perf(data): bound lidar readers and lab session loading

tests/test_session_api.py

@@ -851,7 +851,10 @@ def test_replay_post_retries_terminal_camera_finalization_failure(
         manager.close()
 
 
-def test_catalog_read_never_prepares_a_cold_historical_session(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+def test_catalog_read_never_prepares_a_cold_historical_session(
+    tmp_path: Path,
+    monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch,
+) -> None:
     repository = tmp_path / "repo"
     sessions = repository / "sessions"
     session = make_legacy_session(sessions, "20260716T205632Z_viewer_live")
@@ -866,6 +869,11 @@ def test_catalog_read_never_prepares_a_cold_historical_session(tmp_path: Path) -
 
     materializer = SessionRecordingMaterializer(store.data_dir, exporter=exporter)
     manager = SessionRecordingPreparationManager(materializer)
+
+    def forbidden_restore(*_args: object, **_kwargs: object) -> None:
+        raise AssertionError("catalog reads must not restore published recordings")
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(manager, "restore_published", forbidden_restore)
     router = build_session_router(
         store,
         recording_materializer=materializer,