diff --git a/actions/azurestorage.js b/actions/azurestorage.js
index ea104db1..f75d6000 100644
--- a/actions/azurestorage.js
+++ b/actions/azurestorage.js
@@ -1384,14 +1384,27 @@ export const getRepsBlobs = async (containerName) => {
         listOptions
     )) {
         const blobClient = containerClient.getBlobClient(blob.name);
-        //console.log("getreps blob:", blob);
-        blob.name.split("/")[2].indexOf("_rep.json") > 0 &&
-            blob.name.split("/")[2].indexOf("undefined") < 0 &&
+
+        // Filter out soft-deleted/stale tag entries and malformed names.
+        const namePart = blob.name.split("/")[2] ?? "";
+        if (
+            namePart.indexOf("_rep.json") <= 0 ||
+            namePart.indexOf("undefined") >= 0
+        )
+            continue;
+
+        try {
+            const properties = await blobClient.getProperties();
+
             blobObj.push({
-                "name": blob.name.split("/")[2],
+                "name": namePart,
                 "path": blob.name,
-                "size": blobClient.getProperties().contentLength
+                "size": properties.contentLength
             });
+        } catch (error) {
+            if (error?.statusCode === 404) continue;
+            throw error;
+        }
     }
 
     //console.log("blobObjwwwww:", blobObj);
diff --git a/memory-bank/change-log.md b/memory-bank/change-log.md
index f39569eb..f9151e7f 100644
--- a/memory-bank/change-log.md
+++ b/memory-bank/change-log.md
@@ -256,3 +256,40 @@ Validation:
 Follow-ups:
 
 - Optional next slice: apply same bounded hash-canonicalization parity to remaining high-sensitivity file routes where mixed encoded/raw callers may exist (`getbloblist`, `getprogressobjblob`) and add regression cases to phase21.
+
+---
+
+### CL-007: TASK22224 getrepsblob stability hotfix after delete representation flow
+
+date: 2026-03-23  
+author: Cline  
+scope: `actions/azurestorage.js` (`getRepsBlobs`), `tests/phase21/file-handler-contract.test.cjs`  
+type: change  
+rationale: Resolve reported runtime 400 (`GET_REPS_BLOB_FAILED`) after delete representation actions, caused by stale soft-deleted blob tag hits during representation blob enumeration.  
+impact: Prevents transient/stale Azure tag index entries from breaking representation retrieval, improving reliability of post-delete refresh without relaxing route security contracts.  
+status: completed
+
+Summary:
+
+- Hardened `getRepsBlobs(containerName)` in `actions/azurestorage.js`:
+    - fixed async misuse (`blobClient.getProperties().contentLength` without await)
+    - added existence/property guard with explicit `await blobClient.getProperties()`
+    - skips 404s (soft-deleted/stale tag index results) instead of throwing
+    - preserves behavior for non-404 failures (rethrow for proper error visibility)
+    - kept existing `_rep.json`/`undefined` name filtering intact
+- Added phase21 contract coverage for `getrepsblob` route:
+    - success payload contract test
+    - dependency failure contract test (`GET_REPS_BLOB_FAILED`)
+
+Validation:
+
+- `node tests/phase21/file-handler-contract.test.cjs` -> pass (25/25)
+- `node tests/phase21/api-contract-slice1.test.cjs` -> pass
+    - helper: 4/4
+    - file-handler: 25/25
+    - email-handler: 12/12
+    - endpoint-handler: 149/149
+
+Follow-ups:
+
+- Optional: add the same stale-tag existence guard pattern to any remaining Azure tag-list readers that still consume `findBlobsByTags` results without property existence verification.
diff --git a/tests/phase21/file-handler-contract.test.cjs b/tests/phase21/file-handler-contract.test.cjs
index 8b7342c9..dc366e35 100644
--- a/tests/phase21/file-handler-contract.test.cjs
+++ b/tests/phase21/file-handler-contract.test.cjs
@@ -253,6 +253,60 @@ test("deleteblobrep handler dependency failure returns DELETE_BLOB_REP_FAILED",
     assert.strictEqual(res.state.jsonBody.error.code, "DELETE_BLOB_REP_FAILED");
 });
 
+test("getrepsblob handler success returns representations payload", async () => {
+    const mod = loadModule("pages/api/file/getrepsblob.js", {
+        nextConnect: createNextConnectMock(),
+        middleware: () => {},
+        hashAPIPath: () => "&hash=expected",
+        respondError: respondErrorMock,
+        respondSuccess: respondSuccessMock,
+        consoleLogger: () => {},
+        getRepsBlobs: async () => [
+            { path: "c/ref_rep.json", name: "ref_rep.json" }
+        ],
+        downloadAllRepsFiles: async () => ({
+            "@odata.count": 1,
+            value: [{ id: "r1" }]
+        })
+    });
+
+    const req = {
+        query: { container: "c1", hash: "expected" }
+    };
+    const res = createRes();
+    await mod.default.handler(req, res);
+
+    assert.strictEqual(res.state.statusCode, 200);
+    assert.deepStrictEqual(JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(res.state.jsonBody)), {
+        "@odata.count": 1,
+        value: [{ id: "r1" }]
+    });
+});
+
+test("getrepsblob handler dependency failure returns GET_REPS_BLOB_FAILED", async () => {
+    const mod = loadModule("pages/api/file/getrepsblob.js", {
+        nextConnect: createNextConnectMock(),
+        middleware: () => {},
+        hashAPIPath: () => "&hash=expected",
+        respondError: respondErrorMock,
+        respondSuccess: respondSuccessMock,
+        consoleLogger: () => {},
+        getRepsBlobs: async () => {
+            throw new Error("storage failure");
+        },
+        downloadAllRepsFiles: async () => ({})
+    });
+
+    const req = {
+        query: { container: "c1", hash: "expected" }
+    };
+    const res = createRes();
+    await mod.default.handler(req, res);
+
+    assert.strictEqual(res.state.statusCode, 400);
+    assert.strictEqual(res.state.jsonBody.error.code, "GET_REPS_BLOB_FAILED");
+});
+
 test("getbloblist handler returns INVALID_HASH for mismatch", async () => {
     const mod = loadModule("pages/api/file/getbloblist.js", {
         nextConnect: createNextConnectMock(),