diff --git a/weed/plugin/worker/ec_repair_handler.go b/weed/plugin/worker/ec_repair_handler.go
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+++ b/weed/plugin/worker/ec_repair_handler.go
@@ -0,0 +1,701 @@
+package pluginworker
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"sort"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/admin/topology"
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/glog"
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/operation"
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/pb"
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/pb/master_pb"
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/pb/plugin_pb"
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/pb/volume_server_pb"
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/pb/worker_pb"
+	ecrepair "github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/worker/tasks/ec_repair"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc"
+	"google.golang.org/protobuf/proto"
+)
+
+type ecRepairWorkerConfig struct {
+	MinIntervalSeconds int
+}
+
+// EcRepairHandler is the plugin job handler for EC shard repair.
+type EcRepairHandler struct {
+	grpcDialOption grpc.DialOption
+}
+
+func NewEcRepairHandler(grpcDialOption grpc.DialOption) *EcRepairHandler {
+	return &EcRepairHandler{grpcDialOption: grpcDialOption}
+}
+
+func (h *EcRepairHandler) Capability() *plugin_pb.JobTypeCapability {
+	return &plugin_pb.JobTypeCapability{
+		JobType:                 "ec_repair",
+		CanDetect:               true,
+		CanExecute:              true,
+		MaxDetectionConcurrency: 1,
+		MaxExecutionConcurrency: 1,
+		DisplayName:             "EC Repair",
+		Description:             "Repairs missing or inconsistent EC shards",
+	}
+}
+
+func (h *EcRepairHandler) Descriptor() *plugin_pb.JobTypeDescriptor {
+	return &plugin_pb.JobTypeDescriptor{
+		JobType:           "ec_repair",
+		DisplayName:       "EC Repair",
+		Description:       "Detect and repair missing or inconsistent erasure coding shards",
+		Icon:              "fas fa-toolbox",
+		DescriptorVersion: 1,
+		AdminConfigForm: &plugin_pb.ConfigForm{
+			FormId:      "ec-repair-admin",
+			Title:       "EC Repair Admin Config",
+			Description: "Admin-side controls for EC repair detection scope.",
+			Sections: []*plugin_pb.ConfigSection{
+				{
+					SectionId:   "scope",
+					Title:       "Scope",
+					Description: "Optional filters applied before EC repair detection.",
+					Fields: []*plugin_pb.ConfigField{
+						{
+							Name:        "collection_filter",
+							Label:       "Collection Filter",
+							Description: "Only detect EC repairs for this collection when set.",
+							Placeholder: "all collections",
+							FieldType:   plugin_pb.ConfigFieldType_CONFIG_FIELD_TYPE_STRING,
+							Widget:      plugin_pb.ConfigWidget_CONFIG_WIDGET_TEXT,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			DefaultValues: map[string]*plugin_pb.ConfigValue{
+				"collection_filter": {
+					Kind: &plugin_pb.ConfigValue_StringValue{StringValue: ""},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		WorkerConfigForm: &plugin_pb.ConfigForm{
+			FormId:      "ec-repair-worker",
+			Title:       "EC Repair Worker Config",
+			Description: "Worker-side EC repair controls.",
+			Sections: []*plugin_pb.ConfigSection{
+				{
+					SectionId:   "interval",
+					Title:       "Detection Interval",
+					Description: "Minimum interval between EC repair scans.",
+					Fields: []*plugin_pb.ConfigField{
+						{
+							Name:        "min_interval_seconds",
+							Label:       "Minimum Detection Interval (s)",
+							Description: "Skip detection if the last successful run is more recent than this interval.",
+							FieldType:   plugin_pb.ConfigFieldType_CONFIG_FIELD_TYPE_INT64,
+							Widget:      plugin_pb.ConfigWidget_CONFIG_WIDGET_NUMBER,
+							Required:    true,
+							MinValue:    &plugin_pb.ConfigValue{Kind: &plugin_pb.ConfigValue_Int64Value{Int64Value: 0}},
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			DefaultValues: map[string]*plugin_pb.ConfigValue{
+				"min_interval_seconds": {
+					Kind: &plugin_pb.ConfigValue_Int64Value{Int64Value: 300},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		AdminRuntimeDefaults: &plugin_pb.AdminRuntimeDefaults{
+			Enabled:                       true,
+			DetectionIntervalSeconds:      10 * 60,
+			DetectionTimeoutSeconds:       300,
+			MaxJobsPerDetection:           500,
+			GlobalExecutionConcurrency:    8,
+			PerWorkerExecutionConcurrency: 2,
+			RetryLimit:                    1,
+			RetryBackoffSeconds:           30,
+		},
+		WorkerDefaultValues: map[string]*plugin_pb.ConfigValue{
+			"min_interval_seconds": {
+				Kind: &plugin_pb.ConfigValue_Int64Value{Int64Value: 300},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+func (h *EcRepairHandler) Detect(ctx context.Context, request *plugin_pb.RunDetectionRequest, sender DetectionSender) error {
+	if request == nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("run detection request is nil")
+	}
+	if sender == nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("detection sender is nil")
+	}
+	if request.JobType != "" && request.JobType != "ec_repair" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("job type %q is not handled by ec_repair worker", request.JobType)
+	}
+
+	workerConfig := deriveEcRepairWorkerConfig(request.GetWorkerConfigValues())
+	if shouldSkipDetectionByInterval(request.GetLastSuccessfulRun(), workerConfig.MinIntervalSeconds) {
+		minInterval := time.Duration(workerConfig.MinIntervalSeconds) * time.Second
+		_ = sender.SendActivity(buildDetectorActivity(
+			"skipped_by_interval",
+			fmt.Sprintf("EC REPAIR: Detection skipped due to min interval (%s)", minInterval),
+			map[string]*plugin_pb.ConfigValue{
+				"min_interval_seconds": {
+					Kind: &plugin_pb.ConfigValue_Int64Value{Int64Value: int64(workerConfig.MinIntervalSeconds)},
+				},
+			},
+		))
+		if err := sender.SendProposals(&plugin_pb.DetectionProposals{
+			JobType:   "ec_repair",
+			Proposals: []*plugin_pb.JobProposal{},
+			HasMore:   false,
+		}); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		return sender.SendComplete(&plugin_pb.DetectionComplete{
+			JobType:        "ec_repair",
+			Success:        true,
+			TotalProposals: 0,
+		})
+	}
+
+	collectionFilter := strings.TrimSpace(readStringConfig(request.GetAdminConfigValues(), "collection_filter", ""))
+	masters := make([]string, 0)
+	if request.ClusterContext != nil {
+		masters = append(masters, request.ClusterContext.MasterGrpcAddresses...)
+	}
+
+	response, _, err := h.fetchTopology(ctx, masters)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	maxResults := int(request.MaxResults)
+	candidates, hasMore, err := ecrepair.Detect(response.TopologyInfo, collectionFilter, maxResults)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	proposals := make([]*plugin_pb.JobProposal, 0, len(candidates))
+	for _, candidate := range candidates {
+		proposal, proposalErr := buildEcRepairProposal(candidate)
+		if proposalErr != nil {
+			glog.Warningf("Plugin worker skip invalid ec_repair proposal: %v", proposalErr)
+			continue
+		}
+		proposals = append(proposals, proposal)
+	}
+
+	if err := sender.SendProposals(&plugin_pb.DetectionProposals{
+		JobType:   "ec_repair",
+		Proposals: proposals,
+		HasMore:   hasMore,
+	}); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return sender.SendComplete(&plugin_pb.DetectionComplete{
+		JobType:        "ec_repair",
+		Success:        true,
+		TotalProposals: int32(len(proposals)),
+	})
+}
+
+func (h *EcRepairHandler) Execute(ctx context.Context, request *plugin_pb.ExecuteJobRequest, sender ExecutionSender) error {
+	if request == nil || request.Job == nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("execute request/job is nil")
+	}
+	if sender == nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("execution sender is nil")
+	}
+	if request.Job.JobType != "" && request.Job.JobType != "ec_repair" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("job type %q is not handled by ec_repair worker", request.Job.JobType)
+	}
+
+	volumeID := readInt64Config(request.Job.Parameters, "volume_id", 0)
+	if volumeID <= 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("missing volume_id in job parameters")
+	}
+	collection := readStringConfig(request.Job.Parameters, "collection", "")
+	diskType := readStringConfig(request.Job.Parameters, "disk_type", "")
+
+	masters := make([]string, 0)
+	if request.ClusterContext != nil {
+		masters = append(masters, request.ClusterContext.MasterGrpcAddresses...)
+	}
+
+	if err := sendProgress(sender, request.Job, 0, "assigned", "ec repair job accepted"); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	response, activeTopology, err := h.fetchTopology(ctx, masters)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	plan, err := ecrepair.BuildRepairPlan(response.TopologyInfo, activeTopology, uint32(volumeID), collection, diskType)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if len(plan.MissingShards) == 0 && len(plan.DeleteByNode) == 0 {
+		resultSummary := fmt.Sprintf("EC repair skipped for volume %d (no issues found)", volumeID)
+		return sender.SendCompleted(&plugin_pb.JobCompleted{
+			JobId:   request.Job.JobId,
+			JobType: request.Job.JobType,
+			Success: true,
+			Result: &plugin_pb.JobResult{
+				Summary: resultSummary,
+				OutputValues: map[string]*plugin_pb.ConfigValue{
+					"volume_id": {
+						Kind: &plugin_pb.ConfigValue_Int64Value{Int64Value: volumeID},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			Activities: []*plugin_pb.ActivityEvent{
+				buildExecutorActivity("completed", resultSummary),
+			},
+		})
+	}
+
+	if err := h.executeRepairPlan(ctx, plan, request.Job, sender); err != nil {
+		_ = sendProgress(sender, request.Job, 100, "failed", err.Error())
+		return err
+	}
+
+	resultSummary := fmt.Sprintf("EC repair completed for volume %d", volumeID)
+	return sender.SendCompleted(&plugin_pb.JobCompleted{
+		JobId:   request.Job.JobId,
+		JobType: request.Job.JobType,
+		Success: true,
+		Result: &plugin_pb.JobResult{
+			Summary: resultSummary,
+			OutputValues: map[string]*plugin_pb.ConfigValue{
+				"volume_id": {
+					Kind: &plugin_pb.ConfigValue_Int64Value{Int64Value: volumeID},
+				},
+				"collection": {
+					Kind: &plugin_pb.ConfigValue_StringValue{StringValue: plan.Collection},
+				},
+				"disk_type": {
+					Kind: &plugin_pb.ConfigValue_StringValue{StringValue: plan.DiskType},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		Activities: []*plugin_pb.ActivityEvent{
+			buildExecutorActivity("completed", resultSummary),
+		},
+	})
+}
+
+func (h *EcRepairHandler) executeRepairPlan(ctx context.Context, plan *ecrepair.RepairPlan, job *plugin_pb.JobSpec, sender ExecutionSender) error {
+	if plan == nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("repair plan is nil")
+	}
+
+	if len(plan.MissingShards) > 0 {
+		if err := sendProgress(sender, job, 10, "copy_existing_shards", "copying EC shards to rebuilder"); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if err := h.copyShardsToRebuilder(ctx, plan); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		if err := sendProgress(sender, job, 40, "rebuild_missing_shards", "rebuilding missing EC shards"); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		rebuilt, err := h.rebuildMissingShards(ctx, plan)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		if err := sendProgress(sender, job, 60, "distribute_shards", "distributing rebuilt EC shards"); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if err := h.distributeRebuiltShards(ctx, plan, rebuilt); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		if err := sendProgress(sender, job, 75, "cleanup_rebuilder", "cleaning up rebuilder temporary shards"); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if err := h.cleanupRebuilder(ctx, plan, rebuilt); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
+	if len(plan.DeleteByNode) > 0 {
+		if err := sendProgress(sender, job, 85, "delete_extra_shards", "deleting extra or mismatched shards"); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if err := h.deleteExtraShards(ctx, plan); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
+	return sendProgress(sender, job, 100, "completed", "ec repair completed")
+}
+
+func (h *EcRepairHandler) copyShardsToRebuilder(ctx context.Context, plan *ecrepair.RepairPlan) error {
+	if plan.Rebuilder.NodeAddress == "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("rebuilder node is required")
+	}
+	if len(plan.CopySources) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	localShardSet := make(map[uint32]struct{}, len(plan.Rebuilder.LocalShards))
+	for _, shardID := range plan.Rebuilder.LocalShards {
+		localShardSet[shardID] = struct{}{}
+	}
+
+	shardIDs := make([]uint32, 0, len(plan.CopySources))
+	for shardID := range plan.CopySources {
+		shardIDs = append(shardIDs, shardID)
+	}
+	sort.Slice(shardIDs, func(i, j int) bool { return shardIDs[i] < shardIDs[j] })
+
+	copyIndexFiles := true
+	for _, shardID := range shardIDs {
+		source := strings.TrimSpace(plan.CopySources[shardID])
+		if source == "" {
+			continue
+		}
+		if source == plan.Rebuilder.NodeAddress {
+			if _, ok := localShardSet[shardID]; ok {
+				continue
+			}
+		}
+
+		err := operation.WithVolumeServerClient(false, pb.ServerAddress(plan.Rebuilder.NodeAddress), h.grpcDialOption, func(client volume_server_pb.VolumeServerClient) error {
+			_, err := client.VolumeEcShardsCopy(ctx, &volume_server_pb.VolumeEcShardsCopyRequest{
+				VolumeId:       plan.VolumeID,
+				Collection:     plan.Collection,
+				ShardIds:       []uint32{shardID},
+				CopyEcxFile:    copyIndexFiles,
+				CopyEcjFile:    copyIndexFiles,
+				CopyVifFile:    copyIndexFiles,
+				SourceDataNode: source,
+				DiskId:         plan.Rebuilder.DiskID,
+			})
+			return err
+		})
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		copyIndexFiles = false
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (h *EcRepairHandler) rebuildMissingShards(ctx context.Context, plan *ecrepair.RepairPlan) ([]uint32, error) {
+	var rebuilt []uint32
+	if plan.Rebuilder.NodeAddress == "" {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("rebuilder node is required")
+	}
+	if err := operation.WithVolumeServerClient(false, pb.ServerAddress(plan.Rebuilder.NodeAddress), h.grpcDialOption, func(client volume_server_pb.VolumeServerClient) error {
+		resp, err := client.VolumeEcShardsRebuild(ctx, &volume_server_pb.VolumeEcShardsRebuildRequest{
+			VolumeId:   plan.VolumeID,
+			Collection: plan.Collection,
+		})
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		rebuilt = append(rebuilt, resp.RebuiltShardIds...)
+		return nil
+	}); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if len(rebuilt) == 0 {
+		rebuilt = append(rebuilt, plan.MissingShards...)
+	}
+	return rebuilt, nil
+}
+
+func (h *EcRepairHandler) distributeRebuiltShards(ctx context.Context, plan *ecrepair.RepairPlan, rebuilt []uint32) error {
+	if len(plan.Targets) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+	if len(rebuilt) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	rebuiltSet := make(map[uint32]struct{}, len(rebuilt))
+	for _, shardID := range rebuilt {
+		rebuiltSet[shardID] = struct{}{}
+	}
+
+	targetCopyIndex := make(map[string]bool)
+	for _, target := range plan.Targets {
+		if target.NodeAddress == "" {
+			continue
+		}
+		var shardIDs []uint32
+		for _, shardID := range target.ShardIDs {
+			if _, ok := rebuiltSet[shardID]; ok {
+				shardIDs = append(shardIDs, shardID)
+			}
+		}
+		if len(shardIDs) == 0 {
+			continue
+		}
+		sort.Slice(shardIDs, func(i, j int) bool { return shardIDs[i] < shardIDs[j] })
+
+		copyIndex := !targetCopyIndex[target.NodeAddress]
+		targetCopyIndex[target.NodeAddress] = true
+
+		err := operation.WithVolumeServerClient(false, pb.ServerAddress(target.NodeAddress), h.grpcDialOption, func(client volume_server_pb.VolumeServerClient) error {
+			if target.NodeAddress != plan.Rebuilder.NodeAddress {
+				_, err := client.VolumeEcShardsCopy(ctx, &volume_server_pb.VolumeEcShardsCopyRequest{
+					VolumeId:       plan.VolumeID,
+					Collection:     plan.Collection,
+					ShardIds:       shardIDs,
+					CopyEcxFile:    copyIndex,
+					CopyEcjFile:    copyIndex,
+					CopyVifFile:    copyIndex,
+					SourceDataNode: plan.Rebuilder.NodeAddress,
+					DiskId:         target.DiskID,
+				})
+				if err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+			}
+
+			_, err := client.VolumeEcShardsMount(ctx, &volume_server_pb.VolumeEcShardsMountRequest{
+				VolumeId:   plan.VolumeID,
+				Collection: plan.Collection,
+				ShardIds:   shardIDs,
+			})
+			return err
+		})
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (h *EcRepairHandler) cleanupRebuilder(ctx context.Context, plan *ecrepair.RepairPlan, rebuilt []uint32) error {
+	if plan.Rebuilder.NodeAddress == "" || len(rebuilt) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	keep := make(map[uint32]struct{})
+	for _, shardID := range plan.Rebuilder.LocalShards {
+		keep[shardID] = struct{}{}
+	}
+	for _, target := range plan.Targets {
+		if target.NodeAddress != plan.Rebuilder.NodeAddress {
+			continue
+		}
+		for _, shardID := range target.ShardIDs {
+			keep[shardID] = struct{}{}
+		}
+	}
+
+	var toDelete []uint32
+	for _, shardID := range rebuilt {
+		if _, ok := keep[shardID]; ok {
+			continue
+		}
+		toDelete = append(toDelete, shardID)
+	}
+	if len(toDelete) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return deleteShardIds(ctx, h.grpcDialOption, plan.Rebuilder.NodeAddress, plan.VolumeID, plan.Collection, toDelete)
+}
+
+func (h *EcRepairHandler) deleteExtraShards(ctx context.Context, plan *ecrepair.RepairPlan) error {
+	for nodeAddress, shardIDs := range plan.DeleteByNode {
+		if len(shardIDs) == 0 {
+			continue
+		}
+		if err := deleteShardIds(ctx, h.grpcDialOption, nodeAddress, plan.VolumeID, plan.Collection, shardIDs); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func deleteShardIds(ctx context.Context, dialOption grpc.DialOption, nodeAddress string, volumeID uint32, collection string, shardIDs []uint32) error {
+	sorted := make([]uint32, len(shardIDs))
+	copy(sorted, shardIDs)
+	sort.Slice(sorted, func(i, j int) bool { return sorted[i] < sorted[j] })
+
+	return operation.WithVolumeServerClient(false, pb.ServerAddress(nodeAddress), dialOption, func(client volume_server_pb.VolumeServerClient) error {
+		_, err := client.VolumeEcShardsUnmount(ctx, &volume_server_pb.VolumeEcShardsUnmountRequest{
+			VolumeId: volumeID,
+			ShardIds: sorted,
+		})
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		_, err = client.VolumeEcShardsDelete(ctx, &volume_server_pb.VolumeEcShardsDeleteRequest{
+			VolumeId:   volumeID,
+			Collection: collection,
+			ShardIds:   sorted,
+		})
+		return err
+	})
+}
+
+func (h *EcRepairHandler) fetchTopology(ctx context.Context, masterAddresses []string) (*master_pb.VolumeListResponse, *topology.ActiveTopology, error) {
+	if h.grpcDialOption == nil {
+		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("grpc dial option is not configured")
+	}
+	if len(masterAddresses) == 0 {
+		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("no master addresses provided in cluster context")
+	}
+
+	for _, masterAddress := range masterAddresses {
+		response, err := h.fetchVolumeList(ctx, masterAddress)
+		if err != nil {
+			glog.Warningf("Plugin worker failed master volume list at %s: %v", masterAddress, err)
+			continue
+		}
+		if response == nil || response.TopologyInfo == nil {
+			continue
+		}
+		activeTopology := topology.NewActiveTopology(10)
+		if err := activeTopology.UpdateTopology(response.TopologyInfo); err != nil {
+			return nil, nil, err
+		}
+		return response, activeTopology, nil
+	}
+
+	return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to load topology from all provided masters")
+}
+
+func (h *EcRepairHandler) fetchVolumeList(ctx context.Context, address string) (*master_pb.VolumeListResponse, error) {
+	var lastErr error
+	for _, candidate := range masterAddressCandidates(address) {
+		if ctx.Err() != nil {
+			return nil, ctx.Err()
+		}
+
+		dialCtx, cancelDial := context.WithTimeout(ctx, 5*time.Second)
+		conn, err := pb.GrpcDial(dialCtx, candidate, false, h.grpcDialOption)
+		cancelDial()
+		if err != nil {
+			lastErr = err
+			continue
+		}
+
+		client := master_pb.NewSeaweedClient(conn)
+		callCtx, cancelCall := context.WithTimeout(ctx, 10*time.Second)
+		response, callErr := client.VolumeList(callCtx, &master_pb.VolumeListRequest{})
+		cancelCall()
+		_ = conn.Close()
+
+		if callErr == nil {
+			return response, nil
+		}
+		lastErr = callErr
+	}
+
+	if lastErr == nil {
+		lastErr = fmt.Errorf("no valid master address candidate")
+	}
+	return nil, lastErr
+}
+
+func deriveEcRepairWorkerConfig(values map[string]*plugin_pb.ConfigValue) *ecRepairWorkerConfig {
+	return &ecRepairWorkerConfig{
+		MinIntervalSeconds: int(readInt64Config(values, "min_interval_seconds", 300)),
+	}
+}
+
+func buildEcRepairProposal(candidate *ecrepair.RepairCandidate) (*plugin_pb.JobProposal, error) {
+	if candidate == nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("repair candidate is nil")
+	}
+
+	params := &worker_pb.TaskParams{
+		VolumeId:   candidate.VolumeID,
+		Collection: candidate.Collection,
+	}
+	payload, err := proto.Marshal(params)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("marshal task params: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	proposalID := fmt.Sprintf("ec-repair-%d-%d", candidate.VolumeID, time.Now().UnixNano())
+	dedupeKey := fmt.Sprintf("ec_repair:%d", candidate.VolumeID)
+	if candidate.Collection != "" {
+		dedupeKey = dedupeKey + ":" + candidate.Collection
+	}
+	if candidate.DiskType != "" {
+		dedupeKey = dedupeKey + ":" + candidate.DiskType
+	}
+
+	summary := fmt.Sprintf("Repair EC volume %d", candidate.VolumeID)
+	if candidate.Collection != "" {
+		summary = summary + " (" + candidate.Collection + ")"
+	}
+
+	detail := fmt.Sprintf("missing shards=%d, extra shards=%d, mismatched shards=%d", candidate.MissingShards, candidate.ExtraShards, candidate.MismatchedShards)
+
+	return &plugin_pb.JobProposal{
+		ProposalId: proposalID,
+		DedupeKey:  dedupeKey,
+		JobType:    "ec_repair",
+		Priority:   plugin_pb.JobPriority_JOB_PRIORITY_NORMAL,
+		Summary:    summary,
+		Detail:     detail,
+		Parameters: map[string]*plugin_pb.ConfigValue{
+			"task_params_pb": {
+				Kind: &plugin_pb.ConfigValue_BytesValue{BytesValue: payload},
+			},
+			"volume_id": {
+				Kind: &plugin_pb.ConfigValue_Int64Value{Int64Value: int64(candidate.VolumeID)},
+			},
+			"collection": {
+				Kind: &plugin_pb.ConfigValue_StringValue{StringValue: candidate.Collection},
+			},
+			"disk_type": {
+				Kind: &plugin_pb.ConfigValue_StringValue{StringValue: candidate.DiskType},
+			},
+			"missing_shards": {
+				Kind: &plugin_pb.ConfigValue_Int64Value{Int64Value: int64(candidate.MissingShards)},
+			},
+			"extra_shards": {
+				Kind: &plugin_pb.ConfigValue_Int64Value{Int64Value: int64(candidate.ExtraShards)},
+			},
+			"mismatched_shards": {
+				Kind: &plugin_pb.ConfigValue_Int64Value{Int64Value: int64(candidate.MismatchedShards)},
+			},
+		},
+		Labels: map[string]string{
+			"task_type":         "ec_repair",
+			"volume_id":         fmt.Sprintf("%d", candidate.VolumeID),
+			"collection":        candidate.Collection,
+			"disk_type":         candidate.DiskType,
+			"missing_shards":    fmt.Sprintf("%d", candidate.MissingShards),
+			"extra_shards":      fmt.Sprintf("%d", candidate.ExtraShards),
+			"mismatched_shards": fmt.Sprintf("%d", candidate.MismatchedShards),
+		},
+	}, nil
+}
+
+func sendProgress(sender ExecutionSender, job *plugin_pb.JobSpec, percent float64, stage string, message string) error {
+	if sender == nil || job == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return sender.SendProgress(&plugin_pb.JobProgressUpdate{
+		JobId:           job.JobId,
+		JobType:         job.JobType,
+		State:           plugin_pb.JobState_JOB_STATE_RUNNING,
+		ProgressPercent: percent,
+		Stage:           stage,
+		Message:         message,
+		Activities: []*plugin_pb.ActivityEvent{
+			buildExecutorActivity(stage, message),
+		},
+	})
+}