diff --git a/ml/src/ensemble/inference_ensemble.rs b/ml/src/ensemble/inference_ensemble.rs
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+//! Lightweight synchronous ensemble coordinator
+//!
+//! Wraps N [`ModelInferenceAdapter`] instances and aggregates their
+//! predictions via confidence-weighted voting.  Models that are not
+//! ready or that fail inference are gracefully skipped with warnings.
+
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+
+use crate::ensemble::inference_adapter::{
+    EnsemblePrediction, FeatureVector, ModelInferenceAdapter, PredictionMeta,
+};
+use crate::{MLError, MLResult};
+
+/// Synchronous coordinator that aggregates predictions from multiple
+/// [`ModelInferenceAdapter`] instances using confidence-weighted voting.
+///
+/// # Aggregation formula
+///
+/// ```text
+/// weighted_direction = sum(direction_i * weight_i * confidence_i)
+///                    / sum(weight_i * confidence_i)
+/// ```
+///
+/// where `weight_i` defaults to 1.0 and can be overridden via
+/// [`set_weight`](InferenceEnsemble::set_weight).
+#[allow(missing_debug_implementations)]
+pub struct InferenceEnsemble {
+    adapters: Vec<Box<dyn ModelInferenceAdapter>>,
+    weights: HashMap<String, f64>,
+}
+
+impl InferenceEnsemble {
+    /// Create a new ensemble from a vector of adapters.
+    ///
+    /// All adapters start with a default weight of 1.0.
+    pub fn new(adapters: Vec<Box<dyn ModelInferenceAdapter>>) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            adapters,
+            weights: HashMap::new(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Set a custom weight for a model identified by name.
+    ///
+    /// Models without an explicit weight use 1.0.
+    pub fn set_weight(&mut self, model_name: &str, weight: f64) {
+        self.weights.insert(model_name.to_string(), weight);
+    }
+
+    /// Return the number of adapters whose `is_ready()` returns true.
+    pub fn ready_count(&self) -> usize {
+        self.adapters.iter().filter(|a| a.is_ready()).count()
+    }
+
+    /// Run inference across all ready adapters and aggregate via
+    /// confidence-weighted voting.
+    ///
+    /// Returns [`MLError::InferenceError`] if no models are ready.
+    pub fn predict(&self, features: &FeatureVector) -> MLResult<EnsemblePrediction> {
+        let ready_adapters: Vec<&Box<dyn ModelInferenceAdapter>> =
+            self.adapters.iter().filter(|a| a.is_ready()).collect();
+
+        if ready_adapters.is_empty() {
+            return Err(MLError::InferenceError(
+                "No models are ready for inference".to_string(),
+            ));
+        }
+
+        let mut weighted_direction_sum = 0.0_f64;
+        let mut weight_confidence_sum = 0.0_f64;
+        let mut confidence_sum = 0.0_f64;
+        let mut successful_count = 0_usize;
+        let mut model_names: Vec<String> = Vec::new();
+
+        for adapter in &ready_adapters {
+            let model_name = adapter.model_name().to_string();
+            match adapter.predict(features) {
+                Ok(pred) => {
+                    let w = self
+                        .weights
+                        .get(&model_name)
+                        .copied()
+                        .unwrap_or(1.0);
+                    let wc = w * pred.confidence;
+                    weighted_direction_sum += pred.direction * wc;
+                    weight_confidence_sum += wc;
+                    confidence_sum += pred.confidence;
+                    successful_count += 1;
+                    model_names.push(model_name);
+                }
+                Err(e) => {
+                    tracing::warn!(
+                        model = %model_name,
+                        error = %e,
+                        "Model prediction failed, skipping"
+                    );
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        if successful_count == 0 {
+            return Err(MLError::InferenceError(
+                "All ready models failed during inference".to_string(),
+            ));
+        }
+
+        let direction = if weight_confidence_sum.abs() < f64::EPSILON {
+            0.0
+        } else {
+            weighted_direction_sum / weight_confidence_sum
+        };
+
+        let avg_confidence = confidence_sum / successful_count as f64;
+
+        let ensemble_name = format!("ENSEMBLE({})", model_names.join("+"));
+
+        Ok(EnsemblePrediction {
+            model_name: ensemble_name,
+            direction,
+            confidence: avg_confidence,
+            metadata: PredictionMeta::default(),
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    /// A simple test adapter with configurable direction, confidence, and readiness.
+    struct DummyAdapter {
+        name: String,
+        direction: f64,
+        confidence: f64,
+        ready: bool,
+    }
+
+    impl ModelInferenceAdapter for DummyAdapter {
+        fn model_name(&self) -> &str {
+            &self.name
+        }
+
+        fn predict(&self, _features: &FeatureVector) -> MLResult<EnsemblePrediction> {
+            Ok(EnsemblePrediction {
+                model_name: self.name.clone(),
+                direction: self.direction,
+                confidence: self.confidence,
+                metadata: PredictionMeta::default(),
+            })
+        }
+
+        fn is_ready(&self) -> bool {
+            self.ready
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn make_features() -> FeatureVector {
+        FeatureVector {
+            values: vec![0.0; 51],
+            timestamp: 1_700_000_000_000_000,
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_ensemble_equal_weight_aggregation() {
+        // Model A: bullish (dir=1.0, conf=0.8)
+        // Model B: bearish (dir=-1.0, conf=0.6)
+        // weighted_direction = (1.0*1.0*0.8 + (-1.0)*1.0*0.6) / (1.0*0.8 + 1.0*0.6)
+        //                    = (0.8 - 0.6) / 1.4
+        //                    = 0.2 / 1.4
+        //                    ~ 0.1429
+        let adapters: Vec<Box<dyn ModelInferenceAdapter>> = vec![
+            Box::new(DummyAdapter {
+                name: "A".to_string(),
+                direction: 1.0,
+                confidence: 0.8,
+                ready: true,
+            }),
+            Box::new(DummyAdapter {
+                name: "B".to_string(),
+                direction: -1.0,
+                confidence: 0.6,
+                ready: true,
+            }),
+        ];
+
+        let ensemble = InferenceEnsemble::new(adapters);
+        let features = make_features();
+        let pred = ensemble.predict(&features).expect("predict should succeed");
+
+        // Net direction should be positive (bullish model has higher confidence)
+        assert!(
+            pred.direction > 0.0,
+            "direction should be positive, got {}",
+            pred.direction
+        );
+        // But not too strong since the bearish model partially cancels
+        assert!(
+            pred.direction < 0.5,
+            "direction should be < 0.5, got {}",
+            pred.direction
+        );
+        // Confidence = average = (0.8 + 0.6) / 2 = 0.7
+        assert!(
+            (pred.confidence - 0.7).abs() < 1e-9,
+            "confidence should be 0.7, got {}",
+            pred.confidence
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_ensemble_skips_unready_models() {
+        let adapters: Vec<Box<dyn ModelInferenceAdapter>> = vec![
+            Box::new(DummyAdapter {
+                name: "Ready".to_string(),
+                direction: 1.0,
+                confidence: 0.9,
+                ready: true,
+            }),
+            Box::new(DummyAdapter {
+                name: "NotReady".to_string(),
+                direction: -1.0,
+                confidence: 0.9,
+                ready: false,
+            }),
+        ];
+
+        let ensemble = InferenceEnsemble::new(adapters);
+        assert_eq!(ensemble.ready_count(), 1);
+
+        let features = make_features();
+        let pred = ensemble.predict(&features).expect("predict should succeed");
+
+        // Only the ready (bullish) model contributes
+        assert!(
+            pred.direction > 0.5,
+            "direction should be > 0.5 with only bullish model, got {}",
+            pred.direction
+        );
+        // Model name should only include the ready model
+        assert!(
+            pred.model_name.contains("Ready"),
+            "model_name should contain 'Ready', got {}",
+            pred.model_name
+        );
+        assert!(
+            !pred.model_name.contains("NotReady"),
+            "model_name should NOT contain 'NotReady', got {}",
+            pred.model_name
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_ensemble_custom_weights() {
+        // Model A: bullish, weight 0.75
+        // Model B: bearish, weight 0.25
+        // weighted_direction = (1.0*0.75*0.8 + (-1.0)*0.25*0.8) / (0.75*0.8 + 0.25*0.8)
+        //                    = (0.6 - 0.2) / (0.6 + 0.2)
+        //                    = 0.4 / 0.8
+        //                    = 0.5
+        let adapters: Vec<Box<dyn ModelInferenceAdapter>> = vec![
+            Box::new(DummyAdapter {
+                name: "Heavy".to_string(),
+                direction: 1.0,
+                confidence: 0.8,
+                ready: true,
+            }),
+            Box::new(DummyAdapter {
+                name: "Light".to_string(),
+                direction: -1.0,
+                confidence: 0.8,
+                ready: true,
+            }),
+        ];
+
+        let mut ensemble = InferenceEnsemble::new(adapters);
+        ensemble.set_weight("Heavy", 0.75);
+        ensemble.set_weight("Light", 0.25);
+
+        let features = make_features();
+        let pred = ensemble.predict(&features).expect("predict should succeed");
+
+        // The heavier-weighted bullish model should dominate
+        assert!(
+            pred.direction > 0.0,
+            "direction should be positive (heavy bullish dominates), got {}",
+            pred.direction
+        );
+        // With equal confidences, the 3:1 weight ratio strongly favors bullish
+        // Expected: 0.5, but any positive value > 0.3 confirms dominance
+        assert!(
+            pred.direction > 0.3,
+            "direction should be > 0.3 showing heavy model dominance, got {}",
+            pred.direction
+        );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/ml/src/ensemble/mod.rs b/ml/src/ensemble/mod.rs
index 18a087888..90f41afdc 100644
--- a/ml/src/ensemble/mod.rs
+++ b/ml/src/ensemble/mod.rs
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ pub mod training_integration; // Training integration for ML service
 pub mod voting;
 pub mod weights;
 pub mod inference_adapter;
+pub mod inference_ensemble;
 pub mod adapters;
 
 // Re-export key types that are used across ensemble modules