("U1", "alice")
+        fake_pool.assert_param_at("INSERT INTO user_watchlist", 1, "alice")
+
+    def test_watchlist_entry_type_is_third_param(self, fake_pool):
+        wl = UserWatchlist(fake_pool)
+        wl.add("U1", "2300")
+        fake_pool.assert_param_at("INSERT INTO user_watchlist", 2, "paper")
+
+    def test_paper_cache_key_is_first_param(self, fake_pool):
+        cache = PaperCache(fake_pool)
+        cache.write({"a": 1})
+        fake_pool.assert_param_at("INSERT INTO paper_cache", 0, "wg21_index")
+
+    def test_discovered_url_is_first_param(self, fake_pool):
+        state = ProbeState(fake_pool)
+        url = "https://isocpp.org/files/papers/D2300R11.pdf"
+        state.mark_discovered(url, last_modified_ts=42.0)
+        fake_pool.assert_param_at("INSERT INTO discovered_urls", 0, url)
+
+    def test_discovered_last_modified_is_second_param(self, fake_pool):
+        state = ProbeState(fake_pool)
+        url = "https://isocpp.org/files/papers/D2300R11.pdf"
+        state.mark_discovered(url, last_modified_ts=42.0)
+        fake_pool.assert_param_at("INSERT INTO discovered_urls", 1, 42.0)
+
+    def test_assert_param_at_out_of_bounds_raises_assertion_error(self, fake_pool):
+        wl = UserWatchlist(fake_pool)
+        wl.add("U1", "alice")
+        with pytest.raises(AssertionError, match="out of range"):
+            fake_pool.assert_param_at("INSERT INTO user_watchlist", 99, "anything")
+
+    def test_regression_swapped_user_id_and_entry_would_fail(self, fake_pool):
+        """
+        Prove assert_param_at catches binding transposition.
+        This test exercises the FakePool test helper itself, not production code.
+        """
+        wl = UserWatchlist(fake_pool)
+        wl.add("U1", "alice")
+        with pytest.raises(AssertionError):
+            fake_pool.assert_param_at("INSERT INTO user_watchlist", 0, "alice")