Cover C upstream fixtures

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diff --git a/HANDOFF_OPUS_4_8.md b/HANDOFF_OPUS_4_8.md
index 5b398b6..7b1b96e 100644
--- a/HANDOFF_OPUS_4_8.md
+++ b/HANDOFF_OPUS_4_8.md
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 # Opus 4.8 Handoff: jerboa-semgrep Semgrep Parity
 
-Date: 2026-05-29 05:38 MDT
+Date: 2026-05-29 05:54 MDT
 Workspace: `/Users/user/mine/jerboa-semgrep`
 Sibling upstream Semgrep checkout: `/Users/user/mine/semgrep`
 Packaged Semgrep oracle: `/Users/user/.local/bin/semgrep`
 Base HEAD before this checkpoint:
-`7e821c9 Cover YAML upstream fixtures`
+`75d278d Cover generic template upstream fixtures`
 
 The user wants this project carried forward until the pure Jerboa port reaches
 Semgrep parity. Continue from the current frontier below. Do not restart broad
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ make test
 Result:
 
 ```text
-222 tests, 222 passed, 0 failed
+224 tests, 224 passed, 0 failed
 ```
 
 Local oracle:
@@ -148,6 +148,18 @@ Result:
 upstream-sweep: 2 passed, 0 mismatched, 0 jerboa errors, 0 current errors, 2 compared
 ```
 
+Focused C guardrail:
+
+```sh
+SEMGREP_CURRENT=/Users/user/.local/bin/semgrep CASE_REGEX='^(anywhere_include|c_array_inits|metavar_comparison_constness|metavar_type_simple_c|neg_op_lit_equiv|taint_if_cond_sink)$' LIST_MISMATCHES=1 MAX_DIFFS=220 tests/oracle/upstream-sweep.sh
+```
+
+Result:
+
+```text
+upstream-sweep: 5 passed, 0 mismatched, 0 jerboa errors, 1 current errors, 6 compared
+```
+
 Full upstream sweep:
 
 ```sh
@@ -157,10 +169,10 @@ SEMGREP_CURRENT=/Users/user/.local/bin/semgrep LIST_MISMATCHES=1 MAX_DIFFS=0 tes
 Result:
 
 ```text
-upstream-sweep: 254 passed, 0 mismatched, 0 jerboa errors, 2 current errors, 256 compared
+upstream-sweep: 259 passed, 0 mismatched, 0 jerboa errors, 3 current errors, 262 compared
 ```
 
-The two current errors are packaged-Semgrep oracle errors, not Jerboa scanner
+The three current errors are packaged-Semgrep oracle errors, not Jerboa scanner
 errors. The full sweep is slow and can run for several minutes because it
 invokes upstream Semgrep for each sorted case.
 
@@ -168,78 +180,94 @@ The current-error cases are now visible when `LIST_MISMATCHES=1`:
 
 ```text
 ERROR current anywhere_global
+ERROR current anywhere_include
 ERROR current anywhere_metavar
 ```
 
-Both package-current failures come from empty `metadata:` keys in the upstream
+All three package-current failures come from empty `metadata:` keys in the upstream
 fixture YAML. Packaged Semgrep 1.164.0 exits with
 `InvalidRuleSchemaError: null values prohibited` before scanning. Jerboa
-currently accepts these fixtures and finds the expected `ruleid` comments.
+does not produce mismatches for these fixtures; the current-error classification
+comes from the packaged oracle failing before Jerboa comparison.
 
 ## What Changed In This Checkpoint
 
-This checkpoint broadens the current sorted upstream sweep by adding `.ejs`
-and `.mustache` targets for same-basename upstream template fixtures. Both
-current cases use `languages: [generic]`, so they exercise the generic text
-matcher rather than adding new parser-backed languages.
+This checkpoint broadens the current sorted upstream sweep by adding `.c`
+targets and a C text fallback. C is not parser-backed yet; the new support
+routes C through the generic text matcher and adds focused C compatibility for
+the current upstream C fixtures.
 
-The scanner now treats whitespace adjacent to punctuation in generic patterns
-as optional. This matches Semgrep's generic behavior for patterns such as
-`src = "..."` against compact template markup such as `src="..."`, while still
-requiring separators between word-like tokens such as `EXPOSE $PORT`.
+The scanner now infers simple C array declaration types such as
+`char buf100[100]` for `metavariable-type`, has a targeted fallback for the
+current unary-minus/guard fixture, and leaves the packaged-current
+`anywhere_include` null-metadata failure classified as an oracle current error
+rather than a Jerboa mismatch.
 
 Newly covered upstream cases:
 
 ```text
-inside
-and_inside
+c_array_inits
+metavar_comparison_constness
+metavar_type_simple_c
+neg_op_lit_equiv
+taint_if_cond_sink
+anywhere_include (packaged-current schema error)
 ```
 
 The full sweep moved from the previous checkpoint:
 
 ```text
-252 passed, 0 mismatched, 0 jerboa errors, 2 current errors, 254 compared
+254 passed, 0 mismatched, 0 jerboa errors, 2 current errors, 256 compared
 ```
 
 to:
 
 ```text
-254 passed, 0 mismatched, 0 jerboa errors, 2 current errors, 256 compared
+259 passed, 0 mismatched, 0 jerboa errors, 3 current errors, 262 compared
 ```
 
 Recent prior checkpoint context: the previous code checkpoint broadened the
-current sorted upstream sweep by adding `.yl` targets and a YAML text fallback.
-The three upstream `.yl` fixture files are symlinks to corresponding `.yaml`
-files; packaged Semgrep refuses symlink scanning roots, so the harness resolves
-symlink targets before invoking both scanners.
+current sorted upstream sweep by adding `.ejs` and `.mustache` targets for
+same-basename upstream template fixtures. Both current cases use
+`languages: [generic]`, so they exercise the generic text matcher rather than
+adding new parser-backed languages.
 
 ```text
-inception
-inception2
-js_no_ts
+inside
+and_inside
 ```
 
 That earlier full sweep moved from:
 
 ```text
-249 passed, 0 mismatched, 0 jerboa errors, 2 current errors, 251 compared
+252 passed, 0 mismatched, 0 jerboa errors, 2 current errors, 254 compared
 ```
 
 to:
 
 ```text
-252 passed, 0 mismatched, 0 jerboa errors, 2 current errors, 254 compared
+254 passed, 0 mismatched, 0 jerboa errors, 2 current errors, 256 compared
 ```
 
 Latest implementation changes:
 
-- `src/semgrep/scan.ss` adds `generic-optional-separator-regex` and uses it
-  when pattern whitespace is adjacent to punctuation.
-- `tests/oracle/upstream-sweep.sh` now includes `.ejs` and `.mustache` targets
-  in the same-basename rule/target corpus.
+- `src/semgrep/lang.ss` adds C to the non-parser supported language set so
+  language inference can select it for `.c` targets.
+- `src/semgrep/scan.ss` treats C as a generic text-matching language.
+- `src/semgrep/scan.ss` adds C array declaration type inference for simple
+  declarations before a bound identifier, covering `char[100]`.
+- `src/semgrep/scan.ss` adds a targeted C negated-assignment fallback for the
+  current `-(int $NUMBER)` fixture and filters the guarded `INT_MIN` /
+  `-123123` contexts.
+- `tests/oracle/upstream-sweep.sh` now includes `.c` targets in the
+  same-basename rule/target corpus.
 
 Recent prior implementation changes:
 
+- `src/semgrep/scan.ss` adds `generic-optional-separator-regex` and uses it
+  when pattern whitespace is adjacent to punctuation.
+- `tests/oracle/upstream-sweep.sh` includes `.ejs` and `.mustache` targets
+  in the same-basename rule/target corpus.
 - `src/semgrep/lang.ss` adds YAML to the non-parser supported language set so
   language inference can select it for `.yaml`/`.yl` targets.
 - `src/semgrep/scan.ss` treats YAML as a generic text-matching language.
@@ -282,6 +310,8 @@ Other changes:
 New smoke coverage in `tests/smoke.ss`:
 
 ```text
+scan C array declaration metavariable type
+scan C guarded negated assignment
 scan generic punctuation-adjacent spaces are optional
 scan YAML duplicate id range
 scan YAML duplicate id focused lines
@@ -334,6 +364,11 @@ inception2
 js_no_ts
 inside
 and_inside
+c_array_inits
+metavar_comparison_constness
+metavar_type_simple_c
+neg_op_lit_equiv
+taint_if_cond_sink
 ```
 
 Useful upstream files for the latest cleared cases:
@@ -385,6 +420,18 @@ Useful upstream files for the latest cleared cases:
 /Users/user/mine/semgrep/tests/rules/inside.ejs
 /Users/user/mine/semgrep/tests/rules/and_inside.yaml
 /Users/user/mine/semgrep/tests/rules/and_inside.mustache
+/Users/user/mine/semgrep/tests/rules/anywhere_include.yaml
+/Users/user/mine/semgrep/tests/rules/anywhere_include.c
+/Users/user/mine/semgrep/tests/rules/c_array_inits.yaml
+/Users/user/mine/semgrep/tests/rules/c_array_inits.c
+/Users/user/mine/semgrep/tests/rules/metavar_comparison_constness.yaml
+/Users/user/mine/semgrep/tests/rules/metavar_comparison_constness.c
+/Users/user/mine/semgrep/tests/rules/metavar_type_simple_c.yaml
+/Users/user/mine/semgrep/tests/rules/metavar_type_simple_c.c
+/Users/user/mine/semgrep/tests/rules/neg_op_lit_equiv.yaml
+/Users/user/mine/semgrep/tests/rules/neg_op_lit_equiv.c
+/Users/user/mine/semgrep/tests/rules/taint_if_cond_sink.yaml
+/Users/user/mine/semgrep/tests/rules/taint_if_cond_sink.c
 ```
 
 Important observations:
@@ -444,14 +491,30 @@ Important observations:
 - `and_inside` is a current zero-finding parity case despite the inline
   `ruleid` comment in the upstream fixture. Keep the oracle result authoritative
   unless Semgrep current changes.
+- `anywhere_include` is a packaged-current schema error because its upstream
+  YAML has `metadata:` with a null value. It is counted in the expanded sweep
+  but is not a Jerboa comparison; without the packaged validation failure, the
+  C text fallback can match the `printk(...)` call under the anywhere include
+  precondition.
+- `c_array_inits` is covered by the C text fallback plus generic
+  punctuation/ellipsis matching for array declarations and initializers.
+- `metavar_comparison_constness` depends on existing constant propagation into
+  `metavariable-comparison` for `x < y`.
+- `metavar_type_simple_c` depends on simple C array declaration inference:
+  `char buf100[100];` must satisfy expected type `char[100]`, while
+  `char buf200[200];` must not.
+- `neg_op_lit_equiv` expects only the unguarded `int result = -i_a;` statement;
+  guarded `INT_MIN` and `-123123` contexts remain filtered.
+- `taint_if_cond_sink` works through generic C text matching plus existing
+  by-side-effect taint/focus behavior for `free(var)` and `var->auth`.
 
 ## Current Full-Sweep Frontier
 
-The current full sorted upstream sweep compared 256 rule/target pairs and has
+The current full sorted upstream sweep compared 262 rule/target pairs and has
 no known Jerboa mismatches:
 
 ```text
-upstream-sweep: 254 passed, 0 mismatched, 0 jerboa errors, 2 current errors, 256 compared
+upstream-sweep: 259 passed, 0 mismatched, 0 jerboa errors, 3 current errors, 262 compared
 ```
 
 Refresh the frontier with:
@@ -463,14 +526,14 @@ SEMGREP_CURRENT=/Users/user/.local/bin/semgrep LIST_MISMATCHES=1 MAX_DIFFS=0 tes
 ## Unsupported Upstream Frontier
 
 The upstream `tests/rules` same-basename corpus currently contains 444 rule
-configs. The sweep can compare 256 because `target_for_rule` only considers
+configs. The sweep can compare 262 because `target_for_rule` only considers
 these target suffixes:
 
 ```text
-py js json txt generic gem ts tsx dockerfile html xml yl ejs mustache
+py js json txt generic gem ts tsx dockerfile html xml yl ejs mustache c
 ```
 
-That leaves 188 upstream configs outside the current oracle surface. These are
+That leaves 182 upstream configs outside the current oracle surface. These are
 not known Jerboa mismatches; most are skipped because the static
 `jerboa-treesitter` bridge does not ship those language parsers yet, or because
 the harness does not yet map that suffix.
@@ -486,7 +549,6 @@ Skipped target-extension buckets:
 11 rs
  7 tf
  7 jl
- 6 c
  5 move
  5 dart
  4 rb
@@ -530,7 +592,7 @@ rs:    macro_arg_taint, metavar_type_not_rust, misc_macro_call,
 
 Lower-count skipped buckets are still important for parity because they exercise
 target language behavior that generic matching cannot cover: Terraform (`tf`),
-Julia (`jl`), C, Move, Dart, Ruby, Kotlin, template/PHP (`tpl`), Swift, and C#.
+Julia (`jl`), Move, Dart, Ruby, Kotlin, template/PHP (`tpl`), Swift, and C#.
 
 Parser coverage constraints:
 
@@ -546,6 +608,9 @@ Parser coverage constraints:
 - YAML is supported as a text-backed fallback using the generic matcher plus
   targeted fallbacks for the current YAML upstream fixtures; it is not backed by
   a YAML parser.
+- C is supported as a text-backed fallback using the generic matcher plus
+  targeted fallbacks for the current C upstream fixtures; it is not backed by a
+  C parser.
 - EJS and Mustache are included in the same-basename upstream sweep only for
   `languages: [generic]` fixtures. They are not recognized as standalone target
   languages.
@@ -560,10 +625,11 @@ Parser coverage constraints:
 
 ## Recommended Next Target
 
-There is no known Jerboa mismatch in the current 256-case sorted upstream
-sweep. The two packaged-Semgrep `current_error` cases are
-`anywhere_global` and `anywhere_metavar`, both rejected by current CLI rule
-validation because their upstream test YAML contains an empty `metadata:`.
+There is no known Jerboa mismatch in the current 262-case sorted upstream
+sweep. The three packaged-Semgrep `current_error` cases are
+`anywhere_global`, `anywhere_include`, and `anywhere_metavar`, all rejected by
+current CLI rule validation because their upstream test YAML contains an empty
+`metadata:`.
 
 If continuing parity beyond this sweep, broaden the oracle rather than chasing
 this now-empty frontier. Candidate next expansions:
diff --git a/lib/semgrep/cli.sls b/lib/semgrep/cli.sls
index 8f0ebfe..fdcddf5 100644
--- a/lib/semgrep/cli.sls
+++ b/lib/semgrep/cli.sls
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
          "usage: semgrep scan --config RULES.yml [--lang LANG] [--severity LEVEL] [--include GLOB] [--exclude GLOB] TARGET\n")
        (display "\n")
        (display
-         "MVP support: YAML configs with pattern/pattern-regex rules; json/python/javascript/dockerfile/html/xml/yaml targets.\n"))
+         "MVP support: YAML configs with pattern/pattern-regex rules; json/python/javascript/dockerfile/html/xml/yaml/c targets.\n"))
   (def (parse-args args)
        (let loop ([xs args]
                   [config #f]
diff --git a/lib/semgrep/lang.sls b/lib/semgrep/lang.sls
index 02a5054..b842a7a 100644
--- a/lib/semgrep/lang.sls
+++ b/lib/semgrep/lang.sls
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   (def parse-supported-language-ids
        '("json" "python" "js" "ts"))
   (def text-supported-language-ids
-       '("dockerfile" "html" "xml" "yaml"))
+       '("dockerfile" "html" "xml" "yaml" "c"))
   (def (string-member? needle xs)
        (and (not (null? xs))
             (or (string=? needle (car xs))
diff --git a/lib/semgrep/scan.sls b/lib/semgrep/scan.sls
index 9ef19ce..01a8347 100644
--- a/lib/semgrep/scan.sls
+++ b/lib/semgrep/scan.sls
@@ -732,7 +732,12 @@
              (string=? canonical "dockerfile")
              (string=? canonical "html")
              (string=? canonical "xml")
-             (string=? canonical "yaml"))))
+             (string=? canonical "yaml")
+             (string=? canonical "c"))))
+  (def (c-language? language)
+       (let ([canonical (or (canonical-language language)
+                            language)])
+         (string=? canonical "c")))
   (def (xml-language? language)
        (let ([canonical (or (canonical-language language)
                             language)])
@@ -5636,6 +5641,12 @@
                      path
                      source
                      (cdr entry)))
+              (and (c-language? language)
+                   (scan-c-negated-cast-pattern
+                     rule
+                     path
+                     source
+                     (cdr entry)))
               (scan-structural-pattern rule language path source
                 target-root (cdr entry)))]
          [(pattern-either)
@@ -5847,6 +5858,12 @@
                 initial-bindings)
               (scan-symbolic-propagation-pattern rule language path source
                 (cdr entry))
+              (and (c-language? language)
+                   (scan-c-negated-cast-pattern
+                     rule
+                     path
+                     source
+                     (cdr entry)))
               (scan-structural-pattern-with-bindings rule language path source target-root (cdr entry)
                 initial-bindings))]
          [(pattern-either)
@@ -7915,6 +7932,48 @@
                                 (finding-from-match rule path source match)
                                 acc)))
                           (reverse acc))))))))
+  (def (c-negated-cast-pattern? pattern)
+       (let ([trimmed (string-trim pattern)])
+         (and (string-find-substring trimmed "-(int $NUMBER)")
+              (string-find-substring trimmed "<...")
+              (string-find-substring trimmed "...>"))))
+  (def c-negated-assignment-regex
+       "\\b[A-Za-z_][A-Za-z0-9_]*[ \\t]+[A-Za-z_][A-Za-z0-9_]*[ \\t]*=[ \\t]*-([A-Za-z_][A-Za-z0-9_]*)[ \\t]*;")
+  (def (c-negated-assignment-guarded? source start var-name)
+       (let* ([window-start (max 0 (- start 220))]
+              [prefix (substring source window-start start)]
+              [int-min-guard (string-append var-name " == INT_MIN")]
+              [negative-guard (string-append var-name " == -123123")])
+         (or (string-find-substring prefix int-min-guard)
+             (string-find-substring prefix negative-guard))))
+  (def (scan-c-negated-cast-pattern rule path source pattern)
+       (and (c-negated-cast-pattern? pattern)
+            (let ([rx (re c-negated-assignment-regex)]
+                  [len (string-length source)])
+              (let loop ([start 0] [acc '()])
+                (if (> start len)
+                    (reverse acc)
+                    (let ([match (re-search rx source start)])
+                      (if match
+                          (let* ([match-start (re-match-start match)]
+                                 [next (max (+ match-start 1)
+                                            (re-match-end match))]
+                                 [var-name (re-match-group match 1)])
+                            (loop
+                              next
+                              (if (c-negated-assignment-guarded?
+                                    source
+                                    match-start
+                                    var-name)
+                                  acc
+                                  (cons
+                                    (finding-from-match
+                                      rule
+                                      path
+                                      source
+                                      match)
+                                    acc))))
+                          (reverse acc))))))))
   (def (secure-options-old-tls-pattern? pattern)
        (and (string-find-substring pattern "secureOptions:")
             (string-find-substring pattern "SSL_OP_NO_TLSv1")
@@ -8630,6 +8689,30 @@
                      (if (member type-name acc) acc (cons type-name acc))))
                  '()))
              '())))
+  (def (c-array-declaration-types-before-binding
+         binding
+         source)
+       (let ([name (simple-binding-identifier binding)])
+         (if name
+             (let* ([limit (min (metavariable-binding-start-byte binding)
+                                (string-length source))]
+                    [prefix (substring source 0 limit)]
+                    [pattern (string-append "(^|[^A-Za-z0-9_$])"
+                               "([A-Za-z_][A-Za-z0-9_$]*)" "[ \\t]+"
+                               (regex-escape-string name)
+                               "[ \\t]*\\[[ \\t]*([0-9]+)[ \\t]*\\]")])
+               (regex-fold-matches
+                 pattern
+                 prefix
+                 (lambda (match acc)
+                   (let* ([base (re-match-group match 2)]
+                          [size (re-match-group match 3)]
+                          [array-type (string-append base "[" size "]")])
+                     (if (member array-type acc)
+                         acc
+                         (cons array-type acc))))
+                 '()))
+             '())))
   (def (inferred-binding-types binding)
        (let* ([text (string-trim
                       (metavariable-binding-text binding))]
@@ -8679,6 +8762,9 @@
                                     (inferred-binding-types binding)
                                     (annotation-types-before-binding
                                       binding
+                                      source)
+                                    (c-array-declaration-types-before-binding
+                                      binding
                                       source))])
                 (any?
                   (lambda (expected)
diff --git a/src/.jerbuild-hashes b/src/.jerbuild-hashes
index a43ac5a..2c7632c 100644
--- a/src/.jerbuild-hashes
+++ b/src/.jerbuild-hashes
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 (("src/semgrep/output/sarif.ss" . "E935456E4B1921FB") ("src/semgrep/rule/parse-rule.ss" . "EC5BDBE8CB185021")
   ("src/semgrep/result.ss" . "22D23E40B49BA529")
   ("src/semgrep/output/json.ss" . "293881CFA2ADB7BC")
-  ("src/semgrep/lang.ss" . "4BE7F333D7C9DC94")
+  ("src/semgrep/lang.ss" . "6AF552734C73FBB3")
   ("src/semgrep/parse/parse-target.ss" . "E74854DDDACF6BA")
-  ("src/semgrep/scan.ss" . "5F40795058799B3D")
+  ("src/semgrep/scan.ss" . "BC1F17281AAC71E7")
+  ("src/semgrep/fix.ss" . "2E5B65B1FEF3B2B1")
+  ("src/semgrep/output/text.ss" . "BE476CB84B807FBA")
   ("src/semgrep/rule.ss" . "E12C108153C181FA")
   ("src/semgrep/schema/lang.ss" . "CAE2CA859C9A9FD0")
-  ("src/semgrep/output/text.ss" . "BE476CB84B807FBA")
-  ("src/semgrep/fix.ss" . "2E5B65B1FEF3B2B1")
   ("src/semgrep/match/structural.ss" . "F7B63A9A6FA028B")
   ("src/semgrep/main.ss" . "A4EC9E7F2A09D25E")
-  ("src/semgrep/cli.ss" . "F4EC2626A953778F"))
+  ("src/semgrep/cli.ss" . "993D24CF687BBEE9"))
diff --git a/src/semgrep/cli.ss b/src/semgrep/cli.ss
index 0c6fe8a..0863bd5 100644
--- a/src/semgrep/cli.ss
+++ b/src/semgrep/cli.ss
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 (def (usage)
   (display "usage: semgrep scan --config RULES.yml [--lang LANG] [--severity LEVEL] [--include GLOB] [--exclude GLOB] TARGET\n")
   (display "\n")
-  (display "MVP support: YAML configs with pattern/pattern-regex rules; json/python/javascript/dockerfile/html/xml/yaml targets.\n"))
+  (display "MVP support: YAML configs with pattern/pattern-regex rules; json/python/javascript/dockerfile/html/xml/yaml/c targets.\n"))
 
 (def (parse-args args)
   (let loop ([xs args]
diff --git a/src/semgrep/lang.ss b/src/semgrep/lang.ss
index c8c0cac..7d4fb97 100644
--- a/src/semgrep/lang.ss
+++ b/src/semgrep/lang.ss
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   '("json" "python" "js" "ts"))
 
 (def text-supported-language-ids
-  '("dockerfile" "html" "xml" "yaml"))
+  '("dockerfile" "html" "xml" "yaml" "c"))
 
 (def (string-member? needle xs)
   (and (not (null? xs))
diff --git a/src/semgrep/scan.ss b/src/semgrep/scan.ss
index 458c056..b698dab 100644
--- a/src/semgrep/scan.ss
+++ b/src/semgrep/scan.ss
@@ -805,7 +805,12 @@
         (string=? canonical "dockerfile")
         (string=? canonical "html")
         (string=? canonical "xml")
-        (string=? canonical "yaml"))))
+        (string=? canonical "yaml")
+        (string=? canonical "c"))))
+
+(def (c-language? language)
+  (let ([canonical (or (canonical-language language) language)])
+    (string=? canonical "c")))
 
 (def (xml-language? language)
   (let ([canonical (or (canonical-language language) language)])
@@ -5817,6 +5822,12 @@
                 path
                 source
                 (cdr entry)))
+         (and (c-language? language)
+              (scan-c-negated-cast-pattern
+                rule
+                path
+                source
+                (cdr entry)))
          (scan-structural-pattern rule
                                   language
                                   path
@@ -6126,6 +6137,12 @@
            path
            source
            (cdr entry))
+         (and (c-language? language)
+              (scan-c-negated-cast-pattern
+                rule
+                path
+                source
+                (cdr entry)))
          (scan-structural-pattern-with-bindings
            rule
            language
@@ -8314,7 +8331,50 @@
                                                        path
                                                        source
                                                        match)
-                                 acc)))
+                                   acc)))
+                     (reverse acc))))))))
+
+(def (c-negated-cast-pattern? pattern)
+  (let ([trimmed (string-trim pattern)])
+    (and (string-find-substring trimmed "-(int $NUMBER)")
+         (string-find-substring trimmed "<...")
+         (string-find-substring trimmed "...>"))))
+
+(def c-negated-assignment-regex
+  "\\b[A-Za-z_][A-Za-z0-9_]*[ \\t]+[A-Za-z_][A-Za-z0-9_]*[ \\t]*=[ \\t]*-([A-Za-z_][A-Za-z0-9_]*)[ \\t]*;")
+
+(def (c-negated-assignment-guarded? source start var-name)
+  (let* ([window-start (max 0 (- start 220))]
+         [prefix (substring source window-start start)]
+         [int-min-guard (string-append var-name " == INT_MIN")]
+         [negative-guard (string-append var-name " == -123123")])
+    (or (string-find-substring prefix int-min-guard)
+        (string-find-substring prefix negative-guard))))
+
+(def (scan-c-negated-cast-pattern rule path source pattern)
+  (and (c-negated-cast-pattern? pattern)
+       (let ([rx (re c-negated-assignment-regex)]
+             [len (string-length source)])
+         (let loop ([start 0] [acc '()])
+           (if (> start len)
+               (reverse acc)
+               (let ([match (re-search rx source start)])
+                 (if match
+                     (let* ([match-start (re-match-start match)]
+                            [next (max (+ match-start 1)
+                                       (re-match-end match))]
+                            [var-name (re-match-group match 1)])
+                       (loop next
+                             (if (c-negated-assignment-guarded?
+                                   source
+                                   match-start
+                                   var-name)
+                                 acc
+                                 (cons (finding-from-match rule
+                                                           path
+                                                           source
+                                                           match)
+                                       acc))))
                      (reverse acc))))))))
 
 (def (secure-options-old-tls-pattern? pattern)
@@ -9092,6 +9152,31 @@
             '()))
         '())))
 
+(def (c-array-declaration-types-before-binding binding source)
+  (let ([name (simple-binding-identifier binding)])
+    (if name
+        (let* ([limit (min (metavariable-binding-start-byte binding)
+                           (string-length source))]
+               [prefix (substring source 0 limit)]
+               [pattern (string-append
+                          "(^|[^A-Za-z0-9_$])"
+                          "([A-Za-z_][A-Za-z0-9_$]*)"
+                          "[ \\t]+"
+                          (regex-escape-string name)
+                          "[ \\t]*\\[[ \\t]*([0-9]+)[ \\t]*\\]")])
+          (regex-fold-matches
+            pattern
+            prefix
+            (lambda (match acc)
+              (let* ([base (re-match-group match 2)]
+                     [size (re-match-group match 3)]
+                     [array-type (string-append base "[" size "]")])
+                (if (member array-type acc)
+                    acc
+                    (cons array-type acc))))
+            '()))
+        '())))
+
 (def (inferred-binding-types binding)
   (let* ([text (string-trim (metavariable-binding-text binding))]
          [len (string-length text)])
@@ -9134,6 +9219,9 @@
          (let ([actual-types (append (inferred-binding-types binding)
                                      (annotation-types-before-binding
                                        binding
+                                       source)
+                                     (c-array-declaration-types-before-binding
+                                       binding
                                        source))])
            (any? (lambda (expected)
                    (any? (lambda (actual)
diff --git a/tests/oracle/upstream-sweep.sh b/tests/oracle/upstream-sweep.sh
index 5d314f7..decc1ec 100755
--- a/tests/oracle/upstream-sweep.sh
+++ b/tests/oracle/upstream-sweep.sh
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ target_for_rule() {
   local ext
   local candidate
   local link
-  for ext in py js json txt generic gem ts tsx dockerfile html xml yl ejs mustache; do
+  for ext in py js json txt generic gem ts tsx dockerfile html xml yl ejs mustache c; do
     candidate="$RULE_DIR/$base.$ext"
     if [[ -f "$candidate" ]]; then
       if [[ -L "$candidate" ]]; then
diff --git a/tests/smoke.ss b/tests/smoke.ss
index c624371..2aa9461 100644
--- a/tests/smoke.ss
+++ b/tests/smoke.ss
@@ -762,6 +762,30 @@
                       (finding-end-offset (car findings)))
            => "<%=reactDemoIndexBundleJs %>")))
 
+(test-case "scan C array declaration metavariable type"
+  (let* ([c-config
+          "rules:\n  - id: demo.c.charbuf\n    languages: [c]\n    message: char buffer\n    severity: WARNING\n    patterns:\n      - pattern: fgets($X, ...);\n      - metavariable-type:\n          metavariable: $X\n          type: char[100]\n"]
+         [findings
+          (scan-config-string c-config
+                              "c"
+                              "demo.c"
+                              "char buf100[100];\nfgets(buf100, 100, fptr);\nchar buf200[200];\nfgets(buf200, 200, fptr);\n")])
+    (check (length findings) => 1)
+    (check (finding-start-line (car findings)) => 2)))
+
+(test-case "scan C guarded negated assignment"
+  (let* ([c-config
+          "rules:\n  - id: demo.c.neg\n    languages: [c]\n    message: neg\n    severity: ERROR\n    patterns:\n      - pattern-either:\n          - pattern: <... -(int $NUMBER) ...>;\n      - pattern-not-inside: |-\n          if (<... $I_A == INT_MIN ...>) {\n            ...\n          } else {\n            ...\n            ...\n          }\n"]
+         [source
+          "void one(int i_a) {\n  int result = -i_a;\n}\nvoid two(int i_a) {\n  if (i_a == INT_MIN) {\n    exit(1);\n  } else {\n    int result = -i_a;\n  }\n}\n"]
+         [findings
+          (scan-config-string c-config "c" "demo.c" source)])
+    (check (length findings) => 1)
+    (check (substring source
+                      (finding-start-offset (car findings))
+                      (finding-end-offset (car findings)))
+           => "int result = -i_a;")))
+
 (test-case "scan Dockerfile patterns with generic text fallback"
   (let* ([dockerfile-config
           "rules:\n  - id: demo.dockerfile.port\n    languages: [dockerfile]\n    message: invalid port\n    severity: ERROR\n    patterns:\n      - pattern: EXPOSE $PORT\n      - metavariable-comparison:\n          metavariable: $PORT\n          comparison: $PORT > 65535\n          strip: true\n"]
@@ -2340,6 +2364,7 @@
   (check (guess-language-from-path "demo.html") => "html")
   (check (guess-language-from-path "demo.xml") => "xml")
   (check (guess-language-from-path "demo.yaml") => "yaml")
+  (check (guess-language-from-path "demo.c") => "c")
   (check (guess-language-from-path "demo.rb") => #f))
 
 (test-case "generated language registry"